Miles the Monster will awaken for the first time this season as the Sprint Cup Series heads to the Dover International Speedway this weekend.
There are 40 cars entered in this week’s field, meaning all will make the race.
Jeffrey Earnhardt is the only different driver entered this weekend that did not compete at Kansas Speedway last Saturday night. He returns behind the wheel of the No. 32 car for the seventh time this season. His best result through six starts has been a 32nd at Bristol last month. Sunday will be his first start in the Sprint Cup Series at Dover.
Jimmie Johnson will look to score his third consecutive victory in the spring Dover race on Sunday. He is the all-time wins leader at the speedway with 10 victories and will aim to add another to the list this weekend.
Many drivers will carry different sponsors on Sunday including Brad Keselowski in the Würth car, Austin Dillon in the AAA machine, and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in the Sunny D sponsored ride.
Danica Patrick‘s car will feature both Nature’s Bakery and Autism Delaware this weekend. Autism Delaware is the organization to which Tony Stewart donated the $35,000 that the Drivers Council collected to pay his fine last month, and the beneficiary of Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism.
Cars are on-track for the first time on Friday for opening practice at 11 a.m. and qualifying at 3:45 p.m. (all times ET). Saturday will feature two practices, the first at 9:30 a.m. followed by final practice at 12:30 p.m. Coverage of Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism begins at 1 p.m. on FS1.
| Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Wurth | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | AAA | 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 / Autism Delaware | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Chevy | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | Code 3 Assoc / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 5-Hour Energy | HScott Motorsports |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Kleen Performance | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Sunny D | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree | 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 | Schrock / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30* | Josh Wise | Chevy | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | 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 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 44 | Brian Scott # | Ford | Alberstons Co. / Shore Lodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 46 | Michael Annett | Chevy | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports |
| 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevy | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 55* | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Racing |
| 83 | Matt Dibenedetto | Toyota | Cosmo Motors | BK Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | WRL General Contractors | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing |
| 98* | Cole Whitt | Chevy | TBA | Premium Motorsports |
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“Danica Patrick‘s car will feature both Nature’s Bakery and Autism Delaware this weekend. ”
There’s probably a reason why you would single out Patrick, perhaps the most over reported, under performing driver in NASCAR but for the record she’s just one of many supporting Autism Delaware..
“In total, 21 drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 13 drivers from the NASCAR XFINITY Series and 13 drivers from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will display the Autism Delaware decal on their respective cars and trucks. They include:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Jamie McMurray No. 1 McDonalds/Cessna Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski No. 2 Miller Lite Ford
Austin Dillon No. 3 AAA Chevrolet
Trevor Bayne No. 6 AdvoCare Ford
Regan Smith No. 7 APC Chevrolet
Danica Patrick No. 10 Nature’s Bakery/Autism Delaware Chevrolet
Casey Mears No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet
Greg Biffle No. 16 Kleen Performance Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No. 17 SunnyD Ford
Ryan Blaney No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
Joey Logano No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford
Paul Menard No. 27 Schrock/Menards Chevrolet
Ryan Newman No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet
Chris Buescher No 34 Dockside Logistics Ford
Landon Cassill No 38 MDS Transport Ford
Kyle Larson No. 42 Target Chevrolet
Aric Almirola No. 43 Smithfield Ford
Brian Scott No. 44 Albertsons Companies/ACME/Shore Lodge Ford
A.J. Allmendinger No. 47 BUSH’S Beans Chevrolet
Martin Truex Jr. No. 78 Toyota Furniture Row/Denver Mattress
Michael McDowell No. 95 WRL General Contractors Chevrolet
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Elliott Sadler No. 1 OneMain Chevrolet
Paul Menard No. 2 Menards/Richmond Chevrolet
Ty Dillon No. 3 Rheem Chevrolet
Darrell Wallace Jr. No. 6 LoudMouth Exhaust Ford
Justin Allgaier No. 7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
Blake Koch No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet
Ryan Reed No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford
Drew Herring No. 24 Toyota JGL Racing Young Guns Toyota
Dakoda Armstrong No. 28 JGL Racing Toyota
Brandon Jones No. 33 Chevrolet Military Discount Chevrolet
Jeb Burton No. 43 J. Streicher Ford
Jeremy Clements No. 51 Chevrolet
Brendan Gaughan No. 62 South Point Chevrolet
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Austin Cindric No. 2 BKR Ford
Christopher Bell No. 4 Toyota
John Wes Townley No. 05 Zaxby’s Chevrolet
John Hunter Nemechek No. 8 Chevrolet
William Byron No. 9 Liberty University Toyota
Cameron Hayley No. 13 Cabinets by Hayley Toyota
Daniel Hemric No. 19 Oakmont Management Group/Autism Delaware Ford
Austin Hill No. 20 A&D Welding Ford
Tyler Reddick No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford
Ben Rhodes No. 41 Alpha Energy Solutions Toyota
Daniel Suarez No. 51 ARRIS Toyota
Matt Crafton No. 88 Hormel/Menards Toyota
Rico Abreu No. 98 Safelite/CURB Records Toyota
Hi Intomidator,
The news about the other cars supporting Autism Delaware didn’t come out until today, while this story was posted yesterday and Patrick is the only driver that had Autism Delaware listed as a co-sponsor on the original entry list.