42 cars on Daytona 500 entry list
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42 cars on Daytona 500 entry list
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By Kelly Crandall
February 6, 2019 5:29 PM
The preliminary entry list for the 61st annual Daytona 500 was released Wednesday night and lists 42 cars.
Forty drivers will start the season-opening race on Feb. 17. The front row will be determined this Sunday afternoon during qualifying while the rest of the field will be locked in following the two Duel races next Thursday.
Entry List
Six drivers are not locked into the race. They are Casey Mears (No. 27), Tyler Reddick (No. 31), Brendan Gaughan (No.62), Joey Gase (No. 66), Ryan Truex (No. 71), and Parker Kligerman (No. 96).
Daytona 500 , Cup Series , NASCAR
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Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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