{"id":95520,"date":"2025-08-20T00:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95520\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:06:07","slug":"nascar-confirm-driver-set-to-miss-race-at-daytona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95520\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR confirm driver set to MISS race at Daytona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                                                Change your timezone:&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>After an exciting weekend of action at Richmond last time out, <a title=\"NASCAR \" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/tags\/nascar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR <\/a>hits the &#8216;world center of racing&#8217; this time around, with both the Cup and Xfinity Series in action.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe <a title=\"Xfinity Series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/tags\/nascar-xfinity-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xfinity Series<\/a> gets things underway on Friday, with both qualifying and the race taking place on the same day.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nNot all drivers taking part in that first qualifying session will make the cut for the race, however, with NASCAR&#8217;s official entry list confirming there are currently 39 entries.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe maximum number of drivers allowed to compete in an Xfinity Series race is 38, meaning that one driver will fail to qualify for Saturday night&#8217;s race.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nEarlier this year, NASCAR introduced &#8216;international provisionals&#8217; for the Xfinity Series race at Mexico City, which allowed 40 drivers to compete at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, no such provisionals are in place this weekend, meaning one driver will ultimately miss out.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Who is set to race at Daytona?<\/p>\n<p>\nConnor Zilisch is <a title=\"one of the eye-catching names on this weekend&#039;s entry list\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-news\/1059318\/nascar-daytona-2025-connor-zilisch-return-injury-collarbone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the eye-catching names on this weekend&#8217;s entry list<\/a>, with the JR Motorsports driver having broken his collarbone at Watkins Glen recently.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe rising star underwent surgery but is currently slated to race this weekend, with Trackhouse Racing chief Justin Marks having confirmed it will be a &#8216;day-to-day&#8217; decision on whether or not he will actually do so.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nElsewhere, Cup Series driver Justin Haley will be on double duty, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing alongside his usual obligations in NASCAR&#8217;s top division.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nMeanwhile, Truck Series star Rajah Caruth will be making his second Xfinity Series appearance of the season, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nNASCAR HEADLINES: <a title=\"Cup Series star addresses latest beef as champion&#039;s retirement confirmed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-news\/1059283\/nascar-today-cup-series-star-admits-confusion-as-champions-retirement-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cup Series star addresses latest beef as champion&#8217;s retirement confirmed<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Xfinity Series entry list for Daytona<\/p>\n<p>\nHere is the full entry list, as confirmed by NASCAR, for this weekend&#8217;s race at Daytona International Speedway.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n1. Sheldon Creed, No. 00, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/haas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haas<\/a> Factory Team Ford<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2. Carson Kvapil, No. 1, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3. Jesse Love, No. 2, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n4. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n5. Patrick Emerling, No. 07, SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n6. Justin Allgaier, No. 7, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n7. Sammy Smith, No. 8, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n8. Daniel Dye, No. 10, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n9. Justin Haley, No. 11, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n10. Garrett Smithley, No. 14, SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n11. Christian Eckes, No. 16, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n12. William Sawalich, No. 18, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n13. Aric Almirola, No. 19, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n14. Brandon Jones, No. 20, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n15. Austin Hill, No. 21, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n16. Harrison Burton, No. 25, AM Racing Ford<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n17. Dean Thompson, No. 26, Sam Hunt Racing Toyota<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n18. Jeb Burton, No. 27, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n19. Kyle Sieg, No. 28, RSS Racing Ford<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n20. Blaine Perkins, No. 31, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n21. Rajah Caruth, No. 32, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n22. Mason Maggio, No. 35, Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n23. Ryan Sieg, No. 39, RSS Racing Ford<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n24. Sam Mayer, No. 41, Haas Factory Team Ford<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n25. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42, Youngs Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n26. Brennan Poole, No. 44, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n27. Josh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Williams<\/a>, No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n28. Nicholas Sanchez, No. 48, Big Machine Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n29. Jeremy Clements, No. 51, Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n30. Joey Gase, No. 53, Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n31. Taylor Gray, No. 54, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n32. Leland Honeyman Jr, No. 70, Cope Family Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n33. Ryan Ellis, No. 71, DGM Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n34. Logan Bearden, No. 74, Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n35. Connor Zilisch, No. 88, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n36. Josh Bilicki, No. 91, DGM Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n37. Natalie Decker, No. 92, DGM Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n38. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99, Viking Motorsports Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n39. Caesar Bacarella, No. 105, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet<br \/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"NASCAR Cup Series return confirmed for former Hendrick Motorsports star\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-news\/1059306\/nascar-cup-series-return-confirmed-former-hendrick-motorsports-star-casey-mears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR Cup Series return confirmed for former Hendrick Motorsports star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related                                                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Change your timezone:&#13; &#13; &#13; After an exciting weekend of action at Richmond last time out, NASCAR&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1707,1080,1706,425,3,9993,99],"class_list":["post-95520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-gpfans","tag-nascar","tag-news","tag-simmey-hannifin-donaldson","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}