Entry List
The official 2018 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 4th, 2018
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: 337 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.447 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 21 Minutes 27 Seconds
- Average Speed: 150.558
- Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,902 (6.3 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 | 36 | Chevrolet | Kroger Click List | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Smithfield Spirals | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 39 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil Delvac 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 42 | Toyota | Unsponsored | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | Sherwin-Williams | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 43 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 28 | Ford | AAA Insurance | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Ford | State Water Heaters | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 33 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Love's / Luber Finer | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Menards / Cardell | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 17 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 32 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 18 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 35 | Chevrolet | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 19 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar Next Gen Excavator | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 20 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | Brookshire's | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 27 | Ford | AdvoCare Rehydrate | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | Dow NORKOOL | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 97 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 50 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Obaika Racing | Dan Stillman |
| 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 31 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Michael Groves |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Westport, CT | Aug 8, 1990 | 28 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 28 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 29 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Acella / Carlisle | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 30 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 27 | Chevrolet | Gas Monkey Garage | TriStar Motorsports | Wally Rogers |
| 31 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO Military | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 33 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Ford | Can-Am / Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 35 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Clorox | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 36 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 37 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Low T | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 39 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 99 | Kyle Weatherman | Wentzville, MO | Aug 28, 1997 | 21 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 41 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Autoguard | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |