Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 18th, 2018

Race #1 of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Stages
    • Stage 1 ends on lap 60
    • Stage 2 ends on lap 120
    • Stage 3 ends on lap 200 (end of race)
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (18)
    • Ford (15)
    • Toyota (7)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Coke Zero 400)
    • Pole: Dale Earnhardt Jr (190.973 mph)
    • Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Chevrolet StarCom Racing StarCom Racing Tony Furr
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing John Klausmeier
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Michael Wheeler
12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Ford Menards / Peak Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
13 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Ford GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
14 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Ford Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Ford Fastenal Roush Fenway Racing Brian Pattie
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
19 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Toyota ARRIS Joe Gibbs Racing Scott Graves
2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Paul Wolfe
20 Erik Jones Byron, MI Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
21 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Omnicraft Auto Parts Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Ford Shell / Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
23 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Toyota Unsponsored BK Racing
24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Chevrolet Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Darian Grubb
3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet DOW Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
31 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
32 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Ford The Hurrican Heist GO FAS Racing Gene Nead
34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Derrick Finley
37 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Chevrolet Kleenex JTG Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
38 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Speedco Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Ford Jimmy John's Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
41 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Ford Haas Automation / Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Billy Scott
42 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Chevrolet Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
43 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Chevrolet Click n' Close Richard Petty Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
47 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Kroger ClickList JTG Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
51 Justin Marks St Louis, MO Chevrolet HARRY'S Rick Ware Racing Pat Tryson
6 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Chevrolet AdvoCare Roush Fenway Racing Matt Puccia
62 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Beard Oil Distributing / South Point Hotel & Casino Beard Oil Motorsports Darren Shaw
66 Mark Thompson Cartersville, GA Ford Phoenix Air Racing Phoenix Air Racing Mike Hillman
7 Danica Patrick Beloit, WI Chevrolet GoDaddy Premium Motorsports Tony Eury Jr
72 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Schluter Systems TriStar Motorsports Frank Kerr
78 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Toyota Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy Furniture Row Racing Cole Pearn
88 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Chevrolet Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
92 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Black's Tire Service RBR Enterprises Michael Hester
95 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Chevrolet Procore Leavine Family Racing Travis Mack
96 DJ Kennington St Thomas, Ontario Toyota LORDCO / CASTROL Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman