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CUP: Nineteen Drivers In Sprint Unlimited
Kasey Kahne figures to be one of the favorites in Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona…
Tom Jensen  |  Posted February 11, 2013   Charlotte, NC
Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne is considered a top favorite in the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
The new NASCAR Generation-6 race cars will get their first taste of competition under the lights Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, with the running of the newly renamed Sprint Unlimited.

FOX will televise the race live, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

A total of 19 drivers are entered for the 75-lap, non-points race. They are all drivers who either won a pole last year or are past event winners.

The field:

Kasey Kahne, No. 5, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Marcos Ambrose, No. 9, Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
Denny Hamlin, No. 11, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Tony Stewart, No. 14, Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
Greg Biffle, No. 16, Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Kyle Busch, No. 18, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Matt Kenseth, No. 20, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Logano, No. 22, Penske Racing Ford
Jeff Gordon, No. 24, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick, No. 29, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Ken Schrader, No. 32, FAS Lane Racing Ford
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates, Chevrolet
Aric Almirola, No. 43, Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Mark Martin, No. 55, Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
Martin Truex Jr., No. 56, Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
Kurt Busch, No. 78, Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Carl Edwards, No. 99, Roush Fenway Racing Ford

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
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