The Sprint Cup Series goes from one of the slowest tracks on the schedule at Martinsville Speedway to one of the fastest at Texas Motor Speedway for the Duck Commander 500 this weekend.
For the second consecutive week, there are 40 cars entered and a full field will compete under the lights on Saturday night.
Reed Sorenson returns in the No. 55 car for Premium Motorsports after finishing 37th last weekend in his first start of the 2016 season.
Defending race winner Jimmie Johnson entered this race one a year ago with one win under his belt in the 2015 season. This season, he has already visited Victory Lane twice and will look for a third win this weekend.
Ty Dillon returns to Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing for the Duck Commander 500 in the No. 95 Nexium 24HR Chevrolet. His first start with the organization came in the Daytona 500 and he finished 25th.
Track action begins on Thursday with opening practice at 5:30 p.m. (all times ET). On Friday, the Sprint Cup cars will qualify at 2:45 p.m. and participate in final practice at 6:30 p.m. Coverage of the first night race of 2016 will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday on FOX.
| Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | Dow - Solar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | Quicken Loans | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | Regan Smith | Chevy | Fire Alarm Services, Inc | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Chevy | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevy | TaxAct Military Files Free Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | Visine | Hscott Motorsports |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Kleen Performance | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Zest | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21* | Ryan Blaney # | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske |
| 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr Pepper | BK Racing |
| 24 | Chase Elliott # | Chevy | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Pepsi / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30* | Josh Wise | Chevy | Crawfest New Braunfels / City of New Braunfel, TX | The Motorsports Group |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | Can-Am | GO FAS Racing |
| 34 | Chris Buescher # | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports |
| 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 44 | Brian Scott # | Ford | Albertons Co. / Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 46 | Michael Annett | Chevy | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports |
| 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevy | Kroger / Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 55* | Reed Sorenson | Chevy | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing |
| 83 | Matt Dibenedetto | Toyota | Cosmo Motors | BK Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 95 | Ty Dillon (i) | Chevy | Nexium 24HR | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing |
| 98* | Cole Whitt | Chevy | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
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