There are 36 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, the 24th race of the 36-race 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
With up to 40 cars being permitted to start races in the NASCAR Cup Series, no drivers or teams will head home following qualifying for this weekend’s race.
Austin Dillon, who won last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Richmond Raceway in controversial fashion, will return this week as the driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with primary sponsorship from Dow Mobility Science.
Among the notable entries in the field will be Cody Ware, who will drive the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse with primary sponsorship from Parts Plus. This will mark the fifth start of the NASCAR Cup Series season for the 28-year-old driver.
AJ Allmendinger will also pilot the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. This will be Allmendinger’s 11th start of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. The California native is a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season for Kaulig Racing.
NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Peach Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow Mobility Science Chevrolet | Justin Alexander |
| 4 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Garner Trucking Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | Chris Gabehart |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | Richard Boswell |
| 14 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | Travis Mack |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | Scott Graves |
| 17 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | James Small |
| 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | Chris Sherwood |
| 19 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | Bootie Barker |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 23 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Poppy Bank Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Martin Transportation Systems Ford | Travis Peterson |
| 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Dave Elenz |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Country Crock / Minute Rice Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Fraternal Order of Eagles Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 34 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | Stephan Doran |
| 35 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Premier Security / Zeigler.com Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 36 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underway Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
