Entry List

The official 2020 Drive For the Cure 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Drive For the Cure 250

Saturday, October 10th, 2020

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • 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: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 67
  • Laps Actual: 68 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.446 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 43 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 58.041
  • Cautions: 10 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,308 (29.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • 39th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 16 - Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Justin Cox
  • AJ Allmendinger won the 39th Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, his fifth victory in 27 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2020.
  • This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Noah Gragson (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2020.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Riley Herbst (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Kaulig Racing's seventh victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Drive For the Cure 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 38 Chevrolet Ellsworth Advisors Kaulig Racing Justin Cox
2 13 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC Jan 9, 1987 33 Toyota JANIKING Motorsports Business Management Patrick Magee
3 66 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 27 Toyota LEITHCARS.COM Motorsports Business Management Clinton Cram
4 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 34 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
5 1 Michael Annett Des Moines, IA Jun 23, 1986 34 Chevrolet Pilot Flying J JR Motorsports Travis Mack
6 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 28 Chevrolet Robert B. Our Co. Inc. Our Motorsports Joe Williams
7 4 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Nov 17, 1983 36 Chevrolet Swenson JD Motorsports Bryan Berry
8 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 31 Chevrolet Contec Inc JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
9 74 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 22 Chevrolet CountOnMeNC.org Mike Harmon Racing Andrew Jones
10 17 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 24 Ford Thriv5 Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman Sr
11 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 33 Chevrolet CMRRoofing.com RSS Racing Kevin Starland
12 10 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 27 Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
13 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 23 Chevrolet Thin Gold Line Solutions Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
14 8 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 29 Chevrolet OnDeck Capital JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
15 15 Jesse Little Sherrills Ford, NC Apr 15, 1997 23 Chevrolet Tufco Flooring JD Motorsports Mark Setzer
16 78 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 25 Toyota Insurance King B.J. McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
17 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 21 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
18 21 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 21 Chevrolet ruedebusch.com Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
19 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 27 Chevrolet Can-Am DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
20 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 22 Ford Wurth Team Penske Brian Wilson
21 61 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 26 Toyota AISIN AW Hattori Racing Enterprises Doug Richert
22 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 27 Chevrolet Ray's Siding Co. Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
23 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 23 Toyota Toyota Service Centers Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
24 98 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 25 Ford Ford Performance Racing School Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
25 99 CJ McLaughlin Framingham, MA Jul 1, 1992 28 Chevrolet Hyundai Material Handling B.J. McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
26 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 20 Toyota Dex Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
27 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 35 Chevrolet AllSouthElectric.com Jeremy Clements Racing Andrew Abbott
28 08 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 22 Chevrolet Watchonista SS Green Light Racing Patrick Donahue
29 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 27 Chevrolet General Farmulations/Star Tron DGM Racing John Holmes
30 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 23 Toyota Thompson Electric B.J. McLeod Motorsports George Ingram
31 93 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 25 Chevrolet The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce RSS Racing Jeff Green
32 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 22 Chevrolet Lionel Racing JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
33 18 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 21 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
34 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 33 Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Frank Kerr
35 52 Kody Vanderwal LaSalle, CO Jan 19, 2001 19 Chevrolet Space Shuttle Inn Means Motorsports Tim Brown
36 07 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 32 Chevrolet Big Machine Distillery SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
37 90 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 23 Chevrolet Chinchor Electric/Danus DGM Racing Tony Furr
38 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 20 Chevrolet TikTok JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr