
Photos: See full Cup Series field for 2025 EchoPark Speedway summer race
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We're nearing the start of Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), marking the start of the inaugural In-Season Challenge. See where your favorite driver will start and who they will face in the opening round of the five-race event for $1 million.
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Joey Logano will start first in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
In-Season Challenge opponent: Alex Bowman
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Josh Berry will start second in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Samuel "Miles" Stanley
In-Season Challenge opponent: John Hunter Nemechek
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Ryan Blaney will start third in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford*
Crew chief: Jonathan Hassler
In-Season Challenge opponent: Carson Hocevar
(*Pictured earlier this season at Pocono Raceway)
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Austin Cindric will start fourth in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Crew chief: Brian Wilson
In-Season Challenge opponent: Zane Smith
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Ryan Preece will start fifth in the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Derrick Finley
In-Season Challenge opponent: William Byron
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Brad Keselowski will start sixth in the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
In-Season Challenge opponent: Kyle Busch
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Cole Custer will start seventh in the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford.
Crew chief: Aaron Kramer
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Zane Smith will start eighth in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Ryan Bergenty
In-Season Challenge opponent: Austin Cindric
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Alex Bowman will start ninth in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Blake Harris
In-Season Challenge opponent: Joey Logano
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Chase Briscoe will start 10th in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.*
Crew chief: James Small
In-Season Challenge opponent: Noah Gragson
(*Pictured earlier this year at Pocono Raceway)
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Kyle Larson will start 11th in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Cliff Daniels
In-Season Challenge opponent: Tyler Reddick
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Austin Dillon will start 12th in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Richard Boswell ll
In-Season Challenge opponent: Chase Elliott
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Chris Buescher will start 13th in the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford.
Crew chief: Scott Graves
In-Season Challenge opponent: Todd Gilliland
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Ty Dillon will start 14th in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Andrew Dickeson
In-Season Challenge opponent: Denny Hamlin
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Chase Elliott will start 15th in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
In-Season Challenge opponent: Austin Dillon
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Ty Gibbs will start 16th in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Tyler Allen
In-Season Challenge opponent: Justin Haley
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Todd Gilliland will start 17th in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Chris Lawson
In-Season Challenge opponent: Chris Buescher
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William Byron will start 18th in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Rudy Fugle
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ryan Preece
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John Hunter Nemechek will start 19th in the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Crew chief: Travis Mack
In-Season Challenge opponent: Josh Berry
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Riley Herbst will start 20th in the No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Davin Restivo
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AJ Allmendinger will start 21st in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Trent Owens
In-Season Challenge opponent: Michael McDowell
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Justin Haley will start 22nd in the No.7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Ryan Sparks
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ty Gibbs
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Tyler Reddick will start 23rd in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Billy Scott
In-Season Challenge opponent: Kyle Larson
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Bubba Wallace will start 24th in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Charles Denike
In-Season Challenge opponent: Daniel Suárez
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Corey LaJoie will start 25th in the No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford.*
Crew chief: Jerry Kelley
(*Pictured earlier this year at Bristol Motor Speedway)
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Erik Jones will start 26th in the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Crew chief: Ben Beshore
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ross Chastain
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Noah Gragson will start 27th in the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer
In-Season Challenge opponent: Chase Briscoe
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Christopher Bell will start 28th in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Kyle Busch will start 29th in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Randall Burnett
In-Season Challenge opponent: Brad Keselowski
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Carson Hocevar will start 30th in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Luke Lambert
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ryan Blaney
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Daniel Suárez will start 31st in the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Matt Swiderski
In-Season Challenge opponent: Bubba Wallace
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Michael McDowell will start 32nd in the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Travis Peterson
In-Season Challenge opponent: AJ Allmendinger
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Denny Hamlin will start 33rd in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
In-Season Challenge opponent: Ty Dillon
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Ross Chastain will start 34th in the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Phil Surgen
In-Season Challenge opponent: Erik Jones
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Shane van Gisbergen will start 35th in the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.*
Crew chief: Stephen Doran
(*Pictured earlier this year at Pocono Raceway)
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Connor Zilisch will start 36th in the No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Darian Grubb
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start 37th in the No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet.
Crew chief: Mike Kelley
In-Season Challenge opponent: Christopher Bell
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BJ McLeod will start 38th in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.*
Crew chief: George Ingram
(*Pictured earlier this year at Talladega Superspeedway)
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Cody Ware will start 39th in the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford.*
Crew chief: Billy Plourde
(*Pictured earlier this year at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez)
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David Starr will start 40th in the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford.*
Crew chief: Carl Long
(*Pictured last year at EchoPark Speedway)