AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Notes & Entry List

Race number 25 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will be the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. There are 44 cars on the entry list which means one of the teams will make Sunday night’s race.

 

Event Schedule: AdvoCare 500

Friday: 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET Practice on Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET Qualifying on Fox Sports 1

Saturday: 3 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. ET Practice on Fox Sports 2, 6 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. ET Final Practice on Fox Sports 2

Sunday: 7:30 p.m. ET Race on ESPN

Track & Race Information: Atlanta Motor Speedway

1.54 mile quad oval – 325 laps, 500.5 miles

Grandstand Seating – 99,000

First Sprint Cup Series Race – 1960, 105 Total Races

Most Wins – Dale Earnhardt (9) – Active, Bobby Labonte (6) won’t race, Jeff Gordon (5)

2012 Winner – Denny Hamlin

Entry List: OPR = Owner Points Rank

Car #
Driver
Sponsor
Manufacturer
Team
OPR
1
Jamie McMurray
EZGO
Chevrolet
EGR
17
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite
Ford
Penske
11
5
Kasey Kahne
Farmers Insurance
Chevrolet
Hendrick
8
7
Dave Blaney
SANY
Chevrolet
TBR
32
9
Marcos Ambrose
DeWalt
Ford
RPM
23
10
Danica Patrick
GoDaddy.com
Chevrolet
SHR
29
11
Denny Hamlin
Sports Clips
Toyota
JGR
25
13
Casey Mears
GEICO
Ford
Germain
26
14
Mark Martin
Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1
Chevrolet
SHR
13
15
Clint Bowyer
RK Motors
Toyota
MWR
2
16
Greg Biffle
3M
Ford
RFR
9
17
Ricky Stenhose Jr
Best Buy
Ford
RFR
24
18
Kyle Busch
M&M’s
Toyota
JGR
5
19
TBA
Plinker Tactical
Toyota
HSR
45
20
Matt Kenseth
Home Depot Husky Tools
Toyota
JGR
6
22
Joey Logano
Shell-Pennzoil
Ford
Penske
10
24
Jeff Gordon
Drive to End Hunger
Chevrolet
Hendrick
14
27
Paul Menard
Menards / Moen
Chervolet
RCR
18
29
Kevin Harvick
Jimmy John’s
Chevrolet
RCR
4
30
David Stremme
Lean1
Toyota
Swan
33
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar
Chevrolet
RCR
21
32
Timmy Hill
OXYwater
Ford
FAS Lane
36
33
Austin Dillon
AdvoCare
Chevrolet
RCR / Circle Sport
37
34
David Ragan
Peanut Patch Hot Boiled Peanuts / Racetrac
Ford
Front Row
28
35
Josh Wise
MDS Transport
Ford
Front Row
39
36
JJ Yeley
United Mining Equipment
Chevrolet
TBR
35
38
David Gilliland
Long John Silver’s
Ford
Front Row
31
39
Ryan Newman
Aspen Dental
Chevrolet
SHR
16
40
Landon Cassill
Hillman Racing
Chevrolet
Circle Sport
44
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target
Chevrolet
EGR
22
43
Aric Amlirola
Smithfield
Ford
RPM
20
47
AJ Allmendinger
Scott Products
Toyota
JTG/D
30
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe’s Dover White
Chevrolet
Hendrick
1
51
Mike Bliss
Phoenix Construction
Chevrolet
Phoenix
27
55
Brian Vickers
Aaron’s Dream Machine
Toyota
MWR
19
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts
Toyota
MWR
15
78
Kurt Busch
Furniture Row Racing / Beautyrest
Chevrolet
Furniture Row
12
83
David Reutimann
Burger King / Dr Pepper
Toyota
BK Racing
34
87
Joe Nemechek
Toyota
NEMCO/JRR
41
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr
National Guard Race2Achieve
Chevrolet
Hendrick
7
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King / Dr Pepper
Toyota
BK Racing
38
95
Scott Speed
Leavine Family Racing
Ford
LFR
43
98
Michael McDowell
Phil Parsons Racing
Ford
PPR
42
99
Carl Edwards
Subway
Ford
RFR
3

Entry List Notes:

Mark Martin will drive his second of 12 races in the No. 14 for Tony Stewart and Brian Vickers will drive the No. 55 for Michael Waltrip Racing in the ride Martin vacated to take the opportunity at SHR.

AJ Allmendinger will drive the No. 47 Toyota for JTG/Daugherty Racing. It is his fourth start for the team this season. He has finishes of tenth, 19th, and 22nd for the team.

Bobby Labonte was scheduled to make his second start for Phoenix Racing in the No. 51 Chevrolet but on Wednesday broke three ribs in a bicycle accident and will not be able to race. Mike Bliss will make his first start this season for Phoenix Racing instead.

Mike Bliss was entered in the No. 19 for Humphrey Smith Racing but that entry is now TBD for who will drive for them. The No. 19 team will have to qualify in the top 36 to make the race.

Austin Dillon will drive the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet for the fourth time this season. It will be his ninth start overall on the season.

Landon Cassill is in the No. 40 Chevrolet for Circle Sport Racing. It is his fifth race in the No. 40 car this season.

Timmy Hill will drive his 12th race for FAS Lane Racing in the No. 32 Ford.