2020 Daytona 500 entry list released
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The official Daytona 500 entry list has been released. 43 teams are entered. Three teams will not make the race.
62nd Annual DAYTONA 500
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway
February 16, 2020
| Ent. | Car # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Team |
| 1 | 00 | Quinn Houff | Jacob Construction | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing |
| 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Ford | Team Penske |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light #PIT4BUSCH | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 6 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Koch Industries | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Caterpillar | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak | Ford | Team Penske |
| 12 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Chevrolet | Germain Racing |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush/Mobil 1 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 14 | 15 | Brennan Poole | SpartanGO | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 15 | 16* | Justin Haley | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 20 | Erik Jones | DEWALT | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | Team Penske |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta ‘Color of the Year’ | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 27* | Reed Sorenson | TBA | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 24 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | RagingBull.com | Ford | GO FAS Racing |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 26 | 36 | David Ragan | Select Blinds | Ford | Rick Ware Racing |
| 27 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Cottonelle | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 28 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | CITGARD | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 30 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | United States Air Force | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Kroger | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 34 | 49* | Chad Finchum | Garrison Homes | Toyota | Motorsports Business Management |
| 35 | 51 | Joey Gase | TBA | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing |
| 36 | 52 | BJ McLeod | TBA | Ford | Rick Ware Racing |
| 37 | 54* | J.J. Yeley | TBA | Ford | Rick Ware Racing |
| 38 | 62* | Brendan Gaughan | Beard Oil/South Point Casino | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports |
| 39 | 66* | Timmy Hill | RoofClaims.com / VSI Racing | Ford | Motorsports Business Management |
| 40 | 77 | Ross Chastain | AdventHealth | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 41 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Valvoline | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 42 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Procore | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing |
| 43 | 96* | Daniel Suarez | TBA | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing |