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CUP: Kenseth First Up In Qualifying
Written by: Tom Jensen   
11/06/2009
Fort Worth, TX
 
Matt Kenseth will start the qualifying session for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo: LAT Photographic) » More Photos

Roush Fenway Racing has always excelled at 1.5-mile tracks, and the team’s Matt Kenseth will be the first driver attempting to qualify for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Qualifying begins at 4:30 p.m. ET and will be televised live on SPEED.

Behind Kenseth’s No. 17 RFR Ford Fusion will be the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 19 Dodge Charger of Elliott Sadler. Then come three championship contenders: Mark Martin’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Impala SS, Juan Pablo Montoya in an Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy and points leader Jimmie Johnson in another Hendrick car.

Brad Keselowski, who has driven for Phoenix Racing and Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup series this year, will make his first start with Penske Racing on Sunday. Keselowski will drive the No. 12 Dodge, replacing David Stremme.

A total of 47 cars will attempt to qualify for the race, meaning four cars will go home after today.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List

Dickies 500

Texas Motor Speedway, Nov. 8

• Must qualify on speed

Car number, driver, sponsor, brand, owner

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

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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