Entry List
The official 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Saturday, August 19th, 2017
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 95.969
- Cautions: 8 for 53 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 2,235 (5.0 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 | 35 | Chevrolet | Kroger ClickList | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Autotrader | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 38 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 42 | Chevrolet | Axalta - Ducks Unlimited | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 31 | Ford | Juice Battery | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | McDonald's / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 41 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 27 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 37 | Chevrolet | Rated Red | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 41 | Ford | Busch Outdoors | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 14 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 39 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 32 | Toyota | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / Ducks Unlimited | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 17 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 45 | Toyota | DEWALT Flexvolt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 18 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 32 | Chevrolet | Wipes.com | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 36 | Chevrolet | Knauf / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 20 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 31 | Toyota | Low T Center | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 39 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 28 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 26 | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | DOW Energy & Water | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 25 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | Bad Boy Mowers | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 26 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 29 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 35 | Ford | One Cure | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 28 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | CrashClaimsR.us | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
| 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Huggies Little Movers | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 30 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 23 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 31 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 25 | Toyota | HMS Motorsport | BK Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 23 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 24 | Toyota | Best Home Furnishings | BK Racing | Doug Richert |
| 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 34 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 21 | Chevrolet | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 35 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Ford | E.J. Wade Construction | GO FAS Racing | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | Bush's Grillin' Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 37 | 77 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 21 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 38 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 33 | Chevrolet | NEX Transportation | Rick Ware Racing | Tony Furr |
| 39 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | Hulu | Circle Sport | Eddie Pardue |
| 40 | 55 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 19 | Chevrolet | Twin Peaks Restaurants | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 41 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 25 | Toyota | Irwin / Lenox | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |