46 drivers on preliminary NASCAR Sprint Cup entry list for New Hampshire
Forty-six drivers are on the preliminary entry list for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski returns to the No. 09 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, Patrick Carpentier is back in the No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota, Dexter Bean is in the No. 51 BlackJack Racing Dodge and Regan Smith returns with his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team. Ted Christopher is attempting to make his season debut in the No. 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Toyota.
Drivers who need to make the race based on speed include Keselowski, Christopher, Carpentier, Front Row Motorsports' Tony Raines, Bean, Gunselman Motorsports' Mike Wallace, Prism Motorsports' Dave Blaney, TRG Motorsports' David Gilliland, Smith, Red Bull Racing's Scott Speed and Nemco Motorsports' Joe Nemechek.
Practice for Sunday's race is slated to begin Friday at noon EDT with qualifying at 3:10 p.m. that afternoon. The race is scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT Sunday.
