Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have a car. JR Motorsports is partnering with Chris Stapleton to put Justin Allgaier in the show. Of course, the No. 40 car will have to earn its way in as an open car against the best of the best in NASCAR.

This marks the first time JR Motorsports has entered a car in a Cup race and it comes at the event Dale Earnhardt Jr. won twice as a driver.

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. stunned the racing world when he announced his retirement in 2017. Since then, Earnhardt has kept busy, splitting his time between running his own podcast, "The Dale Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be an owner at the Daytona 500 for the first time in 2025 with Justin Allgaier driving and Chris Stapleton sponsoring the car.

Dale Jr. and his team, JR Motorsports, will field the No. 40 NASCAR Chevy for Justin Allgaier in the 2025 Daytona 500 for the first time.

A beloved icon of NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is readying up for a return to racing in 2025. Fans of this racing legend will once again see him behind the wheel of his iconic No. 8 late model car. Although he has stepped away from most NASCAR events, Earnhardt Jr. is choosing to race in smaller races, which he truly enjoys.

JR Motorsports has run in the second-tier Xfinity Series since 2006, but a Daytona 500 attempt with Justin Allgaier marks the team's first-ever Cup Series entry.

The 67th Daytona 500 is scheduled for Feb. 16. It will be Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Cup Series debut as a team owner. He's a two-time Daytona 500 winner.

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