There are 38 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the 11th race of the 36-race NASCAR Cup Series season.
With up to 40 cars being permitted to start in the NASCAR Cup Series, no drivers or teams will go home at the conclusion of this week’s qualifying session.
Austin Cindric, who won last week’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, will return this weekend in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford Mustang Dark Horse with primary sponsorship from Discount Tire.
There are two “Open” entries on the list this week, including the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet, and the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford. Jesse Love will pilot the Beard entry, while Chad Finchum will compete in the Garage 66 entry.
Wurth 400 Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Katz Coffee Chevrolet | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 7-Eleven Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Knauf Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Würth Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske AAA Insurance Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing BeatBox Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Red Baron Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 29 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 30 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 31 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Saia LTL Freight Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Sara Lee / Kraft Singles Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 33 | 62 | Jesse Love | Beard Motorsports C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet | Darren Shaw |
| 34 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Hart HVAC & Electric Ford | Carl Long |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 36 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 38 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
