NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 Monster Energy Open entry list
By Asher Fair
A total of 24 drivers are set to compete in the Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway with their sights set on qualifying for the Monster Energy All-Star Race.
A total of 24 drivers are set to attempt to qualify for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, of which the winner will receive $1,000,000, this Saturday, May 18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway by competing in the Monster Energy Open at the track.
Four of the 24 drivers who are set to compete in this 50-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina are set to fill the remaining four open positions in the starting lineup for the 85-lap All-Star Race at the track later on Saturday evening.
A total of 15 drivers have already qualified for the All-Star Race and thus will not compete in the Open.
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The Open is set to consist of three stages, including two 20-lap stages and a 10-lap stage to conclude the race. The winners of each of these three stages will locked themselves into the All-Star Race. Once a driver wins a stage, he will not compete in the remainder of the Open.
The fourth and final remaining open position for the All-Star Race will be given to the winner of the All-Star Fan Vote, which you can vote in by clicking here.
Because of the fact that the winner of the All-Star Fan Vote can technically lock himself into the All-Star Race by winning one of the three stages of the Open, the fourth and final remaining open position for the All-Star Race will effectively go to the driver who finishes the highest in the All-Star Fan Vote without winning one of these three stages.
Here is a list of the 24 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer
1 – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
2 – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
3 – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
4 – Ross Chastain – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
5 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
6 – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
7 – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
8 – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford
9 – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
10 – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
11 – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
12 – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
13 – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
14 – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
15 – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet
16 – Joey Gase – #46, MBM Motorsports, Chevrolet
17 – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
18 – Cody Ware – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford
19 – Bayley Currey – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
20 – B.J. McLeod – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
21 – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota
22 – Quin Houff – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
23 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
24 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota
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Be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET this Saturday, May 18 for the live broadcast of the Monster Energy Open from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fox Sports 1 is then set to air the live broadcast of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race from the track beginning 8:00 p.m. ET later that evening, so be sure to stay tuned in for that as well.