With a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver winning the season-opening race at Daytona, the NASCAR XFINITY Series field will look for its first confirmed Chase qualifier in Atlanta.
NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the Feb. 27 Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday (Feb. 23). The list includes 37 entrants, meaning every team will make Saturday’s race.
Earning a Chase spot with a victory won’t be easy. Four Sprint Cup Series drivers will compete in Saturday’s race, including the previous two champions, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. Busch will return to the No. 18 Toyota with a familiar livery from NOS Energy Drink, while Harvick will step into the No. 88 with backing from Bad Boy Off Road.
Paul Menard and Brad Keselowski will also compete in the 250-mile event, completing the Cup brigade.
Garrett Smithley will make his NXS debut in the No. 0. Smithley has previously competed in the Camping World Truck Series.
Corey LaJoie, son of two-time NXS champion Randy LaJoie, will return to the series, driving the No. 24 for JGL Racing. Former champion Jeff Green will join TriStar Motorsports in the No. 10.
The XFINITY Series will start the weekend’s festivities at Atlanta on Friday, Feb. 26, completing three practice sessions at 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. ET. The field will then return on Saturday for Coors Light Pole Qualifying at 8:35 a.m. ET. Coverage for the Heads Up Georgia 250 will follow at 1:30 p.m. ET, on FOX Sports 1.
Car No.
Driver
Sponsor
Manufacturer
Owner
0
Garrett Smithley
Instalco
16 Chevy
Gary Cogswell
1
Elliott Sadler
OneMain
16 Chevy
Dale Earnhardt Jr
01
Ryan Preece
teamjdmotorsports.com
16 Chevy
Johnny Davis
2
Paul Menard(i)
Richmond / Menards
16 Chevy
Richard Childress
3
Ty Dillon
Rheem
16 Chevy
Richard Childress
4
Ross Chastain
teamjdmotorsports.com
16 Chevy
Gary Keller
6
Darrell Wallace Jr
Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang
16 Ford
Jack Roush
07
Ray Black Jr
Scuba Life
16 Chevy
Bobby Dotter
7
Justin Allgaier
TaxSlayer.com
16 Chevy
Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
10
Jeff Green
TBD
16 Toyota
Mark Smith
11
Blake Koch
Leaf Filter Gutter Protection
16 Chevy
Matt Kaulig
13
TBA
TBD
16 Ford
Derek White
14
TBA
TBD
16 Toyota
Mark Smith
16
Ryan Reed
Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang
16 Ford
Jack Roush
18
Kyle Busch(i)
NOS Energy Drink
16 Toyota
J D Gibbs
19
Daniel Suarez
ARRIS
16 Toyota
Joe Gibbs
20
Erik Jones
Hisense USA
16 Toyota
Joe Gibbs
22
Brad Keselowski(i)
Discount Tire
15 Ford
Roger Penske
24
Corey LaJoie
JGL YOUNG GUNS
16 Toyota
Gregg Mixon
28
Dakoda Armstrong
Winfield Be Greater
16 Toyota
James Whitener
33
Brandon Jones
Roland
16 Chevy
Richard Childress
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
15 Chevy
Rod Sieg
40
Carl Long
TBD
16 Toyota
Derek White
42
Kyle Larson(i)
ENEOS
16 Chevy
Chip Ganassi
43
Jeb Burton
J. Streicher
15 Ford
Richard Petty
44
David Starr
Zachry
16 Toyota
Mark Smith
48
Brennan Poole
DC Solar
16 Chevy
Chip Ganassi
51
Jeremy Clements
Kevin Whitaker Chevy/RepairableVehicles.com
15 Chevy
Tony Clements
62
Brendan Gaughan
South Point
16 Chevy
Richard Childress
70
Derrike Cope
Wade/Adrenalin Power Sports
16 Chevy
Mary Louise Miller
74
Mike Harmon
TBA
15 Dodge
Mike Harmon
78
B J McLeod
Batteries Plus Bulbs
16 Ford
B J Mcleod
88
Kevin Harvick(i)
Bad Boy Off Road
16 Chevy
Rick Hendrick
89
Morgan Shepherd
TBD
16 Chevy
Cindy Shepherd
90
Mario Gosselin
BuckedUp Apparel
15 Chevy
Michelle Gosselin
93
Scott Lagasse Jr
RSS Racing
15 Chevy
Pamela Sieg
99
Todd Peck
Batteries Plus Bulbs
16 Ford
Jessica Smith
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