Yet another IndyCar driver to make NASCAR Cup debut at Watkins Glen

According to the entry list shown below, occasional IndyCar driver R.C. Enerson will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in this weekend’s road course race at Watkins Glen International.

Enerson, 24, made his NASCAR debut in the Xfinity Series last year. He finished 20th at Road America, but is more well-known for his open-wheel endeavors.

The Florida native is an Indy Lights winner and has four IndyCar starts.

He will pilot the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet as a teammate to Garrett Smithley, Josh Bilicki, and James Davison.

There are 37 cars on the entry list as NASCAR returns to action after a two-week break for the Tokyo Olympics.

35th Annual Go Bowling at The Glen Preliminary Entry List

Entry

No.

Driver

Team

Crew Chief

Make

Sponsor

1

00

Quin Houff

StarCom Racing

George Church

Chevrolet

Fare/Share

2

1

Kurt Busch

Chip Ganassi Racing

Matt Mccall

Chevrolet

Monster Energy

3

2

Brad Keselowski

Team Penske

Jeremy Bullins

Ford

Wabash National

4

3

Austin Dillon

Richard Childress Racing

Justin Alexander

Chevrolet

5

4

Kevin Harvick

Stewart Haas Racing

Rodney Childers

Ford

Busch Light Apple

6

5

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports

Cliff Daniels

Chevrolet

HendrickCars.com

7

6

Ryan Newman

Roush Fenway Racing

Scott Graves

Ford

8

7

Corey Lajoie

Spire Motorsports

Ryan Sparks

Chevrolet

Nations Guard

9

8

Tyler Reddick

Richard Childress Racing

Rburnett Burnett

Chevrolet

10

9

Chase Elliott

Hendrick Motorsports

Alan Gustafson

Chevrolet

NAPA Auto Parts

11

10

Aric Almirola

Stewart Haas Racing

Mike Bugarewicz

Ford

Go Bowling

12

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Chris Gabehart

Toyota

FedEx Express

13

12

Ryan Blaney

Team Penske

Todd Gordon

Ford

DEX Imaging

14

14

Chase Briscoe

Stewart Haas Racing

John Klausmeier

Ford

HighPoint.com

15

15

RC Enerson

Rick Ware Racing

Ken Evans

Chevrolet

16

17

Chris Buescher

Roush Fenway Racing

Luke Lambert

Ford

17

18

Kyle Busch

Joe Gibbs Racing

Ben Beshore

Toyota

Snickers

18

19

Martin Truex Jr

Joe Gibbs Racing

James Small

Toyota

Reser’s Fine Foods

19

20

Christopher Bell

Joe Gibbs Racing

Adam Stevens

Toyota

STANLEY

20

21

Matt Dibenedetto

Wood Brothers Racing

Jonathan Hassler

Ford

Menards \ Moen

21

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Paul Wolfe

Ford

Verizon 5G

22

23

Bubba Wallace

23XI Racing

Michael Wheeler

Toyota

Toyota

23

24

William Byron Jr

Hendrick Motorsports

Ryan Fugle

Chevrolet

Axalta

24

34

Michael Mcdowell

Front Row Motorsports

Drew Blickensderfer

Ford

CarParts.com

25

37

Ryan Preece

JTG Daugherty Racing

Trent Owens

Chevrolet

Kleenex

26

38

Anthony Alfredo

Front Row Motorsports

Seth Barbour

Ford

Bence Motor Sales

27

41

Cole Custer

Stewart Haas Racing

Mike Shiplett

Ford

HaasTooling.com

28

42

Ross Chastain

Chip Ganassi Racing

Phil Surgen

Chevrolet

MyMcDonald’s Rewards

29

43

Erik Jones

Richard Petty Motorsports

Jerry Baxter

Chevrolet

Clean Harbors

30

47

Ricky Stenhouse Jr

JTG Daugherty Racing

Brian Pattie

Chevrolet

Kroger/Bush’s Beans

31

48

Alex Bowman

Hendrick Motorsports

Greg Ives

Chevrolet

Ally

32

51

James Davison

Petty Ware Racing

Michael Hillman

Chevrolet

Nurtec ODT Chevrolet

33

52

Josh Bilicki

Rick Ware Racing

Jason Houghtaling

Ford

34

53

Garrett Smithley (i)

Rick Ware Racing

Billy Plourde

Chevrolet

Skip Barber Racing

35

77

Justin Haley (i)

Spire Motorsports

Kevin Bellicourt

Chevrolet

Fraternal Order of Eagles

36

78

Kyle Tilley

Live Fast Motorsports

Frank Kerr

Ford

Bremont Chronometers

37

99

Daniel Suarez

TrackHouse Racing

Travis Mack

Chevrolet

Good Sam

* equals withdrawn from the event

(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points