Following a wild weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to a mile-and-a-half track for the first time since early April as teams head to Kansas Speedway. This will be the second night race of 2016 and third in the history of the speedway since it installed lights for the 2014 season.
After having 41 cars entered in two consecutive races, there are only 40 entries for Saturday night as of Monday, meaning all cars will make the field.
Tony Stewart will make his permanent return to competition in the GoBowling.com 400 after racing at Richmond International Raceway, and then starting the event and getting out during the first caution due to risk of injury at Talladega Superspeedway. He is expected to be behind the wheel of the No. 14 in each event moving forward in 2016.
Joey Gase will be back in the No. 32 for GO FAS Racing this weekend for his third start this season. This will be his third time competing at Kansas Speedway in the Sprint Cup Series. He finished 37th in October 2014 and 38th last May.
Reed Sorenson will once again pilot the No. 55 for Premium Motorsports on Saturday night after Michael Waltrip competed in the car and finished 12th last Sunday at Talladega.
Action from Kansas begins on Friday with opening practice at 11:30 a.m., final practice at 1:30 p.m., and qualifying at 6:45 p.m. (all times ET). Coverage of the GoBowling.com 400 begins on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
Car No. | Driver | Manu | Sponsor | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing |
2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske |
3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing |
4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing |
5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports |
6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing |
7 | Regan Smith | Chevy | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
10 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing |
11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
13 | Casey Mears | Chevy | GEICO | Germain Racing |
14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 5-Hour Energy | HScott Motorsports |
16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | Roush Fenway Racing |
17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Zest | Roush Fenway Racing |
18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Red Nose | 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 | AAA | Team Penske |
23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr. Pepper | BK Racing |
24 | Chase Elliott # | Chevy | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports |
27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | NIBCO / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
30* | Josh Wise | Chevy | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group |
31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing |
32 | Joey Gase(i) | Ford | TBA | GO FAS Racing |
34 | Chris Buescher # | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports |
38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports |
41 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing |
42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Clorox | Chip Ganassi Racing |
43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports |
44 | Brian Scott # | Ford | GoBowling.com | Richard Petty Motorsports |
46 | Michael Annett | Chevy | Allstate Peterbilt Group | HScott Motorsports |
47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevy | Dillons / Kingsford | JTG Daugherty Racing |
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports |
55* | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 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 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports |
95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | WRL General Contractors | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing |
98* | Cole Whitt | Toyota | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
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