NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 Consumers Energy 400 entry list
By Asher Fair
A total of 38 drivers are set to compete in this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the Consumers Energy 400, at Michigan International Speedway.
Michigan International Speedway is set to host its second and the 23rd overall race of the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season this Sunday, August 11. The first race at the track was a race that was postponed by rain and held on Monday, June 10.
This Sunday afternoon’s race, the Consumers Energy 400, is set to feature 38 drivers. The June race at Michigan International Speedway featured only 36 drivers, which is still tied for the lowest driver total of the season.
Of the 38 drivers who are set to compete in this Sunday afternoon’s 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Michigan International Speedway oval in Brooklyn, Michigan, 33 are full-time drivers while five are part-time drivers.
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Of these 33 full-time drivers, only StarCom Racing’s Landon Cassill and Premium Motorsports’ Ross Chastain are not eligible to score points in the Cup Series.
Cassill has competed in each of the season’s first 22 races while Chastain has not. Ironically, the one race that Chastain missed was the June race at Michigan International Speedway.
Only four of the five part-time drivers have been confirmed thus far, as Rick Ware Racing have not announced who will be driving the #53 Chevrolet for their lone non-chartered team. The #53 Chevrolet is one of only two cars that are set to compete in this race without a charter, although it will not be bumped from the field since the entry list is not full.
Meanwhile, Quin Houff is set to drive the #27 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet, which is the only other car that is set to compete in this race without a charter.
The three part-time drivers who are set to drive for chartered teams in this race are B.J. McLeod, Austin Theriault and Garrett Smithley. They are set to drive the #51 Petty Ware Racing Ford, the #52 Rick Ware Racing Ford and the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, respectively.
Here is a list of the 38 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
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 – Ross Chastain – #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 – Quin Houff – #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
23 – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford
24 – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
25 – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
26 – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
27 – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
28 – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
29 – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
30 – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet
31 – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
32 – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
33 – B.J. McLeod – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford
34 – Austin Theriault – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
35 – TBD – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
36 – Garrett Smithley – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
37 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
38 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota
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NBC Sports Network is set to broadcast the Consumers Energy 400 live from Michigan International Speedway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 11, so be sure not to miss the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season’s 23rd race.