NASCAR – List of drivers eligible for Sprint Unlimited revealed

In 2015, the terms of eligibility for Sprint Unlimited evolve slightly. In addition to previous winners of theopening event of the season NASCAR (which does not count for the championship, Editor's note) and the authors of a pole position in 2014, are added the former polemen of the Daytona 500 and the drivers who participated in the Chase in 2014. That is a total of 25 drivers (compared to 18 in 2014) who can for the moment take the start of this race which will be contested next February 14 in Florida on the Daytona route.

List of drivers eligible for Sprint Unlimited 2015:

? Kyle Busch (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Austin Dillon (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Jeff Gordon (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? David Gilliland (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Denny Hamlin (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Kevin Harvick (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Jimmie Johnson (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Matt Kenseth (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Brad Keselowski (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Kyle Larson (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Joey Logano (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Jamie McMurray (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Brian Scott (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Tony Stewart (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Brian Vickers (Pole position obtained in 2014)
? Kurt Busch (2011 Sprint Unlimited Winner)
? Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2008 Sprint Unlimited Winner)
? Carl Edwards (500 Daytona 2012 pole position)
? Danica Patrick (500 Daytona 2013 Pole position)
? Greg Biffle (500 Daytona 2004 pole position)
? Martin Truex Jr. (500 Daytona 2009 pole position)
? Ryan Newman (Chase 2014)
? AJ Allmendinger (Chase 2014)
? Kasey Kahne (Chase 2014)
? Aric Almirola (Chase 2014)

Note that following his health concerns, Brian Vickers, resident of Michael Waltrip Racing, will not take part in the race. He should be replaced by the highest ranked driver in the 2014 Drivers' Championship, having not been selected according to the previous selection criteria. Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) won this event in 2014.