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42 entries for 2017 Daytona 500

NASCAR has released the entry list for the 59th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Nick DeGroot

Nick DeGroot

Edited: Feb 16, 2017, 6:20 PM

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Here are some highlights for the 42-car entry list:

Six Cup champions: Jimmie Johnson (2006, '07, '08, '09, '10, '13, '16), Kyle Busch (2015), Kevin Harvick (2014), Brad Keselowski (2012), Kurt Busch (2004), Matt Kenseth (2003)

Nine Daytona 500 winners: Denny Hamlin (2016), Joey Logano (2015), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2004, '14), Jimmie Johnson (2006, '13), Matt Kenseth (2009, '12), Trevor Bayne (2011), Jamie McMurray (2011), Ryan Newman (2008), Kevin Harvick (2007), Michael Waltrip (2001, '03)

Six first-time 500 competitors: Daniel Suarez (#19), Joey Gase (#23), Jeffrey Earnhardt (#33), Erik Jones (#77), Corey LaJoie (#83), D.J. Kennington (#96)

No.DriverTeamManufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Elliott Sadler***** Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Ty Dillon  Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Michael Waltrip Premium Motorsports Toyota 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez  Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Joey Gase BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Timmy Hill***** Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Reed Sorenson***** Premium Motorsports Toyota 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Ford 75 Brendan Gaughan***** Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Erik Jones  Furniture Row Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Corey LaJoie***** BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 96 D. J. Kennington***** Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota

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