2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season

[Salamus]

Alright ladies and gentleman, 2014 is almost over and news is steadily coming out for 2015. I figured it was time to start an official 2015 thread for both the pre-season and regular season.

Rules
An overview of the rule changes can be found here.

Summary:

• Reduction of horsepower to 725 via tapered spacer
• Roller valve lifters to replace flat valve lifter
• Lower rear differential gear ratios targeting 9,000 RPM
• Rear spoiler adjustment to 6 inches high (2014 height: 8 inches)
• Optional driver adjustable track bar
• 38-inch wide radiator pan
• Minimum vehicle weight drops 50 lbs. via ballast reduction (2014 weight: 3,300 w/o driver)
• Updated qualifying formats for all tracks

Schedule
Full schedule can be found here.

Changes include:

• Atlanta is now the second race of the season, after the 500.
• Darlington returns to Labour Day Weekend.
• The first Bristol race is now taking place in April instead of March.
• Chase schedule stays the same

Entries

Changes in Orange.

Chevrolet
Hendrick: (5) Kahne, (24) Gordon, (48) Johnson, (88) Earnhardt, Jr.
Stewart-Haas: (4) Harvick, (10) Patrick, (14) Stewart, (41) Ku. Busch
Childress: (3) Dillon, (27) Menard, (31) Newman
Ganassi: (1) ???, (42) Larson
JTG Daugherty: (47) Allmendinger
Germain: (13) Mears
Furniture Row: (78) Truex, Jr.

Ford
Penske: (2) Keselowski, (22) Logano
Roush: (6) Bayne, (16) Biffle, (17) Stenhouse, Jr.
Petty: (9) Hornish, Jr., (43) Almirola
Wood Brothers: (21) Blaney

Toyota
Gibbs: (11) Hamlin, (18) Ky. Busch, (19) Edwards, (20) Kenseth
Waltrip: (15) Bowyer, (55) Vickers

Plans are unknown for these teams
Tommy Baldwin Racing, BK Racing, Front Row, Go FAS, Hillman-Circle Sport, HScott, Motorsport Group, Phil Parsons