The Nationwide Series heads to Daytona for the second time this year. At the start the year Daytona proved yet again to be one of the highlights of the season as James Buescher survived to win his first Nationwide win and I feel that heading back to Daytona will prove to be an exciting even as wellt.
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Austin Dillon held the points lead for about two days before it was snatched away from him for failing post race inspection after winning last week. Dillon is still second in points, and a good run this weekend can launch him right back to the top, RCR powered cars have traditionally run well at Daytona.
Entry List after the JUMP!
| Entry | Car# | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner |
| 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch(i) | HendrickCars.com | 12 Chevy | Phoenix Racing |
| 2 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TBA | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports |
| 3 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | One Main Financial | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 5 | 4 | Danny Efland | TBA | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | NOS | 12 Ford | Roush Fenway |
| 7 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 8 | 08 | Bryan Silas | Randy Hill Racing | 12 Ford | Randy Hill |
| 9 | 10 | Jeff Green | TBD | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 10 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 11 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr | Wurth | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 12 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 13 | 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Tobacco Free Florida.com | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware |
| 14 | 18 | Joey Logano(i) | Dollar General | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 15 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil / Ryobi | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 16 | 20 | Clint Bowyer(i) | SportClips | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 17 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 18 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr | N TX Pipe | 12 Chevy | R3 Motorsports |
| 19 | 24 | Casey Roderick | West Virginia Miners Baseball | 12 Chevy | SC2 Motorsports |
| 20 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | Ron Jon Surf Shop/Quicksilver | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 21 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 22 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Menards | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 23 | 36 | Bobby Santos III | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 12 Chevy | Tommy Baldwin |
| 24 | 38 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 25 | 39 | Josh Richards | JOY | 12 Ford | Go Green |
| 26 | 40 | Erik Darnell | TBA | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 27 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Poynt.com | 12 Ford | Rick Ware |
| 28 | 42 | Josh Wise(i) | TBA | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 29 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | 12 Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 30 | 44 | Mike Bliss | TBA | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 31 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 32 | 47 | Scott Speed(i) | Curtis Key Plumbing | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group |
| 33 | 50 | T J Bell | TBA | 12 Chevy | MAKE Motorsports |
| 34 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Clements Automotive | 10 Chevy | Jeremy Clements |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | My Three Sons Vending | 12 Chevy | Jimmy Means |
| 36 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) | Monster Energy | 12 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 37 | 70 | Johanna Long | Foretravel | 12 Chevy | ML Motorsports |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Koma Unwind | 12 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 39 | 81 | Jason Bowles | American Majority | 12 Toyota | MacDonald Motorsports |
| 40 | 82 | Blake Koch | SilverSaver.com | 12 Dodge | MacDonald Motorsports |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy | 12 Toyota | NEMCO |
| 42 | 88 | Cole Whitt | Degree MEN | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 43 | 99 | John Wes Townley(i) | Barberitos | 12 Toyota | RAB Racing |
43 teams are entered this week, so everyone will make the race. Just a few notes this week:
- #1- Kurt Busch will jump to Phoenix Racing this week as James Finch makes his yearly Superspeedway visits.
- #15- Jeffrey Earnhardt will make a start for Rick Ware this week.
- #20- Denny Hamlin decided that he did not want to race double duty this week, so Joey Logano moves over to the #18 and Clint Bowyer will jump into the #20.
- #54- Keep an eye on Kyle Busch this week. He took second place at the Miller Nationals at Slinger Speedway in Wisconsin and is looking to return to victory lane.
#89-Morgan Shepherd has withdrawn from the event.
It’s Friday Night Racing live on ESPN. Tune in at 7pm eastern for the live running of the Subway Jalapeno 250! Our Open Race Thread will be up after 5:00 pm. Enjoy!
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