There looks to be three entries that look to be "garage space" or "phantom entries." That's the Panther #44, Sarah Fisher's 57, and the China Racing #89. That brings you down to 39 attempting to qualify at least. While there are entries that may not show up, many times there are deals put together with backup cars that are not on the entry list. But with qualifying down to just one weekend, that is less likely to happen. So, I'm gonna guess about 39-40 trying to qualify ultimately.

How many times are people going to say that they'll be lucky to have 33 cars? Not happening.