The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday for the penultimate race of the 2016 season.
As of Monday, there are 40 cars entered, meaning all will make the race, barring any entry list updates.
After making his Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville and finishing 39th, Gray Gaulding will be back in the No. 30 car in the Can-Am 500. He has one career Truck Series start at Phoenix, where he finished 17th.
DJ Kennington will pilot the No. 55 car for Premium Motorsports on Sunday as he attempts his Sprint Cup Series debut. The Canada native has 49 career NASCAR XFINITY Series starts with one coming earlier this season when he competed at Phoenix and finished 36th.
Action from Phoenix begins on Friday with opening practice at 1:30 p.m. followed by qualifying at 6:45 p.m. (all times ET). Saturday will feature two practice sessions, the first at 3 p.m. followed by final at 6 p.m. Coverage of the Can-Am 500 begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on NBC.
| Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | Jimmy Johns | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | Regan Smith | Chevy | Nikko RC / Toy State | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 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 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Roush Performance | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21* | Ryan Blaney # | Ford | SKF | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske |
| 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr Pepper | BK Racing |
| 24 | Chase Elliott # | Chevy | SunEnergy1 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Rustoleum / Menards | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30* | Gray Gaulding | Chevy | Feed the Children | The Motorsports Group |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Cat Minestar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | Can-Am / Kappa | 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 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | U.S. Air Force | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 44 | Brian Scott # | Ford | Safeway | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 46 | Michael Annett | Chevy | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports |
| 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevy | Fry's / Clorox | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Kobalt Tools | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 55* | D.J. Kennington(i) | Chevy | Northern Provincial Pipelines | Premium Motorsports |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Furniture Row Racing |
| 83 | Matt DiBendetto | Toyota | JAS Expedited Trucking | BK Racing |
| 88 | Alex Bowman(i) | Chevy | Nationwide Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | ON Semiconductors / Malwarebytes | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing |
| 98* | Reed Sorenson | Chevy | Speedstick | Premium Motorsports |
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