When NASCAR goes road-course racing, there are always a handful of teams who put a road-course specialist behind the wheel instead of their usual driver, in hopes to get a better finish and possibly contend for a win.
Check out the five drivers who will be making their 2017 debut in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and a couple who are making their first-ever NASCAR Cup Series start.
The 25-year-old from Ashdod, Israel will become the first Israeli to compete in the Monster Energy Series when he makes his debut in the No.