Entry List
The official 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 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.
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Sunday, October 25th, 2020
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Due to no practice and qualifying for the remaining 2020 season, NASCAR uses three weighted and averaged competition-based performance metrics from the most recently completed race to determine the Starting lineup and Pit selection order for each race:
- * Owner points position (weighted at 35%)
- * Finish position (weighted at 50%)
- * Fastest lap rank (weighted at 15%)
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: 0.468 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 42 Minutes 14 Seconds
- Average Speed: 135.263
- Cautions: 8 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 3,206 (11.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Texas Motor Speedway
- 16th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 35
- Team : No. 18 - Skittles Zombie Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
- Kyle Busch won the 16th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, his 57th victory in 569 Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 31 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 32 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 15 points over Denny Hamlin.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 41 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers / Cummins | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 27 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 44 | Ford | Fat Boy Ice Cream | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 45 | Chevrolet | Ally designed by Noah Sweet | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 30 | Ford | AAA Insurance | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 42 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 35 | Toyota | Skittles Zombie | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 40 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 48 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Loveĵs Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Marwin Sports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Guaranteed Rate | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | Dow Sullair | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 33 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | RoofClaim.com | Motorsports Business Management | Clinton Cram |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Acronis | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | DEX Imaging | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 29 | Ford | Schluter Systems | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 22 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Ford | Donate Life Texas | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | Hooters Give a Hoot | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 25 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 29 | Ford | Menards / Richmond | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 24 | Toyota | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 28 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 30 | Chevrolet | Scott Brand | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 29 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | The NASCAR Foundation | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | Door Dash | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 31 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 29 | Chevrolet | Thriv5 | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | Autodesk / HaasTooling.com | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 34 | 49 | Chad Finchum | Knoxville, TN | Sep 22, 1994 | 26 | Toyota | LASVEGAS.net | Motorsports Business Management | Ryan Bell |
| 35 | 53 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 28 | Ford | Victory Lane Quick Oil Change / Kendall Oil | Rick Ware Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 36 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 25 | Chevrolet | Junction Fuels | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 37 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | Clark Pipeline Services | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 38 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 23 | Chevrolet | Good Greek Movers | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 39 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 23 | Ford | ROMCO | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 40 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |