NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway: entry list
The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Sparta, Ky., this weekend for a Saturday night stand-alone race at Kentucky Speedway — the VistMyrtleBeach.com 300.
With the Sprint Cup Series, along with the Camping World Truck Series, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for the weekend, some of the somewhat regular cast of characters won’t be at Kentucky Speedway for this Nationwide Series weekend. As a result, Sam Hornish Jr. returns to the seat of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Meanwhile, Michael McDowell, who sometimes races Nationwide cars for JGR, will climb into the No. 22 Team Penske Ford that the No. 54 team is racing for the Nationwide owner’s championship. So far this season, the No. 22 has been driven, primarily, by Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney. All three of those drivers are in New Hampshire, Keselowski and Logano for the Sprint Cup race and Blaney for the Truck Series race.
There are 41 drivers on the entry list for Saturday night’s Nationwide Series race at Kentucky, so as long as there are no late withdrawals, one driver will be left on the outside looking in after Saturday’s qualifying session.
Qualifying for the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the race to follow at 7:30 p.m. The race will be shown live on ESPNews.
Here’s a look at the entry list:
Entry Veh # Driver Owner Crew Chief Veh Mfg Sponsor
1 | 01 | Landon Cassill | Johnny Davis | Dave Fuge | 14 Chevrolet | TeamJDMotorsports.com |
2 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress | Phil Gould | 14 Chevrolet | Shore Lodge |
3 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress | Danny Stockman Jr | 14 Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops |
4 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Gary Keller | Gary Cogswell | 14 Chevrolet | Bandit |
5 | 5 | Austin Theriault | Rick Hendrick | Ernie Cope | 14 Chevrolet | Maine Open for Business |
6 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Jack Roush | Chad Norris | 14 Ford | AdvoCare |
7 | 7 | Regan Smith | Kelley Earnhardt-Miller | Ryan Pemberton | 14 Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com |
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Greg Ives | 14 Chevrolet | NAPA AUTO PARTS |
9 | 10 | Jeff Green | Mark Smith | Todd Myers | 14 Toyota | Supportmilitary.org |
10 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | J D Gibbs | Chris Gayle | 14 Toyota | OneMain Financial |
11 | 13 | Carl Long | Derek White | Kevin Eagle | 13 Dodge | OCR GAZ BAR |
12 | 14 | Eric McClure | Mark Smith | Wes Ward | 14 Toyota | Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap |
13 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Jack Roush | Seth Barbour | 14 Ford | ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes presented by Lilly Diabetes |
14 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill | Adrian Berryhill | Daniel Stillman | 14 Dodge | NationalCashLenders.com |
15 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Mark Smith | Paul Clapprood | 14 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
16 | 20 | Justin Boston(i) | Joe Gibbs | Kevin Kidd | 14 Toyota | Zloop |
17 | 22 | Michael McDowell(i) | Roger Penske | Jeremy Bullins | 14 Ford | Discount Tire |
18 | 23 | Carlos Contreras | Robert Richardson Sr | George Church | 14 Chevrolet | 28 Special/Vol |
19 | 28 | J J Yeley | James Whitener | Steve Plattenberger | 13 Dodge | Texas 28 Spirits Stage |
20 | 31 | Chase Pistone(i) | Steve Turner | Shannon Rursch | 14 Chevrolet | TDB |
21 | 33 | Cale Conley(i) | Richard Childress | Nick Harrison | 14 Chevrolet | IAVA |
22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Rod Sieg | Kevin Starland | 14 Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
23 | 40 | Matt Dibenedetto | Curtis Key Sr | Gary Showalter | 14 Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing |
24 | 42 | Dylan Kwasniewski | Harry Scott Jr | Scott Zipadelli | 14 Chevrolet | Up & Up |
25 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | Richard Petty | Philippe Lopez | 14 Ford | WinField |
26 | 44 | Blake Koch | Mark Smith | Greg Conner | 14 Toyota | Centershot |
27 | 46 | Ryan Ellis | Curtis Key Sr | Gary Showalter | 14 Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing |
28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Tony Clements | Ricky Pearson | 14 Chevrolet | Allsouthelectric.com/Value Lighting |
29 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means | Tim Brown | 14 Chevrolet | TBA |
30 | 54 | Sam Hornish Jr | J D Gibbs | Adam Stevens | 14 Toyota | Monster Energy |
31 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Jimmy Dick | Mark Setzer | 14 Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group |
32 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Jack Roush | Scott Graves | 14 Ford | Roush Performance Parts |
33 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress | Shane Wilson | 14 Chevrolet | South Point |
34 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Mary Louise Miller | Bobby Burrell | 14 Chevrolet | YOUTHEORY |
35 | 172 | John Jackson | James Carter | Richard Garcia | 14 Chevrolet | Crash Claims R US |
36 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon | Scott Stolzenberg | 12 Dodge | TBA |
37 | 180 | Ross Chastain(i) | Shigeaki Hattori | Bruce Cook | 14 Toyota | ADVICS/CMW |
38 | 87 | Josh Reaume | Andrea Nemechek | Steven Gray | 14 Ford | Cry of the Outcast |
39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Morgan Shepherd | Kevyn Rebolledo | 14 Chevrolet | Courtney Construction |
40 | 93 | Mike Wallace | Gregg Mixon | David Goulet | 13 Dodge | JGL Racing |
41 | 99 | James Buescher | Robby Benton | Matthew Lucas | 14 Toyota | TBA |
(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points
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