NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 First Data 500 entry list
By Asher Fair
A total of 38 drivers are set to compete in the First Data 500, the opening race of the round of 8 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, at Martinsville Speedway.
The round of 12 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is in the books, leaving just two of the scheduled four rounds and four of the scheduled 10 playoff races to be contested before the champion is crowned in just a few weeks at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The opening race of the round of 8, the third round of the playoffs, is scheduled to take place this Sunday, October 27 at Martinsville Speedway. This race, the First Data 500, is the second race at Martinsville Speedway of the season, as the first was held back in March and was won by Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski.
A total of 38 drivers are set to compete in Sunday afternoon’s 500-lap race around the four-turn, 0.526-mile (0.847-kilometer) Martinsville Speedway oval in Ridgeway, Virginia, and Keselowski is one of the 33 full-time drivers who are set to compete in it. However, he has already been eliminated from playoff contention.
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Of these 33 full-time drivers, 31 are eligible to score points in the Cup Series. Of these 31 drivers, 16 qualified for the playoffs.
Half of these 16 drivers have been eliminated from championship contention, with four having been eliminated following the round of 16 and another four having been eliminated following the round of 12. Eight drivers are still championship eligible with four races remaining in the season.
Also set to compete in this race are five part-time drivers, of whom three are set to drive for chartered teams and two are set to drive for non-chartered teams.
Two of the three part-time drivers who are set to drive for chartered teams in this race have not yet been confirmed, but they are set to drive for Petty Ware Racing and Rick Ware Racing. The one who has been determined is Timmy Hill, who is set to drive for Spire Motorsports.
The two part-time drivers who are set to drive for non-chartered teams in this race are Premium Motorsports’ Reed Sorenson and Rick Ware Racing’s J.J. Yeley.
Here is a list of the 38 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 First Data 500 at Martinsville 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 – 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 – TBA – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet
34 – TBA – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
35 – J.J. Yeley – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
36 – Timmy Hill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
37 – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
38 – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota
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The First Data 500 is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from Martinsville Speedway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, October 27. Be sure to tune in to the opening race of the third of four rounds of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.