45 on preliminary Daytona NASCAR Sprint Cup entry list
Forty-five NASCAR Sprint Cup teams are on the preliminary entry list for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Drivers who are sharing rides or running part time include Brad Keselowski (No. 09 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet), Max Papis (No. 13 Germain Racing Toyota), Patrick Carpentier (No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota), Tony Raines (No. 37 Front Row Motorsports Dodge), Mike Wallace (No. 64 Gunselman Motorsports Toyota) and Regan Smith (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet).
The top 35 in owner points are locked into the field. Those vying for the other eight available positions and needing to make the race based on qualifying speed are Keselowski, Papis, Carpentier, Raines, Wallace, Prism Motorsports' Dave Blaney, TRG Motorsports' David Gilliland, Smith, Red Bull Racing's Scott Speed and Nemco Motorsports' Joe Nemechek.
Practices for the Coke Zero 400 begin at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday. Qualifying is at 4:10 p.m. Friday with the race slated for 8 p.m. Saturday.
