Chicago Entry List Features First Non-Daytona 500 DNQ Since 2018
There are 41 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course — the series’ third trip to the iconic city.
Unlike the first two trips to Chicago, though, this year’s race has something unique about it: an entry list that exceeds NASCAR Cup Series field sizes, meaning one driver will be sent home prior to the green flag.
NASCAR has confirmed to Racing America On SI that no Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) has been requested (a request that would have had to be made 90 days prior to the event), therefore a driver will be sent packing.
Will Brown (Kaulig Racing), Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing), Josh Bilicki (Garage 66), Corey Heim (23XI Racing), and Katherine Legge (Live Fast Motorsports) are among the five drivers that could potentially not race on Sunday.
Chase Elliott, the race-winner from last Sunday at EchoPark Speedway, will be returning to the series this weekend, piloting the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
13 | Will Brown | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
35 | Riley Herbst # | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford |
42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota |
43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota |
45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet |
48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford |
66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 | Ford |
67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
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