One of NASCAR’s most exciting series is ready to kick off its 2024 season!
On Monday, NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the 2024 United Rentals 300, the season-opener for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, set to take place on Saturday, February 17 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
There are 44 drivers shown on the preliminary entry list for the season-opening event, each of which will be fighting to claim one of the 38 spots available in the field for Saturday’s 120-lap contest around ‘The World Center of Racing’.
Notables include No. 6 Smithley, 07 Emerling, 10 Dye, 14 Suarez, 19 Ryan Truex, 20 Nemechek, 26 Karam, 32 Anderson, 35 Muniz, 36 Decker, 42 Honeyman, 45 Bacarella, 53 Gase, 66 Starr, 74 Barrett, 92 Bilicki, 97 TBA
2024 United Rentals 300 at Daytona – Entry List:
| Entry | No. | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing Haas Automation Ford | Jonathan Toney |
| 2 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-GreenLight Racing Phillips Hunt Walker Chevrolet | Paul Clapprood |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | Mardy Lindley |
| 4 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevolet | Danny Stockman |
| 5 | 4 | Dawson Cram | JD Motorsports FIRMAN Power Equipment Chevrolet | Kase Kallenbach |
| 6 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports DUDE Wipes Chevrolet | Joshua Graham |
| 7 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports Z&M Harley Davidson Chevrolet | Dylan Roberts |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports BRANDT Chevrolet | Jim Pohlman |
| 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet | Adam Wall |
| 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports Menards / Swiffer Chevrolet | Phillip Bell |
| 11 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Champion Container Chevrolet | Philippe Lopez |
| 12 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | Kevin Walter |
| 13 | 14 | Daniel Suarez | SS-GreenLight Racing Wendy's Chevrolet | Jason Miller |
| 14 | 15 | Hailie Deegan | AM Racing Klutch Vodka Ford | Joe Williams, Jr. |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | Alex Yontz |
| 16 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | Sam McAulay |
| 17 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota SmartPath Toyota | Seth Chavka |
| 18 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing Pye-Barker Fire Safety Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 19 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | Andy Street |
| 20 | 26 | Sage Karam | Sam Hunt Racing CRC Brakleen Toyota | Kris Bowen |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Golden Corral Chevrolet | Shane Whitbeck |
| 22 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Night Owl Contractors Ford | Michael Scearce |
| 23 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing AutoParkit.com Ford | Steve Addington |
| 24 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | Chad Kendrick |
| 25 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing Capital City Towing Chevrolet | Larry McReynolds |
| 26 | 35 | Frankie Muniz | Joey Gase Motorsports Ford Performance Ford | Wayne Carroll, Jr. |
| 27 | 36 | Natalie Decker | DGM Racing Amped Fitness Chevrolet | BJ Tucker |
| 28 | 38 | CJ McLaughlin | RSS Racing Viking Motorsports Ford | Kevin Johnson |
| 29 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps / Scrap University Ford | Matt Noyce |
| 30 | 42 | Leland Honeyman | Young's Motorsports Ohio Logistics Chevrolet | Andrew Abbott |
| 31 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing Heartbeat Hot Sauce Chevrolet | Mike Hillman, Sr. |
| 32 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Finance Pro Plus Chevrolet | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 45 | Ceasar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing Alpha Prime Bites Chevrolet | Teddy Brown |
| 34 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing One Stop / All South Electric Chevrolet | Mark Setzer |
| 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports NCPC - Race Against Crime Chevrolet | Scott Eggleston |
| 37 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports Green Light Performance Products Chevrolet | Carl Long |
| 38 | 74 | Stanton Barrett | Mike Harmon Racing Save22 Chevrolet | George Church |
| 39 | 78 | BJ McLeod | BJ McLeod Motorsports Kale's Truck Heavy Equipment Chevrolet | Pat Tryson |
| 40 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | Jeff Meendering |
| 41 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing DriveSmart Warranty Chevrolet | Mario Gosselin |
| 42 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | Bryan Berry |
| 43 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | Bruce Schlicker |
| 44 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing Monster Energy Ford | Davin Restivo |
