Entry list for Sprint Cup Preseason Thunder testing - MotorSportsTalk

The Sprint Cup Series opens up this week’s Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway with two days of testing on the 2.5-mile oval tomorrow and Friday.

Four Cup teams will not be taking part in the Thunder sessions. Most notably absent is 2013 Chase team Furniture Row Racing, which features Martin Truex Jr. as its new driver this upcoming season. Also not taking part are JTG Daugherty Racing, Front Row Motorsports, and Phil Parsons Racing.

Mark Martin will test the No. 14 Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet for Tony Stewart, who is still recovering from the broken right leg he sustained last summer. Also subbing in is Jeff Burton, who will test Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 56 Toyota in place of Brian Vickers. Vickers had his 2013 season cut short due to a blood clot in his right leg.

Here’s the full entry list for Thursday and Friday’s tests:

NSCS DAYTONA TEST JANUARY 9-10, 2014
Car #	Team	Driver
1	Ganassi	Jamie McMurray
2	Penske	Brad Keselowski, Rusty Wallace
3	RCR	Austin Dillon
4	SHR	Kevin Harvick
5	HMS	Kasey Kahne
7	TBR	Michael Annett
9	RPM	Marcos Ambrose
10	SHR	Danica Patrick
11	JGR	Denny Hamlin
13	Germain	Casey Mears
14	SHR	Mark Martin
15	MWR	Clint Bowyer
16	RFR	Greg Biffle
17	RFR	Ricky Stenhouse
18	JGR	Kyle Busch
20	JGR	Matt Kenseth
21	WBR	Trevor Bayne
22	Penske	Joey Logano
24	HMS	Jeff Gordon
26	Swan	Cole Whitt
27	RCR	Paul Menard
30	Swan	Parker Kligerman
31	RCR	Ryan Newman
32	FAS	Reed Sorenson
33	RCR	Brian Scott
40	Hillman	Landon Cassill
41	SHR	Kurt Busch
42	Ganassi	Kyle Larson
43	RPM	Aric Almirola
48	HMS	Jimmie Johnson
51	Phoenix	Justin Allgaier
52	Phoenix	Bobby Labonte
55	MWR	Michael Waltrip
56	MWR	Jeff Burton
83	BKR	Alex Bowman
87	Nemco	Joe Nemechek
88	HMS	Dale Earnhardt, Jr
93	BKR	Ryan Truex
95	Leavine	Michael McDowell
99	RFR	Carl Edwards
152 in 2013	B Keselowski	Brian Keselowski

47		JTG – not testing
78		Furniture Row – not testing
34, 35, 36, 38		Front Row – not testing
98		Phil Parsons – not testing

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NBC Sports and Feld Motor Sports announced that Peacock and the NBC family of networks will stream all 31 races of the combined Monster Energy Supercross, Lucas Oil Pro Motocross and the newly created SuperMotocross World Championship beginning January 7, 2023 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California and ending October 14 in the place where Supercross was born: the Los Angeles Coliseum.

The combined series will create a 10-month calendar of events, making it one of the longest professional sports’ seasons in the United States.

The agreement is for multiple years. The season finale will air live on Peacock and the USA Network.

Peacock will present live coverage of all races, qualifying and heats across both series. The 31 total races will mark a record for the combined number of Supercross and Pro Motocross events that NBC Sports will present in a single season.

NBC, USA Network and CNBC will provide coverage of all races, including the SuperMotocross World Championship Playoffs and Final, through 2023 and beyond. For more information about the Peacock streaming service, click here.

“With our wide array of live and original motorsports offerings, Peacock is a natural home for Supercross and Pro Motocross races,” said Rick Cordella, Chief Commercial Officer, Peacock. “We’re looking forward to providing fans with an easily-accessible destination to find every race all season long, including the exciting finish with the newly formed SuperMotocross World Championship.”

MORE: A conversation about media rights created the new SuperMotocross World Championship Series

The NBC family of networks has been home to Supercross for the past several seasons and this is a continuation of that relationship. The media rights for both series expired at the end of 2022, which allowed Supercross and Motocross to combine their efforts.

In fact, it was that conversation that led to the formation of the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX).

The SMX series will begin on September 9, 2023 after the conclusion of the Pro Motocross season. Points will accumulate from both series to seed the SMX championship, which creates a record number of unified races.

“The SuperMotocross World Championship adds a new dimension to the annual Supercross and Pro Motocross seasons that will result in crowning the ultimate World Champion,” said Stephen C. Yaros, SVP Global Media and Supercross for Feld Motor Sports. “We are thrilled to be extending our relationship with NBC Sports so our fans can watch all the racing action streaming live on Peacock and the option to also watch select rounds on NBC, USA Network and CNBC.”

Complete 2023 coverage schedules for Supercross, Pro Motocross and the SuperMotocross World Championship on Peacock, NBC, USA Network and CNBC will be announced in the near future.

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