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For the primary time for the reason that season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR will attain 40 entries for a Cup Sequence race. Together with the standard 36 charted groups, 4 open entries will participate in NASCAR’s longest race on Memorial Day Weekend.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion and four-time Coke 600 winner Jimmie Johnson shall be a kind of open entries, driving the No. 84 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota. It would even be Johnson’s 700th profession begin.

Trackhouse Racing will enter a fourth automobile with rising star Connor Zilisch driving the No. 87 Chevrolet, making his second profession begin within the Cup Sequence however his first on an oval. Zilisch skipped the most recent Xfinity race at Kansas due to a back injury, but he has been cleared to return to competition this weekend.

Garage 66. (previously MBM Motorsports) will enter the No. 66 Ford Mustang with Josh Bilicki as the motive force whereas NY Racing Team will enter the No. 44 Chevrolet. No driver has been formally introduced for the NY Racing Staff entry, but it surely’s prone to be J.J. Yeley.

There are additionally 40 entries for the NASCAR Xfinity race, which can characteristic the next Cup stars: William Byron, Austin Dillon, and Chase Briscoe. Of be aware, Katherine Legge may even be collaborating after skipping this 12 months’s Indy 500 in favor of gaining extra inventory automobile expertise.

There are 34 entries for the Truck Sequence, bringing the whole to 114 for the three nationwide divisions. Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain are the one full-time Cup drivers within the area, however B.J. McLeod may even be participating after placing a deal along with Spire Motorsport.