The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry list for Texas Motor Speedway has been released. There are 46 cars currently entered into the AAA Texas 500. Three teams will go home after qualifying.
Jimmie Johnson will start the race with a two point lead over Brad Keselowski. Johnson has one career win and 13 finishes inside the top-ten which accounts for a 9.7 average finish. Keselowski has started 8 races at Texas but has never finished better then 18th.
Other notables worth keeping an eye on this week include Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin all of which have multiple wins at the 1.5 mile track. Biffle won the spring race leading 90 of 334 laps.
Car# |
Driver |
Manu |
Sponsor |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevy |
McDonald’s |
Felix Sabates |
2 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
Roger Penske |
3 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Chevy |
HendrickCars.com / Great Clips |
Linda Hendrick |
4 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
Mac Tools |
Richard Petty |
5 |
10 |
Danica Patrick (i) |
Chevy |
GoDaddy.com |
Tommy Baldwin |
6 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Office |
J D Gibbs |
7 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Ford |
GEICO |
Bob Germain |
8 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
Office Depot / Mobil 1 |
Margaret Haas |
9 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Toyota |
5 Hour Energy |
Rob Kauffman |
10 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M |
Jack Roush |
11 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
John Henry |
12 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
Snickers |
Joe Gibbs |
13 |
19 |
Mike Bliss (i) |
Toyota |
Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante |
Randy Humphrey |
14 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
The Home Depot |
Joe Gibbs |
15 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne (i) |
Ford |
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
Glen Wood |
16 |
22 |
Sam Hornish Jr.(i) |
Dodge |
Shell Pennzoil |
Walter Czarnecki |
17 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
Drive to End Hunger |
Rick Hendrick |
18 |
26 |
Josh Wise # |
Ford |
MDS Transport |
Jerry Freeze |
19 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevy |
Menards / Quaker State |
Richard Childress |
20 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
Rheem / Budweiser |
Richard Childress |
21 |
30 |
David Stremme |
Toyota |
Inception Motorsports |
Kevin Buckler |
22 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
Caterpillar |
Richard Childress |
23 |
32 |
Ken Schrader |
Ford |
Federated Auto Parts |
Jack Roush |
24 |
33 |
Stephen Leicht # |
Chevy |
LittleJoesAuto.com |
Richard Childress |
25 |
34 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
Certainteed-31W |
Bob Jenkins |
26 |
36 |
Dave Blaney |
Chevy |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
Allen Heinke |
27 |
37 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevy |
TBA |
Larry Gunselman |
28 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
TBA |
Bob Jenkins |
29 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevy |
Quicken Loans |
Tony Stewart |
30 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Chevy |
Huggies |
Chip Ganassi |
31 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Ford |
Farmland |
Richard Petty |
32 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Toyota |
Wounder Warrior Project |
Tad Geschickter |
33 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
Lowe’s |
Jeff Gordon |
34 |
51 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Chevy |
Phoenix Construction |
James Finch |
35 |
55 |
Mark Martin |
Toyota |
Aaron’s Dream Machine |
Bill Jenkins |
36 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
Carlyle Tools by NAPA |
Michael Waltrip |
37 |
78 |
Kurt Busch |
Chevy |
TBA |
Barney Vissar |
38 |
79 |
Kelly Bires |
Ford |
United Supermarkets / Reload.biz |
Archie St. Hilaire |
39 |
83 |
Landon Cassill |
Toyota |
Burger King |
Thomas Ueberall |
40 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek (i) |
Toyota |
AM FM Energy |
Andrea Nemechek |
41 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
Chevy |
National Guard / Diet Mtn Dew |
Rick Hendrick |
42 |
91 |
Reed Sorenson(i) |
Chevy |
Plinker Tactical |
Mark Smith |
43 |
93 |
Travis Kvapil |
Toyota |
Burger King |
Thomas Ueberall |
44 |
95 |
Scott Speed |
Ford |
TBD |
Bob Leavine |
45 |
98 |
Michael McDowell |
Ford |
Phil Parsons Racing |
Mike Curb |
46 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Aflac |
Jack Roush |
Drivers in red must qualify on time. Entry list from jayski.com
