This marks the first time JR Motorsports has entered a car in a Cup race and it comes at the event Dale Earnhardt Jr. won twice as a driver.

For the first time in JR Motorsports history, the team co-owned by two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller will field an entry in the Daytona 500 with NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier as the driver.

JR Motorsports has recently shared its lineup of crew chiefs for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series. JR Motorsports has a remarkable legacy in the racing world. It was established by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and Rick Hendrick in 2002, and has since been an iconic presence in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. is survived by his wife Teresa Earnhardt and four children: Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Taylor Nicole Earnhardt. The 2025 Daytona 500 will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Daytona International Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be an owner at the Daytona 500 for the first time in 2025 with Justin Allgaier driving and Chris Stapleton sponsoring the car.

JR Motorsports has run in the second-tier Xfinity Series since 2006, but a Daytona 500 attempt with Justin Allgaier marks the team's first-ever Cup Series entry.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports is making its NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 2025 Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier behind the wheel of the No. 40 Chevrolet.

JR Motorsports will field a No.40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet at the Daytona 500 after partnering with Buffalo Trace Distillery and musician Christ Stapleton.

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