2012 Budweiser Shootout just another NASCAR race

At one time you made the Budweiser Shootout field if you won a pole the previous season. Now it appears almost everybody is qualified so it is not special anymore, just another NASCAR race. They may as well just add it to the schedule so it counts for points.

Entry List for the 2012 Budweiser Shootout

# Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt
2 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Farmers Insurance Linda Hendrick
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley Richard Petty
5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Mobil 1 Margaret Haas
7 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-Hour Energy Rob Kauffman
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy John Henry
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
11 20 Joey Logano Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
12 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki
13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick
14 27 Paul Menard Chevy Menards / Peak Richard Childress
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Budweiser Richard Childress
16 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress
17 34 David Ragan Ford MHP-Power Pak Pudding Bob Jenkins
18 39 Ryan Newman Chevy U.S. Army Tony Stewart
19 42 Juan PabloMontoya Chevy Target Chip Ganassi
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon
21 51 Kurt Busch Chevy Tag Heuer Avante-Garde James Finch
22 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Bill Jenkins
23 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Rick Hendrick
25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal Jack Roush

Eligible but not entered
x 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Bill Jenkins
x 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft Wood Brothers
x ? Brian Vickers x xl x
x ? Bill Elliott x x x
x ? Geoff Bodine x x x
x ? Derrike Cope x x x
x 32 Terry Labonte x Frank Stoddard x
x 32 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Frank Stoddard x