Below is the entry list for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 scheduled for Sunday, March 16, at Bristol Motor Speedway.
| ENTRY | CAR# | DRIVER | OWNER | CAR MFG. | SPONSOR |
| 1. | 00 | DAVID REUTIMANN | ROB KAUFFMAN | 08 TOYOTA | AARON'S DREAM MACHINE |
| 2. | 1 | MARTIN TRUEX, JR | TERESA EARNHARDT | 08 CHEVY | BASS PRO SHOPS |
| 3. | 01 | REGAN SMITH | TERESA EARNHARDT | 08 CHEVY | DALE EARNHARDT, INC. |
| 4. | 2 | KURT BUSCH | WALTER CZARNECKI | 08 DODGE | MILLER LITE |
| 5. | 5 | CASEY MEARS | MARY HENDRICK | 08 CHEVY | CARQUEST-KELLOGG'S |
| 6. | 6 | DAVID RAGAN | MIKE DEE | 08 FORD | AAA INSURANCE |
| 7. | 7 | ROBBY GORDON | ROBBY GORDON | 08 DODGE | TBA |
| 8. | 07 | CLINT BOWYER | RICHARD CHILDRESS | 08 CHEVY | JACK DANIELS |
| 9. | 8 | ARIC ALMIROLA | TERESA EARNHARDT | 08 CHEVY | U.S. ARMY |
| 10. | 9 | KASEY KAHNE | GEORGE GILLETT, JR | 08 DODGE | BUDWEISER |
| 11. | 10 | PATRICK CARPENTIER | GEORGE GILLETT, JR | 08 DODGE | TBA |
| 12. | 11 | DENNY HAMLIN | J.D. GIBBS | 08 TOYOTA | FEDEX EXPRESS |
| 13. | 12 | RYAN NEWMAN | ROGER PENSKE | 08 DODGE | ALLTEL |
| 14. | 15 | PAUL MENARD | TERESA EARNHARDT | 08 CHEVY | MENARDS-PEAK |
| 15. | 16 | GREG BIFFLE | JACK ROUSH | 08 FORD | JACKSON HEWITT |
| 16. | 17 | MATT KENSETH | JOHN HENRY | 08 FORD | DISH |
| 17. | 18 | KYLE BUSCH | JOE GIBBS | 08 TOYOTA | M&M'S |
| 18. | 19 | ELLIOTT SADLER | RAY EVERNHAM | 08 DODGE | STANLEY |
| 19. | 20 | TONY STEWART | JOE GIBBS | 08 TOYOTA | HOME DEPOT |
| 20. | 21 | BILL ELLIOTT | GLEN WOOD | 08 FORD | LITTLE DEBBIE |
| 21. | 22 | DAVE BLANEY | BILL DAVIS | 08 TOYOTA | CATERPILLAR |
| 22. | 24 | JEFF GORDON | RICK HENDRICK | 08 CHEVY | DUPONT |
| 23. | 26 | JAMIE MCMURRAY | GEOFF SMITH | 08 FORD | CROWN ROYAL |
| 24. | 28 | TRAVIS KVAPIL | DOUG YATES | 08 FORD | YATES RACING |
| 25. | 29 | KEVIN HARVICK | RICHARD CHILDRESS | 08 CHEVY | SHELL-PENNZOIL |
| 26. | 31 | JEFF BURTON | RICHARD CHILDRESS | 08 CHEVY | AT&T MOBILITY |
| 27. | 34 | JOHN ANDRETTI | BOB JENKINS | 08 CHEVY | TBA |
| 28. | 38 | DAVID GILLILAND | MAX JONES | 08 FORD | FREECREDITREPORT.COM |
| 29. | 40 | DAVID FRANCHITTI | FELIX SABATES | 08 DODGE | THE HARTFORD |
| 30. | 41 | REED SORENSON | CHIP GANASSI | 08 DODGE | TARGET |
| 31. | 42 | JUAN PABLO MONTOYA | FLOYD GANASSI | 08 DODGE | TEXACO-HAVOLINE |
| 32. | 43 | BOBBY LABONTE | RICHARD PETTY | 07 DODGE | CHEERIOS-BETTY CROCKER |
| 33. | 44 | DALE JARRETT | MICHAEL WALTRIP | 08 TOYOTA | UPS |
| 34. | 45 | KYLE PETTY | KYLE PETTY | 08 DODGE | MARATHON AMER. SPRINT MOTOR OIL |
| 35. | 48 | JIMMIE JOHNSON | JEFF GORDON | 08 CHEVY | LOWE'S |
| 36. | 49 | KEN SCHRADER | BETH ANN MORGENTHAU | 08 DODGE | TBA |
| 37. | 55 | MICHAEL WALTRIP | MICHAEL WALTRIP | 08 TOYOTA | NAPA |
| 38. | 66 | SCOTT RIGGS | JOE CUSTER | 08 CHEVY | HAAS AUTOMATION |
| 39. | 70 | JEREMY MAYFIELD | MARGARET HAAS | 08 CHEVY | HAAS AUTOMATION |
| 40. | 77 | SAM HORNISH,JR. | ROGER PENSKE | 08 DODGE | MOBIL 1 |
| 41. | 78 | JOE NEMECHEK | BARNEY VISSER | 08 CHEVY | FURNITURE ROW RACING |
| 42. | 83 | BRIAN VICKERS | DIETRICH MATESCHITZ | 08 TOYOTA | RED BULL |
| 43. | 84 | MIKE SKINNER | DIETRICH MATESCHITZ | 08 TOYOTA | RED BULL |
| 44. | 88 | DALE EARNHARDT, JR | RICK HENDRICK | 08 CHEVY | NATIONAL GUARD-AMP ENERGY |
| 45. | 96 | J.J. YELEY | JEFFREY MOORAD | 08 TOYOTA | DLP HDTV |
| 46. | 99 | CARL EDWARDS | JACK ROUSH | 08 FORD | OFFICE DEPOT |
