Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Alabama 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 15th, 2017

Race #31 of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Stages
    • Stage 1 ends on lap 55
    • Stage 2 ends on lap 110
    • Stage 3 ends on lap 188 (end of race)
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (18)
    • Ford (13)
    • Toyota (9)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (GEICO 500)
    • Pole: Ricky Stenhouse Jr (191.547 mph)
    • Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Martin Truex Jr signs autographs for fans
Talladega, Alabama - October 15th, 2017: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, signs autographs for fans prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Photo by Josh Hedges | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet Cessna Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 Danica Patrick Beloit, WI Ford Aspen Dental Stewart-Haas Racing Billy Scott
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing Michael Wheeler
13 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet GEICO Germain Racing Bootie Barker
14 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Ford Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
15 Mark Thompson Cartersville, GA Chevrolet Phoenix Air Premium Motorsports Tommy Baldwin
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Ford SunnyD Roush Fenway Racing Brian Pattie
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
19 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Toyota Camping World Joe Gibbs Racing Scott Graves
2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Ford Miller Lite Team Penske Paul Wolfe
20 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Toyota DeWalt Flexvolt Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
21 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire Wood Brothers Racing Jeremy Bullins
22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
23 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Toyota Dr Pepper BK Racing Patrick Donahue
24 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet NAPA Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
27 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Chevrolet Knauf / Menards Richard Childress Racing Matt Borland
3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet Unsponsored Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
31 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
32 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Ford Can-Am / Kappa GO FAS Racing Gene Nead
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Chevrolet Hulu Circle Sport Edd Pardue
34 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Ford Love's Travel Stops/CSX Play It Safe Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
37 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Chevrolet Bush's Chili Beans JTG Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
38 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Unsponsored Front Row Motorsports Derrick Finley
4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Ford Busch Light Outdoors Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
41 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Ford Haas Automation / Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Gibson
42 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Chevrolet First Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
43 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Richard Petty Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
47 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Kroger ClickList JTG Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
5 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Chevrolet Farmers Insurance Hendrick Motorsports Darian Grubb
55 DJ Kennington St Thomas, Ontario Toyota Dirt and Rock Premium Motorsports Patrick Tryson
6 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Ford Liberty National Roush Fenway Racing Matt Puccia
7 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Chevrolet Golden Corral / Katerra Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
72 Cole Whitt Alpine, CA Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports TriStar Motorsports Frank Kerr
75 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Beard Oil Distributing Beard Oil Motorsports Darren Shaw
77 Erik Jones Byron, MI Toyota 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Furniture Row Racing Chris Gayle
78 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Toyota Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Furniture Row Racing Cole Pearn
83 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Toyota Dustless Blasting BK Racing Doug Richert
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Mountain Dew Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
95 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Chevrolet K-Love Radio Leavine Family Racing Todd Parrot