5 lineup changes confirmed for NASCAR Cup race at Texas

Three drivers who competed at Talladega Superspeedway will not compete at Texas Motor Speedway, while two others are set to return.
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR
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Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled to host the Wurth 400 presented by Liqui Moly this Sunday afternoon.

This race was known as the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 last year, but the two title sponsors switched locations, with this year's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 scheduled to take place at Dover Motor Speedway in July. Dover had previously hosted the Wurth 400.

A number of changes have been made to the entry list for this Sunday afternoon's 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-mile) Fort Worth, Texas oval compared to this past weekend's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

There have been a total of five changes made to the driver lineup. First, here is the full entry list for the Wurth 400 presented by Liqui Moly.

NASCAR Cup Series entry list at Texas Motor Speedway

1 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

2 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

3 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

4 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

5 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

7 - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

8 - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

9 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10 - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

11 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

12 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

13 - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

14 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

15 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

17 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

18 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

19 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

20 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

21 - Jesse Love, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

22 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

23 - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

24 - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

25 - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

26 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

27 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

28 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

29 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

30 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

31 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

32 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

33 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

34 - Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

35 - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

36 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

37 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

38 - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Let's start with where there have been no changes ahead of race number 11 on the 2025 schedule: the 36 chartered cars are all once again set to be driven by their full-time drivers, as was the case in each of the season's first 10 races.

Three teams that competed at Talladega are not cometing at Texas. NY Racing Team fielded the No. 44 Chevrolet for J.J. Yeley, Beard Motorsports fielded the No. 62 Chevrolet for Anthony Alfredo, and Live Fast Motorsports fielded the No. 78 Chevrolet for B.J. McLeod. But none of those teams or drivers will be competing at Texas.

Instead, Richard Childress Racing are set to add the No. 33 Chevrolet for the third time this year. Jesse Love, who drove it at Bristol Motor Speedway, is set to drive it on Sunday.

And MBM Motorsports (Garage 66) are set to make their third start of the season with a third different driver: Chad Finchum. Finchum most recently competed for the team in the 2024 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live coverage of the Wurth 400 presented by Liqui Moly from Texas Motor Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET this Sunday, May 4. Start a free trial of FuboTV now if you have not already had the chance to do so!