Recap how the eight drivers fared at Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix
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UPDATE: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship is set
The final four in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is set for next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway after four of the eight drivers remaining in contention during Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway were eliminated.
Advancing to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship:
Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman.
Of the final four drivers still in contention, the highest finisher in next Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) will win the championship. There will be no bonus points awarded for laps led or most laps led to the contending drivers in the final race.
Eliminated from contention:
Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards.
It’s finally here, what we’ve all been waiting for: the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a new elmination-style format where there will be plenty of nail-biting excitement throughout the next 10 races. So, let’s see — we’ve got our TV and favorite chair in the correct position, or tickets to the races; the pantry and our coolers are stocked with our favorite snacks and beverages, and social media is queued up with our favorite #MyChaseNation driver hashtag ready to send out to our friends to celebrate.
What else could we need? Oh yeah, a quick explainer of how the new system works. Not that it’s a complicated deal, it’s just good to be prepared, and preparation leads to success. Without further ado, here is your quick guide to the new Chase format. Click on the video and links above if you want even more details on the new setup.
THE SEEDING
Each of the 16 drivers who qualifies for the Chase Grid starts with 2,000 points, plus three points for each win earned during the first 26 regular-season races. After the bonus points for wins are added, drivers are ranked in order of the reset points. See the updated standings.
THE ROUNDS
Challenger Round: The 16 drivers will battle at Chicagoland Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway for the 12 spots available in the next round (Contender). A win at any of the three races equals advancement into the next round. The rest of the field of 12 will be determined by order of points scored in the three races. After this round, each advancing driver will be reset to 3,000 points.
Tiebreaker: If any position comes down to a tiebreaker, only the three races in the Challenger Round matter. Wins and finishes in the regular season won’t, so these nine drivers will need to run up front to challenge for the win. If they can’t win, they’ll need to have more second-place finishes, third-place finishes, etc. than their competitors in order to break the tie and advance. If two drivers have the exact same finishes, the tiebreaker then goes to the driver who scored the best finish first.
Points note: Drivers who don’t advance to the next round will have their point totals reset to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (with any regular-season wins bonus points), plus the additional points they’ve earned during the Chase.
Contender Round: The 12 drivers will battle at Kansas Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway for the eight spots available in the next round (Eliminator). A win at any of the three races equals advancement into the next round. The rest of the field of eight will be determined by order of points scored in the three races. After this round, each advancing driver will be reset to 4,000 points.
Tiebreaker: If any position comes down to a tiebreaker, only the three races in the Contender Round matter. Wins and finishes in the regular season won’t, so the drivers will need to run up front to challenge for the win. If they can’t win, they’ll need to have more second-place finishes, third-place finishes, etc. than their competitors in order to break the tie and advance. If two drivers have the exact same finishes, the tiebreaker then goes to the driver who scored the best finish first.
Points note: Drivers who don’t advance to the next round will have their point totals reset to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (with any regular-season wins bonus points), plus the additional points they’ve earned during the Chase.
Eliminator Round: The eight drivers will battle at Martinsville Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway for the four spots available in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. A win at any of the three races equals advancement into the next round. The rest of the field of four will be determined by order of points scored in the three races. After this round, each advancing driver will be reset to 5,000 points.
Tiebreaker: If any position comes down to a tiebreaker, only the three races in the Eliminator Round matter. Wins and finishes in the regular season won’t, so the drivers will need to run up front to challenge for the win. If they can’t win, they’ll need to have more second-place finishes, third-place finishes, etc. than their competitors in order to break the tie and advance. If two drivers have the exact same finishes, the tiebreaker then goes to the driver who scored the best finish first.
Points note: Drivers who don’t advance to the next round will have their point totals reset to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (with any regular-season wins bonus points), plus the additional points they’ve earned during the Chase.
THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
The highest finisher among the four finalists at Homestead-Miami Speedway will win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.
Points note: In all but the final race, bonus points for laps led will still be awarded in the Challenger, Contender and Eliminator Rounds. However, at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, the four drivers will start the race tied and there will be no bonus points for laps led, etc. The highest finisher among that group will be the champion.
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What drivers, owners and manufacturers need to do to win championships
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Below are the finishes each driver/owner/manufacturer needs in this weekend’s races at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch their respective championships.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN)
Driver
The first to the finish line among the Championship 4 — Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick — will win the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship.
Owner
The same rule applies to the owner championship, which now involves the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet and the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet.
Manufacturer
Chevrolet holds a 42-point lead over Ford. Chevrolet will clinch the manufacturer championship if its top-finishing car finishes 38th or better.
NASCAR Nationwide Series (Saturday, Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2)
Driver
Chase Elliott has officially clinched the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship.
Owner
The No. 22 Team Penske Ford leads the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota by 29 points. The No. 22 will clinch with a finish of 24th or better; or 25th with at least one lap led; or 26th and the most laps led.
Manufacturer
Chevrolet holds a 30-point lead over Toyota. Chevrolet will clinch the Bill France Performance Award if its top-finishing car finishes 26th or better.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Friday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. on FOX Sports 1)
Driver
Matt Crafton leads Ryan Blaney by 25 points. He will clinch the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship with a finish of 21st or better; or 22nd with at least one lap led; or 23rd and the most laps led.
Owner
The No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota holds an 18-point lead over the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota. The No. 51 will clinch the owner championship with a finish of 14th or better; 15th with at least one lap led; or 16th and the most laps led.
Manufacturer
Toyota has officially clinched the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series manufacturer championship.
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All times ET
Monday, November 10
4:30 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
6:30 p.m., The 10: NASCAR’s Greatest Races, FOX Sports 2
7 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
Tuesday, November 11
7 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
6:30 p.m., The 10: NASCAR’s Greatest Finishes (re-air), FOX Sports 2
7 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
Wednesday, November 12
7 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
7:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
4:30 p.m., NASCAR America: Celebrate the States (re-air), NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Chase Championship Special, FOX Sports 1
6 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
7:30 p.m., The 10: Greatest Comebacks in NASCAR History (re-air), FOX Sports 2
8 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Chase Championship Special (re-air), FOX Sports 2
Thursday, November 13
7 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
7:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports 1
6:30 p.m., The 10: Biggest Bonehead Moves (re-air), FOX Sports 2
7 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 2
8 p.m., The 10: NASCAR’s Greatest Finishes, FOX Sports 2
8:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FOX Sports 1
Friday, November 14
7 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
7:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
8:30 a.m., NASCAR America (re-air), NBC Sports Network
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice, FOX Sports 1
12:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice, FOX Sports 1
2 p.m., NASCAR Live, FOX Sports 1
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1
4 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Final Practice, FOX Sports 1
6 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2
7:30 p.m., NCWTS SetUp, FOX Sports 1
8 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Homestead-Miami, FOX Sports 1
10 p.m., NASCAR America Homestead Special, NBC Sports Network
12 a.m. (Sat.), NASCAR America Homestead Special (re-air), NBC Sports Network
Saturday, November 15
4 a.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Homestead-Miami (re-air), FOX Sports 1
7 a.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Homestead-Miami (re-air), FOX Sports 2
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 1
Noon, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice, FOX Sports 1
1 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Live, FOX Sports 1
3 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice, FOX Sports 2
4 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Countdown, ESPN2
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Homestead-Miami, ESPN2
Sunday, November 16
10 a.m., NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Phoenix (tape), FOX Sports 1
Noon, NASCAR RaceDay, FOX Sports 1
1 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Countdown, ESPN
3 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami, ESPN
7:30 p.m., NASCAR Victory Lane, FOX Sports 1
1 a.m. (Mon.), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami (re-air), ESPN2
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Ryan Newman said he did what he had to do to pass Kyle Larson in the fourth turn on the final lap at Phoenix International Raceway to advance to the Championship Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
And, according to Larson, there appears to be no hard feelings.
Through a team spokesperson Larson said, "Coming to the finish, there was a lot of cars racing really hard. I knew the 31 was right around me, and knew he needed to gain some spots to keep from getting eliminated from the Chase. It’s a little upsetting he pushed me up to the wall, but I completely understand the situation he was in, and can’t fault him for being aggressive there. I think a lot of drivers out here would have done something similar if they were in that position."
Newman’s 11th-place finish was enough to get him to the Championship Round of four drivers, while Larson finished 13th.
The Richard Childress Racing driver said afterward of the final-lap move, "I kept it as clean, to me, as I possibly could."
Newman needed one position to advance and was trailing Larson and Marcos Ambrose. In the final turn, Newman dived inside Larson and contact sent the rookie out of the racing groove, up the track and into the wall.
"He did the same thing to me in a truck race for about $9,000 to win," Newman said. "To me, there’s a Sprint Cup championship on the line. I kept it as clean as I could."
As an interesting sidenote, in January of 2013 Larson shared this Throwback Thursday picture of himself and Newman.
#ThrowbackThursday with @RyanNewman39 pic.twitter.com/owBdk4Nl
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) January 25, 2013
Larson will keep busy this weekend, as he will participate in the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series season finales in addition to the Sprint Cup finale. Turner Scott Motorsports announced that Larson will drive the No. 42 truck at Homestead with sponsorship from ParkerStore. The company will also be on board as a primary and associate sponsor for Larson in several 2015 XFINITY Series races. ParkerStore was a partner of Larson’s when he was racing midget cars in California.
"I am really excited to be reuniting with ParkerStore," Larson said. "To be able to team up again with a sponsor from back in my midget racing days is really cool. I think we’ll make a great team. I’m really looking forward to working with them on and off of the race track. I feel like I have some unfinished business at Homestead in the Truck Series, so I can’t wait to get there and see what we can do."
Proud to have my first partner @ParkerStore back with me. Too bad this old firesuit doesn’t still fit. pic.twitter.com/234rmsGVn5
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) November 10, 2014
Here is the @ParkerStore truck I will be racing Friday night @HomesteadMiami. Let’s get back to work! pic.twitter.com/Tt4qpKySUi
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) November 10, 2014
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In 13 starts at 1.5-mile track, Harvick has 11 top-10 finishes
Of the four drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship field, Kevin Harvick has the best average finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In 13 starts at the 1.5-mile track, Harvick has an average finish of 8.1 thanks to 11 top-10 finishes. Denny Hamlin won the Homestead race last year and has two wins with an average finish of 11.2 in nine starts at the track. Ryan Newman has just one top-five finish and an average finish of 17.0 in 12 starts, while Joey Logano has just one top-10 finish, a pole and an average finish of 20.8 in five starts at the Florida track.
Six wins highlight bounce-back year for Blue Deuce
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AVONDALE, Ariz. — With 30 laps left and the door closing on his run in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoffs, Brad Keselowski keyed his radio to assure his Team Penske crew.
"If I’m going to lose," he said, "I’m going to lose by overdriving, not underdriving."
The statement applied to the closing stages of Sunday’s Eliminator Round finale at Phoenix International Raceway, but it also rang true as a synopsis for Keselowski’s season. Though the next-to-last race of the year ended in disappointment, he aggressively steered the Blue Deuce to new heights this season, winning six times and establishing the team back among NASCAR’s elite after a down year in 2013.
Keselowski was able to pull off a Hail Mary pass in the Contender Round by converting in a must-win situation to stay alive in the first year of the new Chase format. Similar late-race heroics didn’t pan out at Phoenix, where Keselowski wound up seven points shy of being among the final four eligible for the championship Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
"It doesn’t feel good to have won the most races and not being in it at Homestead, but it still feels like it has been a great season, winning six races," Keselowski said on pit road after his fourth-place finish in the desert. "Nobody is going to win any more than that, and that’s something we’re proud of."
Keselowski began Sunday with handling issues during the first green-flag run, but crew chief Paul Wolfe made adjustments to keep the No. 2 Ford among the top five for most of the day. It wasn’t enough to catch race winner Kevin Harvick, who led a whopping 264 of 312 laps on his way to an automatic berth in the championship field. It also wasn’t enough to make headway against his Chase competition; all eight drivers with title hopes entering Sunday finished among the top 15.
Keselowski finished second last weekend at Texas, nudging Jeff Gordon in the process to spark one of the new-look Chase’s most heated moments. That kerfuffle aside, Keselowski’s mechanical trouble at Martinsville Speedway in the opener of the three-race Eliminator Round saddled him with a 31st-place finish and too large of a deficit.
"All we could do was hang in the top five there and you never know what happens at the end. We did that," Wolfe said. "We had a decent car, had enough speed to run second but just nothing to challenge for a win today and that’s obviously what we needed to do with the issues we had at Martinsville. Overall, disappointing not to get to race for a championship, but we’ve had a great season — something to be proud of. We’ve had fast cars and been a contender every week. We’ll go on to Homestead and try to win that."
The performance from Team Penske’s flagship car marked a quantum leap over its 2013 efforts. One year removed from Keselowski’s first Sprint Cup championship, the No. 2 team went to Victory Lane just once and missed out on the Chase.
This season, the team’s progress made a huge difference in the results column, but it also regularly placed Keselowski’s name atop the practice and qualifying charts. In addition to the victories, the 30-year-old driver won a career-best five Coors Light Pole Awards in 2014 and was a front-row starter 13 times overall.
"To have a season like we did that really sets you back, you’ve got to look in the mirror and see what you can do differently — each individual person and as a team," Wolfe said. "We did that and everyone came out really focused this year and were able to adapt well to the new rules package, which is important. On a consistent basis, we were one of the cars to beat every week, and that’s probably stronger than we were when we won our championship in 2012.
"It’s just the way things happen sometimes, and with an unfortunate situation in Martinsville, we don’t get to race for a championship, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t had the speed in our cars and have just as strong a team as we did when we won our championship."
Said Keselowski: "It’s been a good effort. It’s been a great year. It’s nothing to hang our head on. We controlled the things we could control for the most part, and that’s just how this deal works."
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| Entry | # | Driver | Owner | Crew chief | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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1 |
01 |
Landon Cassill |
Johnny Davis |
Dave Fuge |
14 Chevrolet |
Flex Seal |
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2 |
2 |
Brian Scott |
Richard Childress |
Phil Gould |
14 Chevrolet |
Shore Lodge |
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3 |
3 |
Ty Dillon |
Richard Childress |
Danny Stockman Jr |
14 Chevrolet |
WESCO |
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4 |
4 |
Jeffrey Earnhardt |
Gary Keller |
Gary Cogswell |
14 Chevrolet |
GCL/Polyglass |
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5 |
5 |
Josh Berry |
Rick Hendrick |
Ernie Cope |
14 Chevrolet |
Ragu |
|
6 |
6 |
Trevor Bayne |
Jack Roush |
Chad Norris |
14 Ford |
AdvoCare |
|
7 |
7 |
Regan Smith |
Kelley Earnhardt-Miller |
Ryan Pemberton |
14 Chevrolet |
TaxSlayer.com |
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8 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Greg Ives |
14 Chevrolet |
NAPA AUTO PARTS |
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9 |
10 |
Ross Chastain(i) |
Mark Smith |
Bruce Cook |
14 Toyota |
watermelon.org |
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10 |
11 |
Elliott Sadler |
J D Gibbs |
Chris Gayle |
14 Toyota |
OneMain Financial |
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11 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney(i) |
Roger Penske |
Greg Erwin |
14 Ford |
Discount Tire |
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12 |
14 |
Eric McClure |
Mark Smith |
Wes Ward |
14 Toyota |
Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap |
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13 |
16 |
Ryan Reed |
Jack Roush |
Seth Barbour |
14 Ford |
ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes presented by Lilly Diabetes |
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14 |
17 |
Tanner Berryhill |
Adrian Berryhill |
Daniel Stillman |
14 Toyota |
New Gulf Resources |
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15 |
19 |
Mike Bliss |
Mark Smith |
Paul Clapprood |
14 Toyota |
Tweaker Energy Shot |
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16 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth(i) |
Joe Gibbs |
Kevin Kidd |
14 Toyota |
GameStop |
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17 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski(i) |
Roger Penske |
Jeremy Bullins |
14 Ford |
Hertz |
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18 |
23 |
George Church |
14 Chevrolet |
TBD |
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19 |
25 |
John Wes Townley(i) |
Tony Townley |
Mike Ford |
14 Toyota |
No. 25 Zaxby’s Toyota |
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20 |
226 |
Jake Crum(i) |
Marc Browning |
Marc Browning |
14 Chevrolet |
MyFreedomSmokes.com |
|
21 |
28 |
J J Yeley |
James Whitener |
Steve Plattenberger |
13 Dodge |
Texas 28 Spirits Stage |
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22 |
31 |
Dylan Kwasniewski |
Steve Turner |
Shannon Rursch |
14 Chevrolet |
Rockstar / AccuDoc |
|
23 |
33 |
Scott Lagasse Jr |
Richard Childress |
Nick Harrison |
14 Chevrolet |
Grainger |
|
24 |
36 |
TBA |
Beth Baldwin |
Zach McGowan |
14 Chevrolet |
Accell / East West |
|
25 |
39 |
Ryan Sieg |
Rod Sieg |
Kevin Starland |
14 Chevrolet |
Huntinator |
|
26 |
40 |
Matt Dibenedetto |
Curtis Key Sr |
Kyle Symington |
14 Chevrolet |
Curtis Key Plumbing |
|
27 |
42 |
Kyle Larson(i) |
Harry Scott Jr |
Scott Zipadelli |
14 Chevrolet |
Cartwheel by Target |
|
28 |
43 |
Dakoda Armstrong |
Richard Petty |
Philippe Lopez |
14 Ford |
WinField |
|
29 |
44 |
Blake Koch |
Mark Smith |
Greg Conner |
14 Toyota |
Celsius Flo Fusion |
|
30 |
46 |
Ryan Ellis |
Curtis Key Sr |
Gary Showalter |
14 Chevrolet |
Curtis Key Plumbing |
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31 |
51 |
Jeremy Clements |
Tony Clements |
Ricky Pearson |
14 Chevrolet |
All South Electric- Repairable Vehicals |
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32 |
52 |
Joey Gase |
Jimmy Means |
Tim Brown |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
33 |
54 |
Kyle Busch(i) |
J D Gibbs |
Adam Stevens |
14 Toyota |
Monster Energy |
|
34 |
55 |
David Starr |
Jimmy Dick |
Jason Miller |
14 Chevrolet |
Niece Eqiupment |
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35 |
60 |
Chris Buescher |
Jack Roush |
Scott Graves |
14 Ford |
Humalog |
|
36 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
Richard Childress |
Shane Wilson |
14 Chevrolet |
South Point |
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37 |
70 |
Derrike Cope |
Mary Louise Miller |
Bobby Burrell |
14 Chevrolet |
Charlie’s Soap/YOUTHEORY |
|
38 |
172 |
John Jackson |
James Carter |
Richard Garcia |
14 Chevrolet |
Crash Claims R US |
|
39 |
74 |
Kevin Lepage |
Mike Harmon |
Gary Ritter |
12 Dodge |
MHR |
|
40 |
87 |
Milka Duno |
Andrea Nemechek |
Steven Gray |
14 Toyota |
CAN TV |
|
41 |
190 |
Martin Roy |
Michelle Gosselin |
Mario Gosselin |
14 Chevrolet |
Gamache Truck Center |
|
42 |
91 |
Jeff Green |
Mark Smith |
Todd Myers |
14 Toyota |
SupportMilitary.org |
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43 |
93 |
Kevin Swindell |
Gregg Mixon |
Ken Evans |
13 Dodge |
JGL Racing |
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44 |
98 |
Corey LaJoie(i) |
Fred Biagi |
Jon Hanson |
14 Ford |
Medallion Financial/Smithfield |
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45 |
99 |
James Buescher |
Robby Benton |
Matthew Lucas |
14 Toyota |
Rheem |
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| Entry | # | Driver | Owner | Crew chief | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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1 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Felix Sabates |
Keith Rodden |
14 Chevrolet |
Cessna |
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2 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Roger Penske |
Paul Wolfe |
14 Ford |
Miller Lite |
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3 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress |
Gil Martin |
14 Chevrolet |
Dow |
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4 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Tony Stewart |
Rodney Childers |
14 Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
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5 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Linda Hendrick |
Kenny Francis |
14 Chevrolet |
Great Clips |
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6 |
7 |
Michael Annett |
Tommy Baldwin |
Kevin Manion |
14 Chevrolet |
Pilot Flying J |
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7 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Richard Petty |
Drew Blickensderfer |
14 Ford |
STANLEY |
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8 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
Tony Stewart |
Daniel Knost |
14 Chevrolet |
Florida Lottery / GoDaddy |
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9 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
J D Gibbs |
Darian Grubb |
14 Toyota |
FedEx Express |
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10 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Bob Germain |
Bootie Barker III |
14 Chevrolet |
No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS |
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11 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Margaret Haas |
Chad Johnston |
14 Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 |
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12 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Rob Kauffman |
Brian Pattie |
14 Toyota |
5-Hour Energy |
|
13 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Jack Roush |
Matt Puccia |
14 Ford |
3M |
|
14 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
John Henry |
Michael Kelley |
14 Ford |
Fastenal |
|
15 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Joe Gibbs |
Dave Rogers |
14 Toyota |
M&M’s |
|
16 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Joe Gibbs |
Jason Ratcliff |
14 Toyota |
Dollar General |
|
17 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
Glen Wood |
Donnie Wingo |
14 Ford |
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
|
18 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Walter Czarnecki |
Todd Gordon |
14 Ford |
Shell Pennzoil |
|
19 |
23 |
Alex Bowman |
Ron Devine |
Dave Winston |
14 Toyota |
Dip Your Car |
|
20 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Rick Hendrick |
Alan Gustafson |
14 Chevrolet |
Drive To End Hunger |
|
21 |
26 |
Cole Whitt |
Anthony Marlowe |
Randy Cox |
14 Toyota |
Speed Stick Gear |
|
22 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Richard Childress |
Justin Alexander |
14 Chevrolet |
Richmond / Menards |
|
23 |
31 |
Ryan Newman |
Richard Childress |
Luke Lambert |
14 Chevrolet |
Caterpillar |
|
24 |
32 |
Blake Koch(i) |
Frank Stoddard Jr |
Clinton Cram |
14 Ford |
LeafFilter.com |
|
25 |
33 |
Brian Scott(i) |
Joe Falk |
Mike Hillman Jr |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
26 |
34 |
David Ragan |
Bob Jenkins |
Derrick Finley |
14 Ford |
The Pete Store |
|
27 |
36 |
Reed Sorenson |
Allan Heinke |
Todd Parrott |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
28 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Brad Jenkins |
Jay Guy |
14 Ford |
MDS TRANSPORT |
|
29 |
40 |
Landon Cassill(i) |
Michael Hillman |
Mark Hillman |
14 Chevrolet |
Harvey Gulf |
|
30 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
Gene Haas |
Tony Gibson |
14 Chevrolet |
Haas Automation |
|
31 |
42 |
Kyle Larson |
Chip Ganassi |
Chris Heroy |
14 Chevrolet |
Target |
|
32 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Richard Petty |
Trent Owens |
14 Ford |
Smithfield Foods |
|
33 |
47 |
A J Allmendinger |
Tad Geschickter |
Brian Burns |
14 Chevrolet |
Hungry Jack |
|
34 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Jeff Gordon |
Chad Knaus |
14 Chevrolet |
Lowe’s |
|
35 |
51 |
Justin Allgaier |
Harry Scott Jr |
Steve Addington |
14 Chevrolet |
BRANDT |
|
36 |
55 |
Brian Vickers |
Michael Waltrip |
Billy Scott |
14 Toyota |
Aaron’s Dream Machine |
|
37 |
66 |
Brett Moffitt |
Jay Robinson |
Scott Eggleston |
14 Toyota |
TBA |
|
38 |
78 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Barney Visser |
Todd Berrier |
14 Chevrolet |
Furniture Row |
|
39 |
83 |
TBA |
Ron Devine |
Joe Williams |
14 Toyota |
Dip Your Car |
|
40 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Rick Hendrick |
Steve Letarte |
14 Chevrolet |
National Guard |
|
41 |
95 |
Michael McDowell |
Bob Leavine |
Wally Rogers |
14 Ford |
KLOVE Radio/Thrivent Financial |
|
42 |
98 |
Josh Wise |
Mike Curb |
Gene Nead |
14 Chevrolet |
Phil Parsons Racing |
|
43 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Jack Roush |
James Fennig |
14 Ford |
Fastenal |
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| Entry | # | Driver | Owner | Crew chief | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
0 |
Caleb Roark |
Kenneth Grimes |
Michael Stewart |
14 Chevrolet |
Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
|
2 |
02 |
Tyler Young |
Randy Young |
Bryan Berry |
14 Chevrolet |
Randco/Young’s Building Systems |
|
3 |
05 |
John Wes Townley |
Tony Townley |
Michael Shelton |
14 Toyota |
Zaxby’s |
|
4 |
6 |
Norm Benning |
Norm Benning |
Kevin Dargie |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
5 |
07 |
Todd Peck |
Ken Smith |
Doug Weddle |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
6 |
8 |
Joe Nemechek |
Sidney Mauldin |
Jerry Babb |
14 Toyota |
swmtx.com |
|
7 |
08 |
Ray Black Jr |
Bobby Dotter |
Jason Miller |
14 Chevrolet |
ScubaLife / NASE WorldWide |
|
8 |
9 |
Brennan Newberry |
Joe Denette |
Ryan McKinney |
14 Chevrolet |
Qore-24 |
|
9 |
10 |
Jennifer Jo Cobb |
Jennifer Jo Cobb |
Steve Kuykendall |
14 Chevrolet |
Oohrah! Hydration Drink |
|
10 |
13 |
Jeb Burton |
Duke Thorson |
Jeriod Prince |
14 Toyota |
Estes-Carolina Nut Company |
|
11 |
115 |
Mason Mingus |
Billy Boat |
Ben Leslie |
14 Chevrolet |
Call 811 Before You Dig |
|
12 |
17 |
Timothy Peters |
Tom Deloach |
Marcus Richmond II |
14 Toyota |
Red Horse Racing |
|
13 |
19 |
Tyler Reddick |
Brad Keselowski |
Doug Randolph |
14 Ford |
DrawTite |
|
14 |
20 |
TBA |
Bob Newberry |
Chris Rice |
14 Chevrolet |
Qore-24 |
|
15 |
21 |
Joey Coulter |
Maurice Gallagher Jr |
Jeff Stankiewicz |
14 Chevrolet |
Allegiant Travel |
|
16 |
23 |
Spencer Gallagher |
Maurice Gallagher Jr |
Harold Holly |
14 Chevrolet |
Allegiant Travel |
|
17 |
29 |
Ryan Blaney |
Brad Keselowski |
Chad Kendrick |
14 Ford |
Cooper Standard |
|
18 |
31 |
Ben Kennedy |
Steve Turner |
Doug George |
14 Chevrolet |
Heater.com |
|
19 |
32 |
Tayler Malsam |
Harry Scott Jr |
Shannon Rursch |
14 Chevrolet |
Outerwall |
|
20 |
35 |
Ross Chastain |
Kevin Cywinski |
Mark Rette |
14 Toyota |
TBA |
|
21 |
136 |
Blake Koch(i) |
Beverly Mittler |
Michael Mittler |
14 RAM |
Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/LG Seeds/Ski Soda |
|
22 |
40 |
Todd Peck |
Michael Peck |
Keith Wolfe |
14 Chevrolet |
Horizon Pharma/Arthritis Foundation |
|
23 |
242 |
Kyle Larson(i) |
Steve Turner |
Mike Hillman Jr |
14 Chevrolet |
ParkerStore |
|
24 |
245 |
Matt Tifft |
B J McLeod |
Trip Bruce III |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
25 |
50 |
T J Bell |
Mark Beaver |
Tim Sliva |
14 Chevrolet |
Dedicated to the Electrical Lineman |
|
26 |
51 |
Kyle Busch(i) |
Kyle Busch |
Eric Phillips |
14 Toyota |
ToyotaCare |
|
27 |
54 |
Darrell Wallace Jr |
Kyle Busch |
Jerry Baxter |
14 Toyota |
ToyotaCare |
|
28 |
159 |
Kyle Martel |
William Martel |
William Martel |
13 Chevrolet |
TBA |
|
29 |
63 |
Justin Jennings |
Michael Mittler |
Michael Mittler |
14 Chevrolet |
Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/LG Seeds/Ski Soda |
|
30 |
77 |
German Quiroga |
Tom Deloach |
Butch Hylton |
14 Toyota |
OtterBox |
|
31 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Rhonda Thorson |
Carl Joiner |
14 Toyota |
Jeld-Wen/Menards |
|
32 |
92 |
Austin Hill |
Ricky Benton |
Michael Hester |
14 Ford |
Goodyear Fleet HQ / Wynns / ARCO / A&D Welders |
|
33 |
98 |
Johnny Sauter |
Mike Curb |
Jeff Hensley |
14 Toyota |
Nextant/Curb Records |
|
34 |
99 |
Bryan Silas |
Chris Baluch |
Cal Boprey |
14 Chevrolet |
TBA |
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