Martin Truex Jr.’s entry for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway was one of the last entries to be confirmed for this year’s running of the “Great American Race”.
The 2017 Cup Series champion is set to drive the No. 56 Toyota for Tricon Garage, which have never before entered a Cup Series event. The team are set to enter the car with support from Joe Gibbs Racing, Truex’s team from 2019 to 2024.
But with the No. 56 Toyota being one of 45 cars on the entry list for this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval, Truex is not necessarily locked into the main event for what would be the 21st consecutive year.
The 36 chartered cars are all locked into the 40-car field, but the non-chartered (open) entries need to qualify to secure one of those four remaining spots.
Other confirmed open entries include the No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford for Corey LaJoie, the No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet for Justin Allgaier, the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet for J.J. Yeley, the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet for Anthony Alfredo, the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford for Chandler Smith, the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet for B.J. McLeod, the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota for Jimmie Johnson, and the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet for Helio Castroneves.
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