NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 entry list
By Asher Fair
The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season finale, the Ford EcoBoost 400, is scheduled to take place this Sunday. Here is the entry list for this race.
It is hard to believe, but the final race of the 36-race 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season is just days away. This race, the Ford EcoBoost 400, is scheduled to take place this Sunday, November 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
A total of 39 drivers, of whom 37 have been confirmed, are set to compete in the 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Homestead-Miami Speedway oval in Homestead, Florida, the race that is set to result in this year’s champion being crowned.
Of the 37 drivers who have been confirmed for this race, 29 are full-time drivers who have competed in each of the first 35 races of the season while eight are part-time drivers, of whom all have competed in at least one race already this season.
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The two cars that are entered into this race but do not yet have their drivers confirmed are the #51 Rick Ware Racing Ford and the #97 Obaika Racing Toyota.
Of the 29 full-time drivers who are set to enter this race, four are set to compete to win this year’s Championship while 12 are playoff drivers who have already been eliminated from championship contention. The other 13 failed to qualify for the playoffs.
If 39 drivers end up competing in this race, this race will be the second consecutive race to feature 39 drivers. This would be the case after 11 of the previous 12 races featured full fields of 40 drivers.
The driver total of 39 would be tied for the lowest with the driver totals in the round of 12 race at Dover International Speedway and the round of 8 race at ISM Raceway since the driver total of the August race at Watkins Glen International was just 37.
Here is a list of the eight part-time drivers who are set to compete alongside the four Championship 4 drivers and the other 25 full-time drivers in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 18.
NOTE: The two part-time cars without confirmed drivers for this race are also featured on this entry list.
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
2 – Matt Kenseth – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
3 – Ross Chastain – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
4 – J.J. Yeley – #23, BK Racing, Toyota
5 – TBA – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
6 – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota
7 – Corey Lajoie – #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet
8 – Regan Smith – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
9 – TBA – #97, Obaika Racing, Toyota
10 – Kyle Weatherman – #99, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
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Who will be crowned 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion? Will that driver be the driver who wins the season finale for the fifth consecutive season? Tune in to the live broadcast of the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which is set to begin on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 18, to find out.