The Daytona 500 will have a little country flair on the track this year, as Chris Stapleton and JR Motorsports are joining forces on a car. It’s the racing organization’s first Cup car and marks their first entry into NASCAR’s historic race.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., 10-time Grammy Award winner Chris Stapleton will field JRM entry in 2025 Daytona 500. Who's driving?

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The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 with a champion driver and a partnership with a Grammy Award-winning artist. JR Motorsports has entered reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier into next month's season-opening “Great American Race”

JR Motorsports announced Wednesday that reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier will attempt next month’s Daytona 500 piloting the No. 40 Chevrolet in partnership with 10-time Grammy Award-winning artist Chris Stapleton.

The team will field an entry in the 2025 Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier as the driver, and he will drive the No. 40 car for Chris Stapleton’s Traveller Whiskey brand (to correspond with the blend No. 40 in the product), with Greg Ives as the crew chief.

Watch the official JR Motorsports announcement as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chris Stapleton announce their partnership in a bid for the Daytona 500. Video courtesy of Dirty Mo Media and JR Motorsports.

Justin Allgaier will attempt to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500 driving the No. 40 Chevrolet Camaro owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Greg Ives — Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief in the Cup Series from 2015 to 2017 — will serve as the crew chief for the team.

The Great American Race is gearing up for another go around as preparations begin for the 2024 running of the Daytona 500. One of the most revered weekends on the NASCAR annual calendar, this year's edition will see a special country megastar among its ranks in Chris Stapleton.

The team owned by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 next month.