Sunday’s Food City 500 is the fifth race of the 2007 season and the last event where the top 35 drivers in the 2006 final owner standings will be guaranteed a starting spot. The following week at Martinsville, top-35 status reverts to the 2007 owner standings, which turns up the pressure on teams battling for those spots. Heading into this weekend’s action, only the top 18 in owner points are guaranteed a starting spot at Martinsville. All other drivers can fall out of the top 35 after Bristol. (Note: The cutoff for the calculation above is 159 points over 36th place in owner points, which is the maximum someone can gain on another car that starts the race. For calculation, presume the drivers start the race).
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