Entry List
The official 2017 Food City 500 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.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 86.674
- Cautions: 9 for 76 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,725 (4.1 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 | Randall Burnett |
| 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 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | TBA |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 37 | Ford | Haas-Automation Demo Days | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 42 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 31 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Nov 2, 1958 | 58 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops National Wild Turkey Federation | 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 | 26 | Ford | Auto Trader | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 37 | Chevrolet | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 41 | Ford | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 14 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 38 | Ford | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 31 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 17 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 45 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 18 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 32 | Chevrolet | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 36 | Chevrolet | Libman / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 20 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 31 | Chevrolet | LowT Center | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 39 | Chevrolet | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 27 | Ford | CSX Play It Safe | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 26 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 26 | Chevrolet | New Era Cap | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 25 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 25 | Chevrolet | RTIC Coolers | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 26 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 29 | Ford | SunnyD | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 35 | Ford | Mobil 1 Annual Protection | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 28 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Joe Lax |
| 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | 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 | JAS Expedited Trucking | BK Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 33 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 21 | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew / Little Ceasers | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 25 | Ford | Cosmo Motors | GO FAS Racing | Gene Nead |
| 35 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 36 | 77 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 20 | Toyota | Sport Clips | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 27 | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos / Curtis Key Plumbing | Circle Sport | Pat Tryson |
| 38 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 19 | Toyota | SunFrog.com | BK Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 39 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 25 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |