This weekend the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts series tackle the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.
Here are the drivers vying for a chance to race the wild and unpredictable racetrack.
NASCAR Cup Series Entry List at Talladega
Cup is set to compete in the Jack Link’s 500 on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. ET and airing on FOX.
Qualifying will be important, as there are 41 cars entered for 40 spots, so one won’t make the race. The session is scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET and airs on Amazon Prime.
Jesse Love‘s in the No. 33 for Richard Childress Racing.
Joey Gase will attempt to make the race in the No. 44 for NY Racing Team.
Casey Mears is driving for Beard Motorsports in the No. 62.
Chad Finchum‘s joining Garage 66 in the No. 66.
Daniel Dye is attempting to make his debut in Cup with Live Fast Motorsports.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Entry List at Talladega
O’Reilly cars join Cup in the AG-PRO 300 on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and airs on the CW.
There are 38 cars running, so all will make the race in qualifying (which runs Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET on the CW app), unless there’s late additions.
JJ Yeley joins Hettinger Racing in the No. 5.
Tyler Ankrum will make his series debut in the No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing entry.
Natalie Decker‘s in the No. 35 for Joey Gase Motorsports.
RSS Racing’s No. 38 has Patrick Emerling driving.
The No. 42 of Young’s Motorsports is driven by David Starr.
Rajah Caruth‘s piloting the No. 88 for JR Motorsports.
Joy joined Frontstretch in 2019 as a NASCAR DraftKings writer, expanding to news and iRacing coverage in 2020. She's currently an assistant editor and involved with photos, social media and news editing. A California native, Joy was raised watching motorsports and started watching NASCAR extensively in 2001. She earned her B.A. degree in Liberal Studies at California State University Bakersfield in 2010.