42 cars on Daytona 500 entry list

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The preliminary entry list for the 61st annual Daytona 500 was released Wednesday night and lists 42 cars.

Forty drivers will start the season-opening race on Feb. 17. The front row will be determined this Sunday afternoon during qualifying while the rest of the field will be locked in following the two Duel races next Thursday.

Six drivers are not locked into the race. They are Casey Mears (No. 27), Tyler Reddick (No. 31), Brendan Gaughan (No.62), Joey Gase (No. 66), Ryan Truex (No. 71), and Parker Kligerman (No. 96).

Entry List

No. Driver Team Crew Chief Make Sponsor
00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Wayne Carroll Chevrolet PERMATEX
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall Chevrolet Monster Energy
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Paul Wolfe Ford Discount Tire
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman Jr Chevrolet Dow
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers Ford Busch Beer Car2Can
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Scott Graves Ford Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh
8 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Caterpillar
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson Chevrolet NAPA AUTO PARTS
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing John Klausmeier Ford Smithfield
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart Toyota FedEx Express
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Jeremy Bullins Ford Menards/Peak
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Matt Borland Chevrolet GEICO
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz Ford Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1
15 Ross Chastain(i) Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo Chevrolet TBD
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing Brian Pattie Ford Fastenal
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens Toyota M&M's Chocolate Bar
19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn Toyota Bass Pro Shops
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle Toyota Sport Clips
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin Ford Motorcraft \ Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Todd Gordon Ford Shell Pennzoil
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus Chevrolet Axalta
127 Casey Mears Germain Racing Patrick Tryson Chevrolet TBD
31 Tyler Reddick(i) Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander Chevrolet Symbicort
32 Corey LaJoie GO FAS Racing Randy Cox Ford Old Spice
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer Ford Love's Travel Stops
36 Matt Tifft Front Row Motorsports Michael Kelley Ford TBD
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Trent Owens Chevrolet Kleenex Wet Wipes
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour Ford Select Blinds
40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Scott Eggleston Chevrolet McDonalds\Cessna\Bass Pro Shops
41 Daniel Suarez Stewart-Haas Racing Billy Scott Ford Haas Automation
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston Chevrolet Credit One Bank
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets Chevrolet Aftershokz
47 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Tristan Smith Chevrolet Kroger.com
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering Chevrolet Ally
51 TBA Petty Ware Racing George Church Chevrolet JACOB COMPANIES
52 BJ McLeod(i) Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman Jr Chevrolet Winn Dixie
162 Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Motorsports Darren Shaw Chevrolet Beard Oil Distributing \ South Point Hotel/Casino
66 Joey Gase(i) Motorsports Business Mgmt Craig Partee Toyota Medic Air Systems Inc / Fan Memories
71 Ryan Truex(i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Chevrolet Accell Construction, Inc.
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives Chevrolet Nationwide
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Michael Wheeler Toyota Procore
96 Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman Toyota Gaunt Brothers Racing \ Toyota