0 , ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁starting ▁on ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁final ▁row ▁( pos itions ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 3 2 , ▁and ▁ 3 3 ). ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁complex ▁qual ifying ▁procedure ▁for ▁the ▁race , ▁these ▁three ▁drivers ▁are ▁usually , ▁but ▁not ▁always , ▁the ▁slow est ▁three ▁cars ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁Like ▁Mr . ▁Ir re levant , ▁often ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁drivers ▁are ▁obsc ure , ▁and ▁several ▁have ▁been ▁race ▁ro ok ies . ▁Some ▁are ▁noted ▁for ▁a ▁dram atic ▁last - min ute ▁qual ifying ▁effort ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁line up , ▁while ▁others ▁may ▁have ▁surv ived ▁a ▁B ump ▁day ▁sc are , ▁or ▁an ▁otherwise ▁tum ult uous ▁month ▁of ▁May , ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁field . ▁N ine ▁former ▁or ▁event ual ▁race ▁w inners ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁honor ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁during ▁their ▁career ▁( R uther ford , ▁John cock , ▁S ne va , ▁Che ever , ▁Laz ier , ▁Hunter - Re ay , ▁K ana an , ▁S ato , ▁Ros si ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁receiving ▁end ▁of ▁numerous ▁good - n ature d ▁j okes ▁and ▁j abs , ▁the ▁three ▁drivers ▁are ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁jack et , ▁various ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁checks ▁for ▁ 3 1 ¢ , ▁ 3 2 ¢ , ▁and ▁ 3 3 ¢ , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁group ▁becomes