Full NASCAR at Texas entry list for triple-header weekend
The NASCAR Cup Series will be joined by both the Xfinity and Truck Series divisions this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Cup field will feature the expected 36 chartered teams with no driver changes there, but that is not the whole story. Two open teams have also entered the event with the No. 66 of Chad Finchum (Garage 66 team, formerly known as MBM Motorsports), as well as Jesse Love in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet.
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Love, a two-time race winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Richard Childress Racing, made his Cup debut a few weeks ago with RCR. He'll be performing double duty this weekend, joining Riley Herbst as the only two drivers running both the Cup and Xfinity races.
The Xfinity field features 40 cars fighting for 38 spots on the grid. Some of the more notable entries beyond the series regulars include Katherine Legge in the No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet, but also Herbst win the No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing and Corey Day in the No. 17 for Hendrick Motorsports.
As expected, the Truck field is the smallest with 32 entries for Texas. Xfinity regulars Nick Sanchez and Brandon Jones will be running the race while Carson Hocevar stands as the only full-time Cup driver in the field. Hocevar will be piloting the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Complete NASCAR Cup Texas entry list
Complete NASCAR Xfinity Texas entry list
No.
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
00
Sheldon Creed
Haas Factory Team
Ford
1
Carson Kvapil
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
Jesse Love
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
Parker Retzlaff
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
5
Kris Wright
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
07
Nick Leitz
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
Sammy Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
Daniel Dye
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
11
Josh Williams
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
14
Garrett Smithley
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
16
Christian Eckes
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
17
Corey Day
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
18
William Sawalich
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
19
Riley Herbst
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
20
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
25
Harrison Burton
AM Racing
Ford
26
Dean Thomspon
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
28
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
31
Blaine Perkins
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
32
Katherine Legge
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
35
Joey Gase
Joey Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
41
Sam Mayer
Haas Factory Team
Ford
42
Anthony Alfredo
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
44
Brennan Poole
Alpa Prime Racing
Chevrolet
45
Mason Massey
Alpa Prime Racing
Chevrolet
48
Nick Sanchez
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
53
Mason Maggio
Joey Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
54
Taylor Gray
Joe Gibbs Racing
Chevrolet
70
Leland Honeyman Jr.
Cope Family Racing
Chevrolet
71
Ryan Ellis
DGM Racing x JIM
Chevrolet
74
Dawson Cram
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
88
Connor Zilisch
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
91
Josh Bilicki
DGM Racing x JIM
Chevrolet
92
CJ Mclaughlin
DGM Racing x JIM
Chevrolet
99
Matt DiBenedetto
Viking Motorsports
Chevrolet
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