NASCAR Xfinity Series at Auto Club Speedway: entry list
The NASCAR Xfinity Series closes out the 2015 West Coast swing on Saturday with the running of the Drive4Clots.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. It’s the third and final rung of the West Coast swing and the fourth race, overall, of the 2015 season. Ty Dillon heads into the race as the series points leader with a 14-point advantage over second-place driver, Chris Buescher.
The Drive4Clots.com 300, just as the previous four races of the 2015 season to date, is a companion race to the Sprint Cup Series. As a result, several Sprint Cup regulars are among the names on the entry list for the weekend’s Xfinity event, including Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick. Larson won last year’s race at ACS. It was his first-career win in the Xfinity (then-Nationwide) Series.
Qualifying for the Drive4Clots.com 300 is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday, with the race to follow shortly after 4 p.m. ET. Both may be seen live on FOX Sports 1. Pre-race coverage for the race is scheduled to get underway at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Here’s a look at the entry list:
17th Annual Drive4Clots.com “300” – NASCAR XFINITY Series – Auto Club Speedway – 3/21/2015 Last Update: 3/18/2015 10:14:00 AM
Entry Veh # Driver Owner Crew Chief Veh Mfg Sponsor
| 1 | 0 | Harrison Rhodes | Andrea Nemechek | Todd Myers | 15 Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com |
| 2 | 01 | Landon Cassill | Johnny Davis | Ryan Micheal | 15 Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Jack Roush | Phil Gould | 15 Ford | OneMain Financial Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress | Mike Hillman Jr | 15 Chevrolet | Vons / Reser’s |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress | Danny Stockman Jr | 15 Chevrolet | WESCO |
| 6 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Gary Keller | Gary Cogswell | 15 Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com |
| 7 | 6 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Jack Roush | Chad Norris | 15 Ford | Roush Performance Products Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 7 | Regan Smith | Kelley Earnhardt-Miller | Jason Burdett | 15 Chevrolet | SUAVE MEN |
| 9 | 8 | Blake Koch | Joseph Walsh | Bruce Cook | 15 Toyota | AQUAhydrate |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Ernie Cope | 15 Chevrolet | NAPA AUTO PARTS |
| 11 | 10 | Jeff Green | Mark Smith | Jason Benz | 14 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 12 | 13 | Derek White | Derek White | Kevyn Rebolledo | 14 Dodge | Braille Battery Grafoid |
| 13 | 14 | Cale Conley | Mark Smith | Eddie Pardue | 15 Toyota | IAVA |
| 14 | 15 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware | George Church | 15 Chevrolet | RWR |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Jack Roush | Seth Barbour | 15 Ford | Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs | Eric Phillips | 15 Toyota | ARRIS |
| 17 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Mark Smith | Paul Clapprood | 15 Toyota | TBD |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones(i) | Joe Gibbs | Michael Wheeler | 15 Toyota | Game Stop |
| 19 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Roger Penske | Greg Erwin | 15 Ford | Discount Tire |
| 20 | 24 | Eric McClure | James Whitener | Steve Lane | 15 Toyota | HEFTY REYNOLDS WRAP |
| 21 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) | Tony Townley | Mike Ford | 15 Chevrolet | Zaxby’s |
| 22 | 28 | J J Yeley | Gregg Mixon | Steve Plattenberger | 15 Toyota | Texas 28 Spirits Stage |
| 23 | 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | Richard Childress | Nick Harrison | 15 Chevrolet | Ruud |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Rod Sieg | Kevin Starland | 14 Chevrolet | Uncle Bob’s Self Storage |
| 25 | 40 | Carl Long | Derek White | Sebastian Laforge | 14 Dodge | Braille Battery/Grafoid |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) | Harry Scott Jr | Mike Shiplett | 15 Chevrolet | ENEOS |
| 27 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | Richard Petty | Frank Kerr | 15 Ford | WinField |
| 28 | 44 | David Starr | Mark Smith | Greg Conner | 15 Toyota | Zachry |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Tony Clements | Tony Clements | 15 Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 30 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means | Tim Brown | 15 Chevrolet | TBA |
| 31 | 54 | Denny Hamlin(i) | J D Gibbs | Chris Gayle | 15 Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 32 | 55 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Jamie Dick | Mark Setzer | 15 Chevrolet | Viva Auto Group |
| 33 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Jack Roush | Scott Graves | 15 Ford | Fastenal Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress | Shane Wilson | 15 Chevrolet | South Point |
| 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Mary Louise Miller | Daniel Kolanda | 14 Chevrolet | Wade Tractor/Adrenalin Power Sports |
| 36 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon | Gary Ritter | 14 Dodge | TBA |
| 37 | 88 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rick Hendrick | David Elenz | 15 Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com |
| 38 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | Michelle Gosselin | Guy Caron | 15 Chevrolet | TBA |
| 39 | 97 | Peyton Sellers | Victor Obaika | Dan Stillman | 15 Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 40 | 98 | Sam Hornish Jr(i) | Fred Biagi | Jon Hanson | 15 Ford | Biagi Bros. |
(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points
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