▁entry ▁points ▁stand ings ▁earned ▁exem ptions ▁into ▁the ▁field , ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁nine ▁non - ex empt ▁cars ▁making ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁speed . ▁Some ▁ex empt ▁teams ▁b ump ed ▁out ▁other ▁non - ex empt ▁cars ▁that ▁had ▁actually ▁qualified ▁with ▁faster ▁spe eds , ▁but ▁their ▁teams ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 5 ▁of ▁League ▁points . ▁Two ▁b ump ed ▁cars ▁were ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁" 3 3 ▁fast est ▁entries " ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁star ters . ▁Iron ically ▁on ▁the ▁pace ▁lap , ▁three ▁cars ▁crash ed ▁out ▁together , ▁while ▁two ▁suffered ▁mechanical ▁problems , ▁and ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁cars ▁took ▁the ▁green ▁flag . ▁( A ▁similar ▁rule ▁was ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁Crown ▁Royal ▁presents ▁the ▁Your ▁Hero ' s ▁Name ▁Here ▁ 4 0 0 ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁L illy ▁Di ab etes ▁ 2 5 0 ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Both ▁were ▁NAS C AR ▁races ▁which ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 5 ▁drivers ▁in ▁the ▁own ers ▁stand ings ▁in ▁the ▁S print ▁Cup ▁Series ▁and ▁top ▁ 3 0 ▁drivers ▁for ▁the ▁X fin ity ▁Series .) ▁▁ ▁Tom ▁Car neg ie ▁announced ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁the ▁previous ▁month '