Entry List

The official 2019 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 7th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.568 seconds, 131.713 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.722 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 38 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 90.527
  • Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,830 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - Skittles Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Kyle Busch won the 59th Annual Food City 500, his 54th victory in 506 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 27 points over Denny Hamlin.
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 35 Ford SHAZAM! / Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
2 2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 35 Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Paul Wolfe
3 14 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS May 30, 1979 39 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
4 38 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Dec 4, 1985 33 Ford MDS Transport Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
5 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 38 Toyota FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
6 48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Sep 17, 1975 43 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
7 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 28 Ford Autotrader Team Penske Todd Gordon
8 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 43 Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
9 1 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Aug 4, 1978 40 Chevrolet Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 33 Toyota Snickers Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
11 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 38 Toyota Auto Owners Insurance Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
12 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 34 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
13 21 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Aug 21, 1980 38 Ford Menards / Sylvania Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
14 27 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Feb 5, 1986 33 Chevrolet Low T Centers Tommy Baldwin Racing Scott Eggleston
15 6 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Dec 8, 1977 41 Ford Wyndham Rewards RFK Racing Scott Graves
16 00 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 29 Chevrolet StarCom Fiber StarCom Racing Joe Williams
17 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 28 Chevrolet Symbicort Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 31 Ford SunnyD RFK Racing Brian Pattie
19 42 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 26 Chevrolet Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
20 88 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 25 Chevrolet Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
21 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 25 Ford PPG Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
22 32 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 27 Ford PROSPR GO FAS Racing Randy Cox
23 66 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 26 Toyota FALCI Adaptive Motorsports Motorsports Business Management Brian Keselowski
24 13 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 27 Chevrolet GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
25 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 23 Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Jul 27, 1991 27 Toyota LFR Pro League Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
27 37 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 26 Chevrolet Bush's Beans JTG Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
28 20 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 22 Toyota Craftsman Racing for a Miracle Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
29 47 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Oct 25, 1990 28 Chevrolet Kroger JTG Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
30 51 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 21 Chevrolet Jacob Companies Petty Ware Racing Michael Hillman
31 41 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 27 Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Billy Scott
32 15 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 26 Chevrolet Rim Riderz Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
33 43 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 25 Chevrolet Blue-Emu Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
34 8 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 28 Chevrolet Caterpillar / Bass Pro Shops Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
35 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 21 Chevrolet Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
36 36 Matt Tifft Fairfax, VA Jun 26, 1996 22 Ford Surface Sunscreen / Tunity Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
37 77 Quin Houff Weyers Cave, VA Sep 15, 1997 21 Chevrolet Trophy Tractor Spire Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
38 52 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 22 Ford Trick Shot Penetrating Lubricant Rick Ware Racing George Church