Richmond Entry List

[wilson89]

Ok enough complaining about Talledaga lets move on heres the entry list for Richmond

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
4 5 Mark Martin Chevy Cheezit/Carquest Mary Hendrick
5 6 David Ragan Ford UPS Freight Mike Dee
6 06 Trevor Boys Dodge TBA Theresa Boys
7 7 Robby Gordon Toyota TBA Robby Gordon
8 07 Casey Mears Chevy Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevy Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Old Spice/Office Depot Margaret Haas
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt John Henry
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Combos Joe Gibbs
17 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools George Gillett, Jr
18 20 Joe Logano Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
19 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy DuPont Rick Hendrick
20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Geoff Smith
21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Pennzoil / Shell Richard Childress
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Prilosec Richard Childress
23 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy BB&T Bobby Ginn
24 34 John Andretti Chevy Window World Teresa Earnhardt
25 36 Scott Riggs Toyota TBA Tommy Baldwin
26 39 Ryan Newman Chevy U.S. Army Tony Stewart
27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Big Red Soda Jeremy Mayfield
28 42 Juan PabloMontoya Chevy Target Teresa Earnhardt
29 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald's McCafe Richard Petty
30 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge TBA George Gillett, Jr
31 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Bush's Baked Beans Robert Kauffman
32 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon
33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
34 64 Todd Bodine Toyota TBA Larry Gunselman
35 66 Dave Blaney Toyota TBA Phil Parsons
36 71 David Gilliland Chevy TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
37 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
38 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
39 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota TBA Andrea Nemechek
41 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy National Guard-Drive the Guard / AMP Energy Rick Hendrick
42 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com Jeff Moorad
43 98 Paul Menard Ford Menards/Nibco Max Jones
44 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac Jack Roush

Added After Inital Entry List
45 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's Bob Jenkins

 

[Spike]

wow. 44 cars? Figured it would be more than that.

 

[Mopardh9]

Entry list will continue to get smaller...wait until GM anounces they are pulling out of Nascar....that will be the kicker. Can't help but think that announcement is just around the corner

 

[BigdaddyQH]

Entry list will continue to get smaller...wait until GM anounces they are pulling out of Nascar....that will be the kicker. Can't help but think that announcement is just around the corner

I hope you are wrong, but I am afraid that you are on to something. If GM pulls out, Chrysler will also have to pull out, which will leave Ford and Toyota. It will also open the door for other foreign manufactureres to get into Nascar. Honda may be the first. With dwindling attendance and T.V. ratings, this could be the end for Nascar as we now know it. It could be a totally different animal next Febuary.

44 entrants are what is to be expected from here on out. You may get a few more at Charlotte, but as the year wears on, and sponsorships get tougher and tougher to find, Nascar will have to start filling in teams to get a full field. This was a lot simpler before the COT days. It is very complicated for a Nationwide Series team to fill in becasuse they would have to purchase a COT car. That means Nascar would have to front them the money. Kind of reminds you what our government is doing today. That is eerie.

 

[Spike]

I doubt GM goes anywhere, honestly. And I could still see Pontiac being sold and being urged to get back into NASCAR.

 

[Mopardh9]

I doubt GM goes anywhere, honestly. And I could still see Pontiac being sold and being urged to get back into NASCAR.

How do you figure that??? GM just announced Pontiac will be dropped from their product line....as in discontinued.

 

[Spike]

Phased out by the end of 2010. That timeframe gives them the double benefit of finding a potential buyer while still being able to shut down if necessary.

 

[Mopardh9]

Phased out by the end of 2010. That timeframe gives them the double benefit of finding a potential buyer while still being able to shut down if necessary.

Doubt it will happen there are only 2 cars in that line that actually sell, the G-6 and the Vibe, pretty much a very risky proposal to buy just the Pontiac badge. Better scenario would be to buy GM, if and when it files bankruptcy, then you could pick and choose at a discount what to keep or discontinue.

 

[Digger]

Doubt it will happen there are only 2 cars in that line that actually sell, the G-6 and the Vibe, pretty much a very risky proposal to buy just the Pontiac badge. Better scenario would be to buy GM, if and when it files bankruptcy, then you could pick and choose at a discount what to keep or discontinue.

There be a lot of G5s on the road here. G8, Solstice and GTO are fairly popular as well.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

I think Pontiac is history. They already did away with Oldsmobile, and that did not help. Chrysler is now talking about doing away with, you got it, Chrysler, leaving them with Dodge and Jeep. GM can not give it's Hummer division away. Saturn is almost sure to belly up this year. The COT cars are just like IROC cars anyways, so I guess it really does not matter. IRL is basically one car, one engine, so Nascar can head in tht direction also.

 

[Mopardh9]

I think Pontiac is history. They already did away with Oldsmobile, and that did not help. Chrysler is now talking about doing away with, you got it, Chrysler, leaving them with Dodge and Jeep. GM can not give it's Hummer division away. Saturn is almost sure to belly up this year. The COT cars are just like IROC cars anyways, so I guess it really does not matter. IRL is basically one car, one engine, so Nascar can head in tht direction also.

They are already there.