Forty-nine drivers will compete for one of 43 spots in the 2014 Daytona 500.
NASCAR releases 2014 Daytona 500 entry list
The entry list for the 2014 Daytona 500 features 49 drivers competing for a spot in the 43-car race.
Chris Graythen
The entry list for the “Great American Race,” to be held Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway, includes nine former winners, and eight drivers vying to make their first Daytona 500 start.
Despite NASCAR revising its qualifying format and introducing group qualifying at oval track races, the new system will not be implemented until the second event of the season at Phoenix International Raceway. Determining the 43-car field for the Daytona 500 will continue to consist of various stages, with the front row determined Feb. 16 via single-car runs.
Positions 3-32 will be set by the finishing order of the Feb. 20 Budweiser Duel qualifying races. Positions 33-36 will go to the drivers who qualified the fastest but didn’t earn a spot in one of the two qualifying races.
The final seven spots are provisionals based on 2013 owner points and whether a former champion has yet to qualify.
Daytona 500 entry list
| Number | Driver | Car Model | Sponsor | Owner |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Felix Sabates |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | Roger Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | Richard Childress |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Tony Stewart |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot / Flying J Travel Centers | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | Tony Stewart |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | J.D. Gibbs |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | Bob Germain |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | Margaret Haas |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | Rob Kauffman |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Nationwide Insurance | John Henry |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Glen Wood |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell-Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | Dr. Pepper | Ron Devine |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive To End Hunger | Rick Hendrick |
| 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | TBA | Brandon Davis |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak-Menard's | Richard Childress |
| 30 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | TBA | Brandon Davis |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress |
| 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy Services | Frank Stoddard Jr |
| 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | White Tail | Richard Childress |
| 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CSX - Play It Safe | Bob Jenkins |
| 35 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty Untimate-Reynolds Wrap | Jerry Freeze |
| 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | Allan Heinke |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Brad Jenkins |
| 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Hillman Racing | Mike Hillman Sr. |
| 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Gene Haas |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty |
| 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger-USO | Tad Geschickter |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | Harry Scott Jr. |
| 52 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | James Finch |
| 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip |
| 66 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | BlueDEF/AAA | Jay Robinson |
| 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | TBA | Randy Humphrey |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Barney Visser |
| 83 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | Borla Exhaust | Ron Devine |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 300 Rise of an Empire | Jay Robinson |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | National Guard | Rick Hendrick |
| 93 | Morgan Shepherd | Toyota | Support Militry.org | Wayne Press |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love | Bob Leavine |
| 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | Curb Records | Mike Curb |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | Jack Roush |
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