Entry List
The official 2016 AAA Texas 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Texas Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
AAA Texas 500
Sunday, November 6th, 2016
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Laps Actual: 293 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 134.541
- Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 2,127 (8.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 34 | Chevrolet | Bush's Chili Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 32 | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 32 | Ford | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 37 | Toyota | SportClips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 5 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 38 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 37 | Chevrolet | 5-Hour Energy | HScott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 7 | 23 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 30 | Toyota | Dr. Pepper | BK Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 35 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 46 | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Sherwin Williams | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 41 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 26 | Ford | AAA | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 36 | Chevrolet | AARP Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 14 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 40 | Chevrolet | Busch Beer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 38 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 31 | Toyota | M&M's Core | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 18 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 44 | Toyota | DeWalt Flexvolt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 19 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 31 | Chevrolet | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 36 | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 21 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 30 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 22 | 7 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 33 | Chevrolet | Nikko RC / Road Rippers | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 23 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 38 | Chevrolet | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 45 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 25 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 27 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 25 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 26 | Chevrolet | Realtree / Bad Boy | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 28 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Ben Leslie |
| 29 | 30 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 33 | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 30 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 29 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 34 | Chevrolet | TaxACT | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 32 | 44 | Brian Scott | Boise, ID | Jan 12, 1988 | 28 | Ford | Albertsons / Tom Thumb | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 33 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | Kleenex | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 34 | 46 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 30 | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | HScott Motorsports | Michael Hillman |
| 35 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 23 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 36 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 22 | Ford | Virginia Tech | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 37 | 32 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 23 | Ford | Donate Life Texas | GO FAS Racing | Wally Rogers |
| 38 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 20 | Chevrolet | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 39 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 25 | Toyota | E.J. Wade Construction | BK Racing | Gene Nead |
| 40 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 24 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 41 | 93 | Ryan Ellis | Torrence, CA | Nov 29, 1989 | 26 | Toyota | ScienceLogic | BK Racing | Doug Richert |