Following Matt Crafton‘s resurgent victory at Martinsville Speedway a tight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points battle makes its way to Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the Nov. 6 WinStar World Casino 350k. There’s a total of 30 entrants, two short of making a full field. However, the two MAKE Motorsports entries (the No. 1 and No. 50), which have competed in every event of the 2015 season, have yet to make it on the list.
As announced Monday Jeb Burton will return to the No. 00 for JR Motorsports. Burton, a rookie with BK Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, earned his lone NCWTS victory at Texas in 2013.
Austin Theriault is currently listed as the driver of the No. 29 Ford. However, he has yet to return from injuries sustained in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Whether Theriault or a replacement driver will wheel the machine is unknown at this time. UPDATE: Theirault is out for this weekend. Meanwhile, Brandon Jones and Christopher Bell will look to continue a recent string of strong performances in the Nos. 33 and 54, respectively. Mike Harmon will drive his self-owned No. 49 while rookie Jesse Little returns to the No. 97.
The NCWTS will open the weekend at Texas with two practice sessions on Thursday, No. 5, at 3 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. ET. The series will return on Friday for Keystone Light Pole Qualifying at 4:40 p.m. ET with coverage for the WinStar World Casino 350k following at 8:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 and MRN.
2015 WINSTAR WORLD CASINO 350 ENTRY LIST
| Car No. | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jeb Burton(i) | Haas Automation | 15 Chevy | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Driven2Honor.org | 15 Chevy | Kenneth Grimes |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Randco/Young's Building Systems | 15 Chevy | Randy Young |
| 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 | Titled Kilt | 15 Chevy | Ken Smith |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Grimes Irrigation & Construction | 14 Chevy | Jennifer Jo Cobb |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Local Motors | 15 Toyota | Tom Deloach |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley | The Carolina Nut Co. | 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 |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | Stoney Creek Records | 15 Ford | Brad Keselowski |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Allegiant Travel | 15 Chevy | Maurice Gallagher Jr |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney | Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans | 15 Ford | Brad Keselowski |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | TBA | 15 Chevy | Maurice Gallagher Jr |
| 36 | Tyler Tanner | Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda | 13 Chevy | Michael Mittler |
| 45 | BJ McLeod | TBA | 15 Chevy | BJ McLeod |
| 49 | Mike Harmon | TBA | 14 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 51 | Daniel Suarez(i) | ARRIS | 15 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 54 | Christopher Bell | JBL | 15 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 63 | Justin Jennings | Mittler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda | 15 Chevy | Michael Mittler |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | TBA | 14 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | Damp Rid/Menards | 15 Toyota | Rhonda Thorson |
| 94 | Timmy Hill | Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com | 15 Chevy | Jay Robinson |
| 97 | Jesse Little | Protect the Harvest | 15 Toyota | Jason Little |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | Nextant/Curb RecordsSmokey Mtn/Curb Records | 15 Toyota | Mike Curb |
| 1 (Late Entry) | Travis Kvapil | TBA | 15 Chevy | Tracy Lowe |
| 50 (Late Entry) | TBD | TBA | 15 Chevy | Marc Beaver |
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.