After a week at the first short-track race of the 2019 season, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to the 1.5-mile tracks with Texas Motor Speedway.
Fans will also be interested to see that there are 40 cars entered into the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 with Obaika Racing appearing on the entry list for the first time. Tanner Berryhill had been scheduled to drive the car starting at Daytona but the team quickly withdrew from the season opener.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 takes place on Sunday.
MENCS Texas Entry List
| No. | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Organization |
| 00 | Landon Cassill | USFRA | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Gearwrench | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Ford | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Realtree | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Wyndham Rewards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric | Bulwark FR/Wayne Workwear | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Kelley Blue Book | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Prime Fresh | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Cardell Cabinetry | Ford | Team Penske |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Twisted Tea | Chevrolet | Germain Racing |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Craftsman | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | Team Penske |
| 24 | William Byron | Axalta/Primeline | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | Reed Sorenson | Soloman Plumbing | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | PROSPR | Ford | Go Fas Racing |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 36 | Matt Tifft | Surface Sunscreen/Tunity | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | Kroger Speed Up Your Cleanup | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ruckus | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | World Wide Technology | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 47 | Ryan Preece | Kroger | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Jacob Companies | Ford | Petty Ware Racing |
| 52 | BJ McLeod | Trick Shot | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | TBD | Toyota | MRM Motorsports |
| 77 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Llumar | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | ProCore | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing |
| 96 | Parker Kligerman | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 97 | TBA | TBA | Toyota | Obaika Racing |
