NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 entry list

A total of 36 drivers are set to compete in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, tying the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season-low.

Two of the first 14 races of the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season featured only 36 drivers. These two races were the race at ISM Raceway in mid-March and the race at Martinsville Speedway in late March, the season’s fourth and sixth races.

This Sunday afternoon’s race, the FireKeepers Casino 400, at Michigan International Speedway is set to become the third.

Just 36 drivers are set to compete in this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Michigan International Speedway oval in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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Of these 36 drivers, 32 are full-time drivers. Of these 32 full-time drivers, only StarCom Racing’s Landon Cassill is not eligible to score points in the Cup Series.

Typically two full-time drivers, the other being Premium Motorsports’ Ross Chastain, compete in Cup Series races without being eligible to score points in the Cup Series, but Chastain is not set to compete in this Sunday afternoon’s race.

Chastain, who has not missed a race all season long, is set to be replaced by Garrett Smithley behind the wheel of the #15 Chevrolet in this race. Smithley has competed in three races so far this season, all as the driver of the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

This is the case because of the fact Chastain has now declared for Truck Series points after previously having declared for Xfinity Series points. The Xfinity Series race this weekend is set to take place at Michigan International Speedway, but the Truck Series race this weekend is set to take place at Texas Motor Speedway.

The other three part-time drivers who are set to compete in this race alongside Smithley are Petty Ware Racing’s Kyle Weatherman, Rick Ware Racing’s Josh Bilicki and Spire Motorsports’ Quin Houff. All four of the part-time drivers who are entered into this race are set to drive for chartered teams.

Here is a list of the 36 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

NOTE: Part-time drivers are listed in italics.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer
1 – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
2 – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
3 – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford
4 – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
5 – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
6 – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
7 – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
8 – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
9 – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
10 – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
11 – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford
12 – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
13 – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
14 – Garrett Smithley – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
15 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
16 – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
17 – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
18 – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
19 – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
20 – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford
21 – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
22 – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford
23 – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
24 – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
25 – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
26 – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
27 – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
28 – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
29 – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet
30 – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
31 – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
32 – Kyle Weatherman – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford
33 – Josh Bilicki – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
34 – Quin Houff – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
35 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
36 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota

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Fox Sports 1 is set to broadcast the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season’s 15th race, the FireKeepers Casino 400, live from Michigan International Speedway beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 9, so be sure not to miss it.

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