| Abbreviation Key | |||||
| DNQ | Attempted the race but Did Not Qualify | ||||
| -- | Driver did not participate | ||||
| Died | Driver has died | ||||
| Inj | Injured driver - did not race | ||||
| Ret | Driver has retired from Winston Cup | ||||
| Rok | Rookie-entered in boxes prior to Rookie | ||||
| year to indicate did not participate | |||||
| (May run 7 races the year before official Rookie year | |||||
| S-Ret | SemiRetired will run selected races | ||||
| susp | Suspended by NASCAR or Team Owner | ||||
| I've done my best to indicate DNQ, DNS, Inj, Ret & Rok | |||||
| When a driver has not competed in a race | |||||
| This information was taken from several sources. | |||||
| If you find any information you think is incorrect, let me know. | |||||
| I'll check it out and make needed corrections. | |||||
| Ernie Irvan injured in practice at MI 8/20/99 - he retired | |||||
| Kenny Irwin was killed in a practice crash at NH on 7/7/00 | |||||
| Darrell Waltrip retired at the end of the 2000 season | |||||
| Dale Earnhardt was killed in a last lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 | |||||
| Jery Nadeau was injured in a crash during the 2002 season and has not returned to racing. | |||||
| Bill Elliott Semi-Retired at the end of the 2003 season - he'll continue to run selected races | |||||
| Rusty Wallace Retired at the end of the 2005 season | |||||
| Terry Labonte Semi-Retired at the end of the 2004 season - He fully retired at the end of the 2006 season | |||||
| Kurt Busch suspended by Jack Rousch for the last two races in 2005 for an incident at Phoenix with the police | |||||