bigbadbrother
02-08-2014, 02:54 AM
Most of the pieces are in place for the field for this year’s Daytona 500. An unofficial list of those confirmed to compete in the race are below, with a handful of other notes to follow. We’ll break it down by manufacturer:
Chevrolet (22):
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates: 1-Jamie McMurray, 42-Kyle Larson (R)
Richard Childress Racing: 3-Austin Dillon (R), 27-Paul Menard, 31-Ryan Newman, 33-Brian Scott
Stewart-Haas Racing: 4-Kevin Harvick, 10-Danica Patrick, 14-Tony Stewart, 41-Kurt Busch
Hendrick Motorsports: 5-Kasey Kahne, 24-Jeff Gordon, 48-Jimmie Johnson, 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tommy Baldwin Racing: 7-Michael Annett (R), 36-Reed Sorenson
Germain Racing: 13-Casey Mears
JTG Daugherty Racing: 47-AJ Allmendinger
HScott Motorsports: 51-Justin Allgaier (R), 52-Bobby Labonte
Furniture Row Racing: 78-Martin Truex Jr.
Phil Parsons Racing: 98-Josh Wise
Ford (15):
Team Penske: 2-Brad Keselowski, 22-Joey Logano
Richard Petty Motorsports: 9-Marcos Ambrose, 43-Aric Almirola
Roush Fenway Racing: 16-Greg Biffle, 17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 99-Carl Edwards
Wood Brothers: 21-Trevor Bayne
Go Fas Racing: 32-Terry Labonte
Front Row Motorsports: 34-David Ragan, 35-Eric McClure, 38-David Gilliland
Randy Humphrey Racing: 77-Dave Blaney
Brian Keselowski Motorsports: 92-Brian Keselowski
Leavine Family Racing: 95-Michael McDowell
Toyota (12):
Joe Gibbs Racing: 11-Denny Hamlin, 18-Kyle Busch, 20-Matt Kenseth
Michael Waltrip Racing: 15-Clint Bowyer, 55-Brian Vickers, 66-Michael Waltrip*, 87-Joe Nemechek*
BK Racing: 23-Alex Bowman (R), 83-Ryan Truex (R), 93-Morgan Shepherd**
Swan Racing: 26-Cole Whitt (R), 30-Parker Kligerman (R)
*Denotes that Waltrip and Nemechek will be sharing No. 66 in MWR/Jay Robinson Racing partnership for the remainder of the season. Nemechek is expected to qualify for the Daytona 500 in his own No. 87 Toyota.
**Shepherd’s No. 93 is from BK Racing, but not run by the team.
There are at least two other cars that could be added to the above entries. Landon Cassill, who has been reported to return with Circle Sport Racing, would have to qualify in the team’s No. 40 Chevrolet with Brian Scott of RCR using No. 33 for the 500. Meanwhlile J.J. Yeley wrote on his Facebook page he has a confirmed Cup ride, but said details would need to wait.
We’re looking at roughly between 48 to 51 cars attempting to qualify for the 43 spots in this year’s Daytona 500. The official entry list should be out late next week, as Daytona Speedweeks begins
Chevrolet (22):
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates: 1-Jamie McMurray, 42-Kyle Larson (R)
Richard Childress Racing: 3-Austin Dillon (R), 27-Paul Menard, 31-Ryan Newman, 33-Brian Scott
Stewart-Haas Racing: 4-Kevin Harvick, 10-Danica Patrick, 14-Tony Stewart, 41-Kurt Busch
Hendrick Motorsports: 5-Kasey Kahne, 24-Jeff Gordon, 48-Jimmie Johnson, 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tommy Baldwin Racing: 7-Michael Annett (R), 36-Reed Sorenson
Germain Racing: 13-Casey Mears
JTG Daugherty Racing: 47-AJ Allmendinger
HScott Motorsports: 51-Justin Allgaier (R), 52-Bobby Labonte
Furniture Row Racing: 78-Martin Truex Jr.
Phil Parsons Racing: 98-Josh Wise
Ford (15):
Team Penske: 2-Brad Keselowski, 22-Joey Logano
Richard Petty Motorsports: 9-Marcos Ambrose, 43-Aric Almirola
Roush Fenway Racing: 16-Greg Biffle, 17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 99-Carl Edwards
Wood Brothers: 21-Trevor Bayne
Go Fas Racing: 32-Terry Labonte
Front Row Motorsports: 34-David Ragan, 35-Eric McClure, 38-David Gilliland
Randy Humphrey Racing: 77-Dave Blaney
Brian Keselowski Motorsports: 92-Brian Keselowski
Leavine Family Racing: 95-Michael McDowell
Toyota (12):
Joe Gibbs Racing: 11-Denny Hamlin, 18-Kyle Busch, 20-Matt Kenseth
Michael Waltrip Racing: 15-Clint Bowyer, 55-Brian Vickers, 66-Michael Waltrip*, 87-Joe Nemechek*
BK Racing: 23-Alex Bowman (R), 83-Ryan Truex (R), 93-Morgan Shepherd**
Swan Racing: 26-Cole Whitt (R), 30-Parker Kligerman (R)
*Denotes that Waltrip and Nemechek will be sharing No. 66 in MWR/Jay Robinson Racing partnership for the remainder of the season. Nemechek is expected to qualify for the Daytona 500 in his own No. 87 Toyota.
**Shepherd’s No. 93 is from BK Racing, but not run by the team.
There are at least two other cars that could be added to the above entries. Landon Cassill, who has been reported to return with Circle Sport Racing, would have to qualify in the team’s No. 40 Chevrolet with Brian Scott of RCR using No. 33 for the 500. Meanwhlile J.J. Yeley wrote on his Facebook page he has a confirmed Cup ride, but said details would need to wait.
We’re looking at roughly between 48 to 51 cars attempting to qualify for the 43 spots in this year’s Daytona 500. The official entry list should be out late next week, as Daytona Speedweeks begins