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Forty cars are featured on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry list for the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

After Kevin Harvick punched his ticket into the Round of 8 with a win at Kansas Speedway, 10 drivers will be fighting for six remaining spots in Sunday's elimination race.

Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, 2012 Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski and rookie Chase Elliott are the four drivers outside the top eight in the Chase standings.

An early look at the forecast calls for sunny skies, zero percent chance of rain and a high of 78 degrees.

See the full entry list below: