Return of LaJoie and Zilisch Highlights 40-Car NASCAR Cup Entry List

NASCAR has revealed the entry list for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). The race will feature the first full 40-car field since the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway last month.

The 36 Chartered NASCAR Cup Series teams will compete this weekend, and they'll be joined by four "Open" entries.

Highlighting the group of four Open teams for the race are veteran racer Corey LaJoie and 18-year-old Connor Zilisch.

LaJoie will pilot the No. 01 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing with primary sponsorship from his longtime partner, Schluter Systems. This will mark the fourth NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for the 33-year-old LaJoie, and it'll be his first start since the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in April.

Zilisch, who is coming off of his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win on a non-road course track, will reprise his role as the driver of the No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet with primary sponsorship from Red Bull.

This will be the third NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for the three-time NASCAR Xfinity Series race winner. Zilisch finished last (37th) after a crash during his NASCAR Cup Series debut at COTA, and then he recorded a 23rd-place result in the Coca-Cola 600.

Additional Open entries for this weekend's race include David Starr, who will drive the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and BJ McLeod, who will drive the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.

Here is the complete entry list for the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway:

# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates "Open" entry
(i) indicates a driver ineligible to score points

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