Mr. Mike Honcho is so smart and right! 
Forgive us, I know I am excited and Curves must be too! So make that 43, that we usually do,
to a 23! ~LOL~ You also might want to make sure that the drivers you pick are in the Shootout!
Here is the list:
The Probable 2008 Budweiser Shootout Lineup
2007 Bud Pole Winners:
1) #38-David Gilliland (pole Daytona)
2) #24-Jeff Gordon (won 1994,1997; pole Cal,Bristol,Phoe,Talla,RIR,MIS, Mville)
3) #9-Kasey Kahne (pole Las Vegas, Bristol)
4) #12-Ryan Newman (pole Atl, LMS, Dover, Pocono, LMS; won race in 2002)
5) #11-Denny Hamlin (won race in 2006, pole Mville)
6) #07-Clint Bowyer (pole Darlington, NHIS)
7) #96-J.J. Yeley (pole Michigan)
8) #26-Jamie McMurray (pole Somona)
9) #22-Dave Blaney (pole New Hampshire)
10) #5-Casey Mears (pole Chicago)
11) #41-Reed Sorenson (pole Indy)
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr (pole Pocono, won in 2003)
13) #2-Kurt Busch (pole Calif)
14) #48-Jimmie Johnson (pole RIR, Dover, Kansas, HMS; won in 2005)
15) #55-Michael Waltrip (pole at Talladega)
16) #16-Greg Biffle (pole at Atlanta)
17) #1-Martin Truex Jr. (pole at Texas)
18) #99-Carl Edwards (pole at Phoenix)
Past Budweiser Shootout Winners are automatically eligible:
(if they do not win a pole in 2007 - must run races the previous season to run)
19) #20-Tony Stewart (won in 2001, 2002, 2007)
20) #44-Dale Jarrett (won in 1996, 2000, 2004)
21) #8-Mark Martin (won in 1999)
22) #49-Ken Schrader (won in 1989,1990)
23) #21-Bill Elliott (won in 1987)
Terry Labonte (won in 1985)...didn't run race in 2007, have heard no plans to do so in 2008
(ran three Cup races in 2007, have heard of NO plans for any in 2008)