The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Martinsville Speedway for the second and final time in 2016 to begin the Round of 8 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup this weekend.
As of Monday, there are 41 cars entered, meaning one driver will not make the race, barring any entry list updates.
Gray Gaulding will attempt to make his Sprint Cup Series debut on Sunday in the No. 30 car. The 18-year-old is a Roush Fenway Racing development driver and has made two NASCAR XFINITY Series starts in 2016 for RFR. He has made four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Martinsville with his best result of 14th coming in October 2014.
Dylan Lupton will compete in the No. 83 for BK Racing in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500. He made his Sprint Cup Series debut at Sonoma earlier this season with BK Racing and competed at Richmond last month.
Matt DiBenedetto will need to qualify on time again this weekend in the No. 93 car. He was faced with the same challenge last weekend at Talladega and made the field.
Action from Martinsville begins on Friday with opening practice at 11 a.m. followed by qualifying at 4:40 p.m. (all times ET). Saturday will feature two practice sessions, the first at 9 a.m. and final at 12 p.m. Coverage of Sunday’s race will begin at 1 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.
Car No.
Driver
Manufacturer
Sponsor
Team
1
Jamie McMurray
Chevy
Credit One / First Data
Chip Ganassi Racing
2
Brad Keselowski
Ford
Alliance Truck Parts
Team Penske
3
Austin Dillon
Chevy
Dow
Richard Childress Racing
4
Kevin Harvick
Chevy
Busch Light
Stewart-Haas Racing
5
Kasey Kahne
Chevy
UniFirst
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 Freight
Joe Gibbs Racing
13
Casey Mears
Chevy
GEICO
Germain Racing
14
Tony Stewart
Chevy
Haas Automation
Stewart-Haas Racing
15
Clint Bowyer
Chevy
5-hour Energy
HScott Motorsports
16
Greg Biffle
Ford
FordPass
Roush Fenway Racing
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ford
Fastenal
Roush Fenway Racing
18
Kyle Busch
Toyota
M&M's Halloween
Joe Gibbs Racing
19
Carl Edwards
Toyota
Sport Clips
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
Skuttle Tight
BK Racing
24
Chase Elliott #
Chevy
NAPA Auto Parts
Hendrick Motorsports
27
Paul Menard
Chevy
Dutch Boy / Menards
Richard Childress Racing
30*
Gray Gaulding(i)
Chevy
Feed the Children
The Motorsports Group
31
Ryan Newman
Chevy
Caterpillar
Richard Childress Racing
32
Jeffrey Earnhart #
Ford
Keen Parts / Rain-X
GO FAS Racing
34
Chris Buescher #
Ford
Love's Travel Stops / Roller Bites
Front Row Motorsports
38
Landon Cassill
Ford
A&W All American Food
Front Row Motorsports
41
Kurt Busch
Chevy
State Water Heaters
Stewart-Haas Racing
42
Kyle Larson
Chevy
Target
Chip Ganassi Racing
43
Aric Almirola
Ford
Smithfield
Richard Petty Motorsports
44
Brian Scott #
Ford
TBD
Richard Petty Motorsports
46
Michael Annett
Chevy
Pilot Flying J
HScott Motorsports
47
A.J. Allmendinger
Chevy
Kroger / Clorox
JTG Daugherty Racing
48
Jimmie Johnson
Chevy
Lowe's
Hendrick Motorsports
55*
Reed Sorenson
Chevy
TBD
Premium Motorsports
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Toyota
Auto-Owners Insurance
Furniture Row Racing
83
Dylan Lupton(i)
Toyota
E.J. Wade Construction
BK Racing
88
Jeff Gordon
Chevy
Nationawide Insurance
Hendrick Motorsports
93*
Matt Dibenedetto
Toyota
E.J. Wade Construction
BK Racing
95
Michael McDowell
Chevy
Malwarebytes
Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing
98*
Cole Whitt
Chevy
TBD
Premium Motorsports
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