NASCAR: 2021 Daytona 500 entry list – February update
By Asher Fair
With the month of February upon us, let’s take an updated look at the entry list for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500.
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season is officially scheduled to get underway this month, with the 63rd annual Daytona 500 scheduled to take place in under two weeks on Sunday, February 14.
The entry list for this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked oval in Daytona Beach, Florida is already well above capacity.
As of now, there are already 45 entries and just 40 available starting spots, with the potential for a 46th car or even a 47th car still very much existent.
Of those 45 cars, 44 are confirmed entries, with the 45th being a NY Racing Team Chevrolet that is planned to run the full season but without any true confirmation thus far.
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The 46th entry would be a Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet, as they are still aiming to compete. The 47th would be a The Money Team Racing entry. Of all the cars on the entry list, 36 are locked into the race due to being chartered entries. The other four spots will be settled among the other eight to 11 cars, depending on how the entry list ends up.
Here’s a look at the current entry list for the 63rd annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway with the month of February now underway and the start of Daytona Speedweeks presented by AdventHealth just under one week away with next Tuesday night’s Busch Clash.
NOTE: “Full-time” / “Part-time” indicates the status of the driver (or likely driver, if not confirmed) for the race.
Chartered entries
23XI Racing
- #23 Toyota – Bubba Wallace (full-time)
Chip Ganassi Racing
- #1 Chevrolet – Kurt Busch (full-time)
- #42 Chevrolet – Ross Chastain (full-time)
Front Row Motorsports
- #34 Ford – Michael McDowell (full-time)
- #38 Ford – Anthony Alfredo (full-time)
Hendrick Motorsports
- #5 Chevrolet – Kyle Larson (full-time)
- #9 Chevrolet – Chase Elliott (full-time)
- #24 Chevrolet – William Byron (full-time)
- #48 Chevrolet – Alex Bowman (full-time)
JTG Daugherty Racing
- #47 Chevrolet – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (full-time)
Joe Gibbs Racing
- #11 Toyota – Denny Hamlin (full-time)
- #18 Toyota – Kyle Busch (full-time)
- #19 Toyota – Martin Truex Jr. (full-time)
- #20 Toyota – Christopher Bell (full-time)
Live Fast Motorsports
- #78 Ford – B.J. McLeod (full-time)
Petty Ware Racing
- #51 TBD – Cody Ware (full-time)
Richard Childress Racing
- #3 Chevrolet – Austin Dillon (full-time)
- #8 Chevrolet – Tyler Reddick (full-time)
Richard Petty Motorsports
- #43 Chevrolet – Erik Jones (full-time)
Rick Ware Racing
- #15 Chevrolet – Derrike Cope (part-time)
- #52 TBD – Josh Bilicki (full-time)
- #53 TBD – Joey Gase (part-time)
Roush Fenway Racing
- #6 Ford – Ryan Newman (full-time)
- #17 Ford – Chris Buescher (full-time)
Spire Motorsports
- #7 Chevrolet – Corey LaJoie (full-time)
- #77 Chevrolet – Jamie McMurray (part-time)
StarCom Racing
- #00 Chevrolet – Quin Houff (full-time)
Stewart-Haas Racing
- #4 Ford – Kevin Harvick (full-time)
- #10 Ford – Aric Almirola (full-time)
- #14 Ford – Chase Briscoe (full-time)
- #41 Ford – Cole Custer (full-time)
Team Penske
- #2 Ford – Brad Keselowski (full-time)
- #12 Ford – Ryan Blaney (full-time)
- #22 Ford – Joey Logano (full-time)
Trackhouse Racing Team
- #99 Chevrolet – Daniel Suarez (full-time)
Wood Brothers Racing
- #21 Ford – Matt DiBenedetto (full-time)
Non-chartered entries
Beard Motorsports
- #62 Chevrolet – Noah Gragson (part-time)
Front Row Motorsports
- #36 Ford – David Ragan (part-time)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
- #96 Toyota – Ty Dillon (part-time)
Kaulig Racing
- #16 Chevrolet – Kaz Grala (part-time)
JTG Daugherty Racing
- #37 Chevrolet – Ryan Preece (full-time)
MBM Motorsports
- #49 Ford – Chad Finchum (part-time)
- #66 Ford – Timmy Hill (part-time)
NY Racing Team
- #44 Chevrolet – Driver TBD (full-time)
Team Penske
- #33 Ford – Austin Cindric (part-time)
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The Busch Clash, single-car Daytona 500 qualifying and the Bluegreen Vacations Duels are all set to be broadcast live from Daytona International Speedway on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on their respective dates: Tuesday, February 9; Wednesday, February 10; and Thursday, February 11.
The 63rd annual running of the “Great American Racing” itself is set to be broadcast live on Fox beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 14.