NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Raceway: entry list
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Darlington (S.C.) Raceway this weekend for its eighth race of the season — the Bojangles’ Southern 500 — on Saturday night. It’s the eighth race of the 36-race 2014 season and the first true night race of the year. The race at Bristol (Ten.) Motor Speedway last month wound up being a night race because of a lengthy rain delay, but this weekend’s Darlington event is the first scheduled night race of the season.
The circuit heads to Darlington with no driver making multiple wins, yet, this year, as seven different drivers have won in the first seven races. Several drivers, including six-time champion Jimmie Johnson and 2013 series runner-up Matt Kenseth, are looking to continue that string, as both are winless, so far, in 2014.
There are 45 drivers on the entry list, meaning if none withdraw, two drivers will fail to garner spots on Saturday night’s starting grid. Qualifying is scheduled for approximately 6 p.m. ET Friday, while the race is scheduled to take the green flag shortly after 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Below, is the entry list for Saturday night’s race (list provided by NASCAR Media Group):
5th Annual Bojangles’ Southern “500” – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Darlington Raceway – 4/12/2014 Last Update: 4/10/2014 2:11:00 PM
Entry Veh # Driver Owner Crew Chief Veh Mfg Sponsor
1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Felix Sabates | Keith Rodden | 14 Chevrolet | Cessna |
2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Roger Penske | Paul Wolfe | 14 Ford | Miller Lite |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress | Gil Martin | 14 Chevrolet | Dow |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Tony Stewart | Rodney Childers | 14 Chevrolet | Budweiser |
5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis | 14 Chevrolet | Great Clips |
6 | 7 | Michael Annett | Tommy Baldwin | Kevin Manion | 14 Chevrolet | Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet |
7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty | Drew Blickensderfer | 14 Ford | DeWALT |
8 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Tony Stewart | Tony Gibson | 13 Chevrolet | GoDaddy |
9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | J D Gibbs | Darian Grubb | 14 Toyota | Sport Clips |
10 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bob Germain | Bootie Barker III | 14 Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS |
11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Margaret Haas | Chad Johnston | 14 Chevrolet | Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops |
12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Rob Kauffman | Brian Pattie | 14 Toyota | 5-Hour Energy |
13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia | 14 Ford | 3M/Red Cross |
14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | John Henry | Michael Kelley | 14 Ford | Nationwide |
15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs | Dave Rogers | 14 Toyota | M&M’s |
16 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs | Jason Ratcliff | 14 Toyota | Home Depot Husky |
17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon | 14 Ford | Shell Pennzoil |
18 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Ron Devine | Dave Winston | 14 Toyota | Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry |
19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | Alan Gustafson | 14 Chevrolet | Drive To End Hunger |
20 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Anthony Marlowe | Randy Cox | 13 Toyota | Swan Energy |
21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress | Slugger Labbe | 14 Chevrolet | CertainTeed / Menards |
22 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Brandon Davis | Steve Lane | 13 Toyota | SMS Audio |
23 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress | Luke Lambert | 14 Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
24 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Frank Stoddard Jr | Daniel Stillman | 14 Ford | Keen Parts |
25 | 33 | David Stremme | Joe Falk | Mark Hillman | 14 Chevrolet | TBA |
26 | 34 | David Ragan | Bob Jenkins | Jay Guy | 14 Ford | CSX |
27 | 35 | David Reutimann | Jerry Freeze | Todd Anderson | 14 Ford | MDS TRANSPORT |
28 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Allan Heinke | Todd Parrott | 14 Chevrolet | TBA |
29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Brad Jenkins | Frank Kerr | 14 Ford | A&W All American Food |
30 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | Michael Hillman | Mike Abner | 14 Chevrolet | Hillman Racing |
31 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Gene Haas | Daniel Knost | 14 Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi | Chris Heroy | 14 Chevrolet | Target |
33 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty | Trent Owens | 14 Ford | Fresh from Florida |
34 | * 44 | J J Yeley(i) | John Cohen | Joseph Lax | 14 Chevrolet | TBA |
35 | 47 | A J Allmendinger | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns | 14 Chevrolet | Clorox |
36 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus | 14 Chevrolet | Lowe’s-Kobalt Tools |
37 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Harry Scott Jr | Steve Addington | 14 Chevrolet | Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes |
38 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip | Billy Scott | 14 Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine |
39 | 66 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Jay Robinson | Scott Eggleston | 14 Toyota | Justin Johnson-Land Castle Title |
40 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Randy Humphrey | Peter Sospenzo | 14 Ford | TBA |
41 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier | 14 Chevrolet | Furniture Row |
42 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Ron Devine | Dale Ferguson | 14 Toyota | Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry |
43 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Rick Hendrick | Steve Letarte | 14 Chevrolet | National Guard |
44 | 98 | Josh Wise | Mike Curb | Gene Nead | 14 Chevrolet | Phil Parsons Racing |
45 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Jack Roush | James Fennig | 14 Ford | Ford Ecoboost |
* equals withdrawn from the event
(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points
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