Who's in, who's out

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol marks the fifth race of the season. From here on out, the top 35 cars in the owners standings earn automatic starting spots in races.
There have been 48 cars that have qualified for at least one Cup race this year. Drivers for five of those teams have a lot to be worried about.
Jamie McMurray, Dario Franchitti, Dave Blaney, Regan Smith and Kyle Petty are all outside the top 35 and will have to qualify for the next Cup race on speed.
McMurray is four points behind Sam Hornish Jr. for 35th place. There has been some talk about Roger Penske, who owns Hornish's team, again swapping points with Hornish and Kurt Busch, another driver for Penske. Of course there is the danger that Busch, who is 10th in points, would be in such a hole he might not be able to qualify for the Chase. The top 12 drivers in the Cup standings qualify for the Chase, the 10-race playoff to determine the Cup champion. Because Busch has a Cup championship, he can qualify for races on a past champion's provisional.
"We came here to put ourselves in a position to be in the top-35 in driver’s points – and we did that," said Hornish, driver of the No. 77 Dodge for Penske Racing. "I’m really happy with how The Mobil 1 Dodge Chargers guys worked on the car all day."
It was the first NASCAR race at Bristol for Hornish, an IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner. He was asked after the race if Bristol was what he expected.
“Yeah, except I probably got bumped a little bit more than I bumped anybody else just because we weren’t as quick as we’d like to be," Hornish said. "The left rear quarter panel sure shows it. It was a tough day for us but we finished and I think we’re the top-35 in points so it makes us feel a little bit better about going into Martinsville.”
As for Franchitti, Blaney, Smith and Petty, they have their work cut out. Petty is in 40th place and 60 points behind Hornish.
As for the Chase, there are some familiar names outside the top 12. Jimmie Johnson, winner of the past two Cup championships and in pursuit of three straight, a feat only accomplished once in the history of Cup racing. Johnson is 13th in the Cup standings, only four points behind 12th place Martin Truex Jr.
Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards, all Chase drivers last year, are outside the top 12 after five races. Edwards is the farthest out of 12th, in 16th and 47 points behind Truex.