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.

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.

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.

JR Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Xfinity Series team, will enter the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier as the driver in partnership with country music star Chris Stapleton.

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” in a Chevrolet sponsored by the whiskey label created by 10-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton.

NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports are set to make their highly anticipated Daytona 500 debut with Justin Allgaier behind the wheel of the No. 40 car, sponsored by Grammy-winner Chris Stapleton’s Traveller Whiskey brand.

JR Motorsports announced Jan. 15 it will field a Cup entry for February's Daytona 500, with 2024 Xfinity champion Justin Allgaier as pilot.

Chris Stapleton talks about NASCAR partnership with JR Motorsports and Traveller Whiskey, unveiling exciting secrets behind this groundbreaking collaboration.

Country singer joins forces with JR Motorsports to support Justin Allgaier’s Daytona 500 debut, aiming for a historic race finish.

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.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller, co-owners of JR Motorsports; Chris Stapleton, 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician; and Justin Allgaier, 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion;