NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway: entry list
The 2014 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup opens up its third round, the Eliminator round, on Sunday with the running of the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Eight drivers — Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano — are left as championship-eligible drivers heading into Martinsville, the seventh race in the 10-race Chase.
Those eight drivers are among the 43 on the entry list for Sunday’s race. With the exact number needed for a full race field entered, everyone entered will garner a spot on the starting grid for this weekend’s race. Qualifying is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. ET on Friday, while the race is scheduled to take the green flag shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Here’s a look at the entry list:
Entry List – Alphabetical Martinsville Speedway 66th Annual Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, October 24, 2014 @ 11:20 AM Eastern
| DriverCar | Team Name | Hometown | D.O.B. | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 Justin Allgaier # | Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet | Riverton, IL | 06/06/1986 | 28 |
| 2 | 47 AJ Allmendinger | Clorox Chevrolet | Los Gatos, CA | 12/16/1981 | 32 |
| 3 | 43 Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | Tampa, FL | 03/14/1984 | 30 |
| 4 | 9 Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | Launceston, AUS | 09/01/1976 | 38 |
| 5 | 7 Michael Annett # | Allstate Peterbuilt Group Chevrolet | Des Moines, IA | 06/23/1986 | 28 |
| 6 | 16 Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | Vancouver, WA | 12/23/1969 | 44 |
| 7 | 23 Alex Bowman # | DipYourCar.com Toyota | Tucson, AZ | 04/25/1993 | 21 |
| 8 | 15 Clint Bowyer | AAA Insurance Toyota | Emporia, KS | 05/30/1979 | 35 |
| 9 | 41 Kurt Busch | Haas Automation Chevrolet | Las Vegas, NV | 08/04/1978 | 36 |
| 10 | 18 Kyle Busch | M&M’s Halloween Toyota | Las Vegas, NV | 05/02/1985 | 29 |
| 11 | 40 Landon Cassill(i) | Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet | Fairfax, IA | 07/07/1989 | 25 |
| 12 | 3 Austin Dillon # | Dow Chevrolet | Welcome, NC | 04/27/1990 | 24 |
| 13 | 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Chevrolet | Kannapolis, NC | 10/10/1974 | 40 |
| 14 | 99 Carl Edwards | Ford EcoBoost Ford | Columbia, MO | 08/15/1979 | 35 |
| 15 | 32 Kyle Fowler(i) | corvetteparts.net Ford | Smyrna, GA | 06/07/1992 | 22 |
| 16 | 38 David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | Riverside, CA | 04/01/1976 | 38 |
| 17 | 24 Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | Vallejo, CA | 08/04/1971 | 43 |
| 18 | 11 Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | Chesterfield, VA | 11/18/1980 | 33 |
| 19 | 4 Kevin Harvick | Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet | Bakersfield, CA | 12/08/1975 | 38 |
| 20 | 44 Timmy Hill | Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet | Port Tobacco, MD | 02/25/1993 | 21 |
| 21 | 48 Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet | El Cajon, CA | 09/17/1975 | 39 |
| 22 | 5 Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Chevrolet | Enumclaw, WA | 04/10/1980 | 34 |
| 23 | 20 Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | Cambridge, WI | 03/10/1972 | 42 |
| 24 | 2 Brad Keselowski | Alliance Truck Parts Ford | Rochester Hills, MI | 02/12/1984 | 30 |
| 25 | 33 Travis Kvapil | Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet | Janesville, WI | 03/01/1976 | 38 |
| 26 | 42 Kyle Larson # | Target Chevrolet | Elk Grove, CA | 07/31/1992 | 22 |
| 27 | 22 Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | Middletown, CT | 05/24/1990 | 24 |
| 28 | 1 Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevrolet | Joplin, MO | 06/03/1976 | 38 |
| 29 | 13 Casey Mears | GEICO Chevrolet | Bakersfield, CA | 03/12/1978 | 36 |
| 30 | 27 Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Chevrolet | Eau Claire, WI | 08/21/1980 | 34 |
| 31 | 31 Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans Chevrolet | South Bend, IN | 12/08/1977 | 36 |
| 32 | 10 Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet | Roscoe, IL | 03/25/1982 | 32 |
| 33 | 34 David Ragan | Wendell Scott HOF Tribute Ford | Unadilla, GA | 12/24/1985 | 28 |
| 34 | 93 Clay Rogers | Burger King Toyota | Mooresville, NC | 11/06/1980 | 33 |
| 35 | 36 Reed Sorenson | Zing Zang Chevrolet | Peachtree City, GA | 02/05/1986 | 28 |
| 36 | 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing Pit for a Pair Ford | Olive Branch, MS | 10/02/1987 | 27 |
| 37 | 14 Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | Columbus, IN | 05/20/1971 | 43 |
| 38 | 78 Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Chevrolet | Mayetta, NJ | 06/29/1980 | 34 |
| 39 | 55 Brian Vickers | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | Thomasville, NC | 10/24/1983 | 31 |
| 40 | 66 Mike Wallace(i) | Testoril Toyota | St. Louis, MO | 03/10/1959 | 55 |
| 41 | 26 Cole Whitt # | Uponor Plumbing Systems Toyota | Alpine, CA | 06/22/1991 | 23 |
| 42 | 98 Josh Wise | Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet | Riverside, CA | 02/07/1983 | 31 |
| 43 | 83 JJ Yeley(i) | DipYourCar.com Toyota | Phoenix, AZ | 10/05/1976 | 38 |
* Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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