Two weeks after a championship swing and fireworks in Pocono, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is returning to another superspeedway.
NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the Aug. 15 Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway. The list includes 34 entries, meaning two teams will fail to make Saturday’s race.
Fresh off of a victory in his return at Pocono, Kyle Busch will again field himself in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Toyota. Busch, whose KBM team has three wins in the last four NCWTS races, will look to become the first back-to-back winner of 2015. Busch will be joined by teammate Cody Coughlin, making his second career NCWTS start in the No. 54 JEGS Toyota.
Sprint Cup Series regular Alex Bowman will make his Truck Series debut Saturday driving the No. 00 Haas Automation Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. Bowman, 22, currently drives the No. 7 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Cup Series. The Arizona native has two previous starts for JRM in the Xfinity Series, scoring a best finish of 12th (Charlotte, 2014).
Looking for his first NCWTS win since Canada in 2014, Ryan Blaney will make his third start of the year, piloting the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing. 2011 champion Austin Dillon will also make his third start of 2015. Dillon last ran at Pocono, finishing fifth.
There is one newcomer to the series this week. Dewitt, Michigan native Chad Finley will look to make his debut, piloting the No. 30 Auto Valve Ford for newly formed Rette Jones Racing. That team hopes to run a limited schedule this season with their eyes on 2016.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return to Michigan International Speedway on Friday, Aug. 14, for two practice sessions. The field will then return on Saturday at 9:40 a.m. ET for Keystone Light Pole Qualifying. Coverage of the Careers for Veterans 200 will begin at 1 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
2015 CAREERS FOR VETERANS 200 ENTRY LIST
| Car# | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Alex Bowman | Haas Automation | 15 Chevy | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Driven2Honor.org | 14 Chevy | Kenneth Grimes |
| 1 | Travis Kvapil | TBA | 14 Chevy | Tracy Lowe |
| 2 | Tyler Young | Randco Industries/Young's Building Systems | 15 Chevy | Randy Young |
| 03 | Timothy Viens | RaceDaySponsor.com | 15 Chevy | Michael Affarano |
| 4 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 15 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Zaxby's | 15 Chevy | Tony Townley |
| 6 | Norm Benning | TBA | 15 Chevy | Norm Benning |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr | ScubaLife.com | 15 Chevy | Bobby Dotter |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | TBA | 15 Chevy | Sidney Mauldin |
| 08 | Korbin Forrister | Trump for President | 15 Chevy | Ken Smith |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Driven2Honor.org | 15 Chevy | Jennifer Jo Cobb |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Local Motors | 15 Toyota | Tom Deloach |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | Carolina Nut Co./Cabinets by Hayley | 15 Toyota | Duke Thorson |
| 14 | Daniel Hemric | California Clean Power | 15 Chevy | Bob Newberry |
| 15 | Mason Mingus | CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG | 15 Chevy | Billy Boat |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | 15 Toyota | Tom Deloach |
| 18 | TBA | TBA | 15 Toyota | Shigeaki Hattori |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | Draw-Tite | 15 Ford | Brad Keselowski |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Allegiant Travel | 15 Chevy | Maurice Gallagher Jr |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney(i) | Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans | 15 Ford | Brad Keselowski |
| 30 | Chad Finley | Auto Valve | 15 Ford | Mark Rette |
| 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | TBA | 15 Chevy | Maurice Gallagher Jr |
| 36 | Justin Jennings | Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/ Ski Soda | 15 Chevy | Michael Mittler |
| 40 | Todd Peck | Arthritis Foundation/OSS Health | 15 Chevy | Michael Peck |
| 45 | BJ McLeod | TBA | 15 Chevy | BJ McLeod |
| 50 | TBA | TBA | 14 Chevy | Mark Beaver |
| 51 | Kyle Busch(i) | Dollar General | 15 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 54 | Cody Coughlin | JEGS | 15 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 63 | Garrett Smithley | Segpay/Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool | 15 Chevy | Michael Mittler |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | TBA | 14 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door / Menards | 15 Toyota | Rhonda Thorson |
| 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | 15 Chevy | Jay Robinson |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | Nextant/Curb Records | 15 Toyota | Mike Curb |
Aaron Bearden is a Frontstretch alumnus who’s come back home as the site’s Short Track Editor. When he isn’t working with our grassroots writers, he can be found talking about racing on his Morning Warmup newsletter, pestering his wife/dog or convincing himself the Indiana Pacers can win an NBA title.