Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

O'Reilly Auto Parts 253

Daytona Road Course

February 21st, 2021

Race #2 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 70
  • Stages
    • Stage 1 ends on lap 16
    • Stage 2 ends on lap 34
    • Stage 3 ends on lap 70 (end of race)
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (18)
    • Ford (16)
    • Toyota (6)
  • Last Daytona Road Course race (Go Bowling 235 at the DAYTONA Road Course)
    • Pole: Kevin Harvick (0.000 mph)
    • Winner: Chase Elliott
Bubba Wallace leads the field
Daytona Beach, Florida - February 21st, 2021: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Quin Houff Weyers Cave, VA Chevrolet Mane 'n Tail StarCom Racing George Church
1 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Ford Menards / Libman Team Penske Todd Gordon
14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Ford Ford Performance Racing School Stewart-Haas Racing John Klausmeier
15 James Davison Melbourne, Australia Chevrolet Signing Day Sports Rick Ware Racing Pat Tryson
16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Ellsworth Advisors Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Ford Fastenal Roush Fenway Racing Lucas Lambert
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Toyota Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing Adams Stevens
21 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Toyota DoorDash 23XI Racing Mike Wheeler
24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Chevrolet Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet DOW Mobility Science Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Ford Fr8Auctions Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
37 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Chevrolet Kroger / Coca-Cola JTG Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
38 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Ford The Pete Store Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Ford Mobil 1 Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Ford Dixie Vodka Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
42 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Chevrolet McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing Phil Surgen
43 Erik Jones Byron, MI Chevrolet Petty's Garage Richard Petty Motorsports Jerry Baxter
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Chevrolet Cottonelle JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Chevrolet NationsGuard Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Chevrolet Nurtec ODT Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman
52 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Ford Jacob Companies Rick Ware Racing Peter Sospenzo
53 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Ford Clix Wipers Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
6 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Ford Castrol Roush Fenway Racing Scott Graves
66 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Ford CrashClaimsR.us MBM Motorsports Clinton Cram
7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Netflix Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
77 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Chevrolet AirMedCare Network Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
78 Scott Heckert Ridgefield, CT Ford Motorsport Games, Inc. Live Fast Motorsports Frank Kerr
8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Chevrolet Cat Rental Store Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
96 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Gaunt Brothers Racing Dave Winston
99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Chevrolet K1 Speed Trackhouse Travis Mack