Forty cars are entered for this weekend’s Bojangles Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway.
This will be Darlington’s second consecutive “Throwback Weekend,” where numerous Sprint Cup cars will carry paint themes primarily from the 1975-84 era.
With Dale Earnhardt Jr. still sidelined for a sixth consecutive race due to a concussion, Jeff Gordon will return for the fourth race to drive the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Gordon was unable to race this past Sunday at Michigan due to previous commitments.
Alex Bowman filled in at MIS for the second time for Earnhardt during his absence, having previously raced at New Hampshire.
This will be the 113th time the Sprint Cup Series has raced at the unique, egg-shaped oval in South Carolina. Carl Edwards is the defending race winner from last year’s event.
Here’s the preliminary entry list:
