NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 entry list
By Asher Fair
A total of 38 drivers are set to compete in the second race of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the Federated Auto Parts 400, at Richmond Raceway.
After a dramatic 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past Sunday, the second of three races of the round of 16 is scheduled to take place at Richmond Raceway this Saturday night.
This race, the Federated Auto Parts 400, is the second race at Richmond Raceway this season, making Richmond Raceway the sixth of 13 tracks on the schedule to feature two races. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. earned his first victory as a Joe Gibbs Racing driver at the track back in mid-April.
A total of 38 drivers are set to compete in this Saturday night’s 400-lap race around the four-turn, 0.75-mile (1.207-kilometer) Richmond Raceway oval in Richmond, Virginia, including 33 full-time drivers and five part-time drivers.
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Of the 33 full-time drivers who are slated to compete in this race, 31 are eligible to score Cup Series points and 16 are still championship eligible having qualified for the playoffs. Of these 16 playoff drivers, 12 will advance to the round of 12 while four will be eliminated following the next two races when the round of 16 comes to a close.
Of the five part-time drivers who are slated to compete in this race, three are set to drive for chartered teams while two are not, although all 38 entries are guaranteed a spot in this race since the entry list is not full (40 drivers).
Set to drive for chartered teams are Petty Ware Racing’s Austin Theriault, Rick Ware Racing’s Garrett Smithley and Spire Motorsports’ Reed Sorenson. Set to drive for non-chartered teams are Premium Motorsports’ Quin Houff and Rick Ware Racing’s Spencer Boyd.
Here is a list of the 38 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway.
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 – Austin Theriault – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet
34 – Garrett Smithley – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
35 – Spencer Boyd – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
36 – Reed Sorenson – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
37 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
38 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota
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Tune in to NBC Sports Network at 7:30 p.m. ET this Saturday, September 21 for the live broadcast of the second race of the four-round, 10-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the Federated Auto Parts 400, at Richmond Raceway.