 The top 35 drivers from the previous season automatically made "The Great American Race" regardless of position.Race one sets the field for spaces on the inside of the pole sitter (in this case, Martin Truex, Jr.), which is locked in via the traditional two-lap process on February 8, while race two sets the field on the outside behind other front row driver.The field for race one consisted of the cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, etc.)