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2005 Cup Pole Winners

The following have won pole starting positions in 2005 Cup competition and are eligible to race in the 2006 Bud Shootout.

Dale Jarrett -- #88 Yates Ford
Daytona (Feb)

Kyle Busch* -- #5 Hendrick Chevy
California (Feb)

Ryan Newman -- #12 Penske Dodge
Las Vegas (Mar)
Atlanta (Mar)
Texas (Apr)
Charlotte (May)
Michigan (June)
Dover (Sep)
Atlanta (Oct)
Texas (Nov)

Elliott Sadler -- #38 Yates Ford
Bristol (Apr)
Indianapolis
Talladega (Oct)
Charlotte (Oct)

Scott Riggs -- #10 MB2 Chevy
Martinsville (Apr)

Jeff Gordon -- #24 Hendrick Chevy
Phoenix (Apr)
Infineon

Kevin Harvick -- #29 Childress Chevy
Talladega (May)
Richmond (Sep)

Kasey Kahne -- #9 Evernham Dodge
Darlington
Richmond (May)

Jimmie Johnson -- #48 Hendrick Chevy
Dover (June)
Chicago

Michael Waltrip -- #15 DEI Chevy
Pocono (June)

Tony Stewart -- #20 Joe Gibbs Chevy
Daytona (Jul)
New Hampshire (Sep)
Martinsville (Oct)

Brian Vickers -- #25 Hendrick Chevy
New Hampshire (Jul)

Jamie McMurray -- #42 Ganassi Dodge
Pocono (Jul)

Joe Nemechek -- #01 MB2 Chevy
Michigan (Aug)

Matt Kenseth -- #17 Roush Ford
Bristol (Aug)
Kansas (Oct)

Carl Edwards -- #99 Roush Ford
California (Sep)
Homestead (Nov)

Denny Hamlin -- #11 Joe Gibbs Chevy
Phoenix (Nov)

* = Rookie

Listed below are current Cup drivers who are former winners of the Bud Shootout and Busch Clash that are eligible for the 2006 Bud Shootout if they fail to win a pole position during the 2005 season:

Terry Labonte
1985

Bill Elliott
1987

Ken Schrader
1989, 90

Geoff Bodine
1992

Rusty Wallace
1998

Mark Martin
1999

Dale Jarrett
1996, 00, 04

Tony Stewart
2001,02

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2003

Jimmie Johnson
2005

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