While Matt Kenseth is suspended the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run the last two races of the Eliminator Round, the first of which is this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
On the pole for the AAA 500 is Brad Keselowski. He is joined by Kevin Harvick on the front row at the 1.5-mile track located in Fort Worth, TX. Erik Jones, filling in for Kenseth, starts sixth.
Jimmie Johnson has won the last two races at Texas but it’s worth nothing that Johnson is out of championship contention and thus far only drivers still eligible for the title have went to victory lane since Chicagoland.
NBC will have coverage of the AAA 500 which runs a total of 501 miles. Coverage starts at 2:00 pm ET. The green flag for this race is scheduled for 2:16 pm ET.
Starting Lineup for Sprint Cup at Texas, AAA 500
- Brad Keselowski
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Kyle Larson
- Erik Jones
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Denny Hamlin
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Danica Patrick
- Greg Biffle
- Carl Edwards
- Clint Bowyer
- David Ragan
- Kasey Kahne
- Casey Mears
- Jeff Gordon
- Ryan Newman
- Paul Menard
- Brian Scott
- Tony Stewart
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Blaney
- Austin Dillon
- Jamie McMurray
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Trevor Bayne
- AJ Allmendinger
- Alex Bowman
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Michael McDowell
- JJ Yeley
- Brett Moffitt
- Landon Cassill
- Michael Annett
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Cole Whitt
- Jeb Burton
- david Gilliland
- Ryan Preece
- Justin Allgaier
Failing to make the race were Joey Gase and Reed Sorenson
