The Hendrick Motorsports competitor from Charlotte had his Playoff hopes for 2020 diminished by an accident nearing the midway point of the Round of 16 finale race at Thunder Valley.
The Glendale, Arizona, native is set to achieve a milestone start at Thunder Valley while in his third full-time Cup season with Front Row Motorsports.
Team Penske's two-car lineup will lead the field to the start of the third NASCAR Cup Playoff race of 2020 at Thunder Valley on Saturday, September 19.
Hendrick Motorsports has two competitors in position to transfer throughout the Playoffs and one on the outside of the cutline following a long evening at Richmond Raceway.
The three-time reigning Daytona 500 champion rallied from a long evening at his home track to grab a transfer spot to the second round of the Playoffs.
The 26-year-old Ferguson from Lincolnton, North Carolina, will make his second career Truck start with Kaulig Racing more than a month after making his Truck debut at Bristol.
Spire Motorsports has earned one win and three top five finishes. Rajah Caruth took the checkered flag in last year's Rackley Roofing 200 after leading 61 laps.
In 12 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Spire Motorsports has two top-five finishes with a best result of second earned twice by Zane Smith (2024) and Carson Hocevar (2025).
