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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: A Texas-Sized Entry List
A total of 48 cars are entered for the Dickies 500...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted November 03, 2009   Charlotte, NC
Texas Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 this weekend. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

It’s said that everything’s bigger in Texas, and that apparently extends to the field size for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

After two consecutive weeks of 44-car entry lists, a full 48 cars have signed on to try and make the field in Texas this week for the 34th of 36 races on the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule.

Among those trying to race their way into the field will be David Gilliland in a fourth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and Mike Skinner, who will drive a second TRG Motorsports Chevrolet.

AJ Allmendinger will be in a Ford this week for Richard Petty Motorsports.

If Jimmie Johnson wins in Texas and leads the most laps and Mark Martin finishes 36th or worse and Jeff Gordon finishes 33rd or worse, then Johnson will clinch his fourth consecutive championship by simply starting the final two races of the year.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List

Dickies 500

Texas Motor Speedway, Nov. 8

• Must qualify on speed

Car number, driver, sponsor, brand, owner

00, David Reutimann, Aaron's Dream Machine, Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
1, Martin Truex Jr., Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats, Chevrolet Impala SS, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
02, David Gilliland, Farm Bureau, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing •
2, Kurt Busch, Miller Lite, Dodge Charger, Penske Championship Racing
5, Mark Martin, Carquest/Kellogg’s, Chevy, Hendrick Motorsports
6, David Ragan, UPS Boys & Girls Club, Ford Fusion, Roush Fenway Racing
7, Robby Gordon, Mapei, Toyota, Robby Gordon Motorsports
07, Casey Mears, Jack Daniel’s, Chevy, Richard Childress Racing
08, Derrike Cope, TBA, Toyota, EM Motorsports •
09, Mike Bliss, Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Dodge, Phoenix Racing •
9, Kasey Kahne, Budweiser, Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports
11, Denny Hamlin, FedEx Office, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
12, David Stremme, Penske Racing, Dodge, Penske
13, Max Papis, GEICO, Toyota, Germain Racing •
14, Tony Stewart, Office Depot, Chevy, Stewart-Haas Racing
16, Greg Biffle , 3M/Super 33 Tape, Ford, Roush
17, Matt Kenseth, Dewalt, Ford, Roush
18, Kyle Busch, M&M’s, Toyota, JGR
19, Elliott Sadler, Stanley, Dodge, RPM
20, Joey Logano, Home Depot, Toyota, JGR
21, Bill Elliott, Motorcraft, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing •
24, Jeff Gordon, Dupont, Chevy, Hendrick
26, Jamie McMurray, Crown Royal, Ford, Roush
29, Kevin Harvick, Shell-Pennzoil, Chevy, RCR
31, Jeff Burton, Caterpillar, Chevy, RCR
33, Clint Bowyer, Cheerios/Hamburger Helper, Chevy, RCR
34, John Andretti, Taco Bell, Chevy, Front Row Motorsports
36, Michael McDowell, Wave Energy Drink, Toyota, Tommy Baldwin Racing •
37, Tony Raines, Long John Silver’s Dodge, Front Row Motorsports •
39, Ryan Newman, U.S. Army, Chevy, Stewart-Haas
42, Juan Pablo Montoya, Target, Chevy, EGR
43, Reed Sorenson, Valvoline, Dodge, RPM
44, AJ Allmendinger, TBA, Ford, RPM
47, Marcos Ambrose, Little Debbie-Kingsford-Clorox, Toyota, JTG-Daugherty Racing
48, Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's/Kobalt Tools, Chevy, Hendrick
55, Michael Waltrip, NAPA, Toyota, MWR
66, Dave Blaney, The Denny Hamlin Foundation, Toyota, Prism Motorsports •
70, Mike Skinner, TBA, Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports •
71, Bobby Labonte, TBA, Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports •
77, Sam Hornish Jr., AAA, Dodge, Penske
78, Regan Smith, Furniture Row, Chevy, Furniture Row Racing •
82, Scott Speed, Red Bull, Toyota, Red Bull Racing •
83, Brian Vickers, Red Bull, Toyota, Red Bull
87, Joe Nemechek, TBA, Toyota, NEMCO Motorsports •
88, Dale Earnhardt Jr., National Guard/AMP Energy, Chevy, Hendrick
96, Erik Darnell, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ford, Hall of Fame Racing
98, Paul Menard, Vertis/Menards, Ford, Yates
99, Carl Edwards , Subway, Ford, Roush

The opinions reflected herein are solely those of the above commentator and are not necessarily those of SPEEDtv.com, FOX, NewsCorp, or Speed Channel

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of ?Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,? and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to




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