NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 entry list
By Asher Fair
A total of 40 drivers are set to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, the 1000Bulbs.com 500.
Just six races remain on the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. The first of these six races is the fifth of 10 races on the four-round playoff schedule, the 1000Bulbs.com 500, at Talladega Superspeedway.
A total of 40 drivers are set to compete in this 188-lap race around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, making this race the eighth race of the season to feature a full field.
Of these 40 drivers, 33 are full-time drivers, although StarCom Racing’s Landon Cassill and Premium Motorsports’ Ross Chastain are not eligible to score Cup Series points.
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Cassill has competed in each of the season’s first 30 races while Chastain missed the June race at Michigan International Speedway.
Of the 31 other full-time drivers, 16 entered the playoffs with a chance to win the championship. Of these 16 drivers, 12 are still in the playoffs in the round of 12.
Seven part-time drivers are set to compete in this race as well, and three are set to drive for chartered teams while four are set to drive for non-chartered teams. The three drivers who are set to drive for chartered teams in this race are Petty Ware Racing’s Austin Theriault, Rick Ware Racing’s Spencer Boyd and Spire Motorsports’ Blake Jones.
The four drivers who are set to drive for non-chartered teams in this race are Premium Motorsports’ Joe Nemechek, Beard Motorsports’ Brendan Gaughan, MBM Motorsports’ Joey Gase and Gaunt Brothers Racing’s Parker Kligerman.
Here is a list of the 40 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
NOTE: Round of 12 playoff 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 – 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 – Reed Sorenson – #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, Ford
34 – Spencer Boyd – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
35 – Brendan Gaughan – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet
36 – Joey Gase – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota
37 – Blake Jones – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
38 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
39 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota
40 – Parker Kligerman – #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota
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NBC’s live broadcast of the second race of the round of 12 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 13. Be sure to tune in to the 1000Bulbs.com 500 from Talladega Superspeedway.