Entry List
The official 2020 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 16th, 2020
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 209 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.014 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 42 Minutes 10 Seconds
- Average Speed: 141.110
- Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 6,720 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500
- Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500, his 38th victory in 508 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his third DAYTONA 500 victory and 10th top-10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway - he is now tied with Bobby Allison, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon for third-most DAYTONA 500 wins all-time.
- Ryan Blaney (second) posted his third top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2020.
- Chris Buescher (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- A driver has won back-to-back Daytona 500s four times - Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84), Sterling Marlin (1994-95), Denny Hamlin (2019-20).
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 40 | Ford | Rush/Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 36 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 34 | Ford | Select Blinds | Rick Ware Racing | Derrick Finley |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 6 | 54 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 29 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Busch Light #PIT4BUSCH | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 41 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 34 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | Bass Pros Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 14 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 42 | Ford | Koch Industries | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 10, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports/South Point | Beard Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 19 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 26 | Ford | RoofClaim.com/VSI Racing | Motorsports Bus Mgmnt | Steven Idol |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 21 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Valvoline | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | Menards/Peak | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 23 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | RagingBull.com | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 24 | 51 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Chevrolet | EFX Corp. | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 26 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 27 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 28 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 29 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 23 | Toyota | DEWALT | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 30 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 36 | Ford | Christensen Arms | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Cottonelle | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 32 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 33 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | AdventHealth | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 34 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | United States Air Force | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 35 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Axalta 'Color of the Year' | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 36 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 28 | Chevrolet | SpartanGo | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 38 | 49 | Chad Finchum | Knoxville, TN | Sep 22, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Garrison Homes | Motorsports Bus Mgmnt | Doug Richert |
| 39 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 40 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Jacob Construction | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 41 | 16 | Justin Haley | Winamac, IN | Apr 28, 1999 | 20 | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Kaulig Racing | Billy Scott |
| 42 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 22 | Ford | Citgard | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 43 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |