Entry List
The official 2017 Kobalt 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Kobalt 400
Sunday, March 12th, 2017
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 136.032
- Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,982 (8.5 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 | 32 | Ford | Smithfield Foods | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 37 | Ford | Haas Automation | 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 | Juice Battery | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 36 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Nov 2, 1958 | 58 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 41 | Chevrolet | Kobalt | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 26 | Ford | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 36 | Chevrolet | Liftmaster | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 41 | Ford | Mobil 1 AP | 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 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 17 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 45 | Toyota | DeWalt | 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 | Valvoline / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 20 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 31 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 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 | 27 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 26 | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 26 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 25 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 25 | Chevrolet | Florida Lottery | 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 | 34 | Ford | Aspen Dental | 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 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 30 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 23 | Ford | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 31 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 25 | Toyota | JAS Expedited Trucking | BK Racing | Doug Richert |
| 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 | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 25 | Ford | Can-Am / Kappa | GO FAS Racing | Gene Nead |
| 35 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | Natural Light | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 36 | 77 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 20 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength | 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 | Schluter Systems | BK Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 39 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 25 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |