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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Dover Has 44 Cars Entered
Mark Martin will carry the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead into Dover...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted September 21, 2009   Charlotte, NC
After winning last week at New Hampshire, Mark Martin will take a 35 point lead to Dover this week. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Mark Martin will lead a field of 44 cars to Dover International Speedway for the AAA 400, the second race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Martin, who won Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, is ahead of Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson by 35 points each going into one of his favorite tracks.

Johnson dominated at Dover in May, leading 298 of 400 laps to win over Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. Martin finished 10th in that race. Stewart’s runner-up finish at Dover gave him a points lead he held for the next 13 races.

With 44 cars entered for Sunday’s race, only one car will fail to qualify of the nine battling for the final eight spots in the field. The top 35 in car owner points are guaranteed to race on Sunday, regardless of where they qualify.


NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List
AAA 400
Dover International Speedway

• 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., Vaseline Men Body Lotion, Chevrolet Impala SS Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
2, Kurt Busch, Miller Lite, Dodge Charger, Penske Championship Racing
4, Scott Wimmer, TBA, Chevy, Morgan-McClure Motorsports •
5, Mark Martin, Kellogg’s/Carquest, Chevy, Hendrick Motorsports
6, David Ragan, UPS, Ford Fusion, Roush Fenway Racing
7, Robby Gordon, TBA, Toyota Camry, Robby Gordon Motorsports
07, Casey Mears, Jack Daniel’s, Chevy, Richard Childress Racing
09, Mike Bliss, Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Dodge, Phoenix Racing •
9, Kasey Kahne, Budweiser, Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports
11, Denny Hamlin, FedEx Ground, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
12, David Stremme, Penske Racing, Dodge, Penske
14, Tony Stewart, Burger King, Chevy, Stewart-Haas Racing
16, Greg Biffle, 3M, Ford, Roush
17, Matt Kenseth, Dewalt, Ford, Roush
18, Kyle Busch, Interstate Batteries, Toyota, JGR
19, Elliott Sadler, BBY Geek Squad, Dodge, RPM
20, Joey Logano, Home Depot, Toyota, JGR
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, BB&T, 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, Chevy, Front Row Motorsports •
39, Ryan Newman, U.S. Army, Chevy, Stewart-Haas
42, Juan Pablo Montoya, Polaroid, Chevy, EGR
43, Reed Sorenson, Valvoline, Dodge, RPM
44, AJ Allmendinger, TBD, Dodge, RPM
47, Marcos Ambrose, Little Debbie-Kingsford-Clorox, Toyota, JTG-Daugherty Racing
48, Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's, Chevy, Hendrick
55, Michael Waltrip, NAPA, Toyota, MWR
66, Dave Blaney, TBA, Toyota, Prism Motorsports •
71, David Gilliland, TBD, Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports •
77, Sam Hornish Jr., Mobil 1, Dodge, Penske
78, Regan Smith, Furniture Row Racing, 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, Bobby Labonte, DLP, Ford, Hall of Fame Racing
98, Paul Menard, Energizer/Menards, Ford, Yates
99, Carl Edwards, Aflac, Ford, Roush

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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