Race number 34 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 8, will be the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. There are 43 cars on the entry list which means all of the teams will make Sunday’s race.
Event Schedule: AAA Texas 500
Friday: 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET Practice on Fox Sports 1, 4:40 p.m. ET Qualifying on ESPN2
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. ET Practice on Fox Sports 2, 2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. ET Final Practice on Fox Sports 2
Sunday: 3 p.m. ET Race on ESPN
Track & Race Information: Texas Motor Speedway
1.5 mile quad-oval – 334 laps, 501 miles
Grandstand Seating – 122,377
First Sprint Cup Series Race – 1997, 25 Total Races
Most Wins – Carl Edwards (3)
Last Two Winners – Kyle Busch (April 2013) – Jimmie Johnson (November 2012)
Entry List: OPR = Owner Points Rank BOLD = Chase
Car # |
Driver |
Sponsor |
Manufacturer |
Team |
OPR |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
McDonald’s |
Chevrolet |
EGR |
14 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Miller Lite |
Ford |
Penske |
15 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Time Warner Cable |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick |
13 |
7 |
Dave Blaney |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
Chevrolet |
TBR |
32 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
MAC Tools |
Ford |
RPM |
22 |
10 |
Danica Patrick |
GoDaddy |
Chevrolet |
SHR |
29 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Office |
Toyota |
JGR |
25 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
GEICO |
Ford |
Germain |
26 |
14 |
Mark Martin |
Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 |
Chevrolet |
Chevrolet |
18 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-Hour Energy |
Toyota |
MWR |
6 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3M Hire Our Heros |
Ford |
RFR |
8 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
Ford Ecoboost |
Ford |
RFR |
21 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Snickers |
Toyota |
JGR |
5 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Home Depot “Let’s Do This” |
Toyota |
JGR |
1 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne |
Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto |
Ford |
Wood Brothers |
41 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
AAA |
Ford |
Penske |
11 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Drive to End Hunger |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick |
3 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Quaker State / Menards |
Chevrolet |
RCR |
17 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Budweiser |
Chevrolet |
RCR |
4 |
30 |
Parker Kligerman |
Swan Energy |
Toyota |
Swan |
34 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Caterpillar |
Chevrolet |
RCR |
20 |
32 |
Timmy Hill |
U.S. Chrome |
Ford |
FAS Lane |
37 |
33 |
Austin Dillon |
Boot Barn |
Chevrolet |
RCR |
38 |
34 |
David Ragan |
SaferCar.gov |
Ford |
Front Row |
27 |
35 |
Josh Wise |
MDS Transport |
Ford |
Front Row |
39 |
36 |
JJ Yeley |
Accell Construction |
Chevrolet |
TBR |
35 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Long John Silver’s |
Ford |
Front Row |
28 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Outback Steakhouse |
Chevrolet |
SHR |
12 |
40 |
Landon Cassill |
Pirate Oilfield Services |
Chevrolet |
Circle Sport |
43 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Target |
Chevrolet |
EGR |
23 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Farmland |
Ford |
RPM |
19 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Clorox |
Toyota |
JTG/D |
30 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe’s |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick |
2 |
51 |
Kyle Larson |
Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Chevrolet |
Phoenix |
31 |
55 |
Elliott Sadler |
Aaron’s Dream Machine |
Toyota |
MWR |
24 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Toyota |
MWR |
16 |
78 |
Kurt Busch |
Furniture Row / Denver Mattress |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row |
9 |
83 |
David Reutimann |
Burger King / Dr Pepper |
Toyota |
BK Racing |
36 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
NEMCO – JRR |
Toyota |
NEMCO/JRR |
40 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
AMP Energy Gold / 7-Eleven |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick |
7 |
93 |
Travis Kvapil |
Burger King / Dr Pepper |
Toyota |
BK Racing |
33 |
98 |
Michael McDowell |
Phil Parsons Racing |
Ford |
PPR |
42 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Aflac |
Ford |
RFR |
10 |
Entry List Notes:
Parker Kligerman will make his Sprint Cup Series debut driving the No. 30 Toyota for Swan Racing.
Kyle Larson will make his third career start driving the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing.
Austin Dillon will make his 11th start of 2013 and his fifth in the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Mark Martin will be in the No. 14 for Stewart-Haas Racing once again.
Elliott Sadler will race his second event for Michael Waltrip Racing in the No. 55 Toyota as Brian Vickers is out for the rest of the season due to a blot clot in his calf.
Timmy Hill will make his 18th start of the year for FAS Lane Racing in the No. 32 Ford.
Landon Cassill will be in the No. 40 Chevrolet for Hillman Racing with Circle Sport.
Bobby Labonte will make his 27th start of the season and 26th for JTG/Daugherty Racing in the No. 47 Toyota.
Trevor Bayne will make his 11th start of 2013 in the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing.
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