Matt Kenseth lead’s a field of 43 cars to the green flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night as the Contender Round of the Chase kicks off.
Kenseth is joined by JGR teammate Kyle Busch on the front row for the Bank of American 500. Another JGR car, Carl Edwards won at Charlotte earlier this year in the Coca-Cola 600 while Kevin Harvick won this event last year.
Charlotte is a 1.5-mile oval. Saturday’s race will air on NBC beginning at 7:00 pm ET with the green flag at 7:21 pm ET.
The Cup Series will run 334 laps to make up the 501 miles for the race.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Starting Lineup at Charlotte
- Matt Kenseth
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Greg Biffle
- Denny Hamlin
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Carl Edwards
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Newman
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Austin Dillon
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ryan Blaney
- AJ Allmendinger
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- David Ragan
- Kasey Kahne
- Casey Mears
- Jeff Gordon
- Clint Bowyer
- Danica Patrick
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Paul Menard
- Alex Bowman
- Justin Allgaier
- David Gilliland
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Larson
- Michael McDowell
- Trevor Bayne
- Landon Cassill
- JJ Yeley
- Tony Stewart
- Brett Moffitt
- Michael Annett
- Cole Whitt
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Jeb Burton
- Reed Sorenson
- Alex Kennedy
Failing to make the race were Josh Wise and Timmy Hill.