This weekend, the Sprint Cup Series makes its first visit to Richmond International Raceway for a scheduled day race since 1997 (Note: There have been multiple races run on Sunday afternoons since then, most recently last year, but they were all due to rainouts). For this race, 41 cars have entered, meaning that someone could go home without racing for the first time since Daytona.
The one new entry this week is the No. 93 for BK Racing, returning for the first time since Daytona. This will be the first of a few races that Ryan Ellis will compete in for the small team. Sponsorship will be provided from ScienceLogic, a company that Ellis first brought to Sprint Cup last season with Circle Sport’s No. 33 Chevrolet.
The only other change of note is that Brian Vickers is currently listed as being back in the No. 14 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing. Sponsorship will be provided by Mobil 1. Vickers is still on a race-to-race deal with SHR for non-Bass Pro Shops-sponsored races until Tony Stewart returns.
Entry List: Toyota Owners 400
| Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Ranger Boats | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Busch Light | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew Pitch Black | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 Advanced Technology | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 5-Hour ENERGY | HScott Motorsports |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Cheez-It | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree Dog Food | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | XFINITY | 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 | sweetFrog | BK Racing |
| 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew Baja Blast | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Duracell/Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30* | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | Go FAS Racing |
| 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | A&W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | The Pete Store | Front Row Motorsports |
| 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Monster Energy/Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield Foods | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Albertson's/Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports |
| 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/Bush's Beans | JTG-Daugherty Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Pro Services | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 55* | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports |
| 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Racing |
| 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | E.J. Wade Construction | BK Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew DEWcision | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 93* | Ryan Ellis (i) | Toyota | ScienceLogic | BK Racing |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | TBA | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing |
| 98* | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
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