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

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.

JR Motorsports has entered reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier into next month’s Daytona 500, Jenna Fryer of The Associated Press reported Wednesday. Allgaier’s attempt to make the field is in partnership with 10-time Grammy Award-winning artist Chris Stapleton,

JR Motorsports is trying its hand at the Cup Series, starting with the 2025 Daytona 500. But will they be a fixture in the series moving forward?

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.

After 24 years in NASCAR, JR Motorsports enters the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier, marking their first-ever Cup race. A dream come true for the team and their fans.

Justin Allgaier Gears up for Historic Daytona 500, driving JR Motorsports' No. 40 Chevrolet in their Cup Series debut.

JR Motorsports will field a NASCAR Cup Series entry for the first time next month as it attempts to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier. Allgaier, the reigning Xfinity Series champion

Reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier will head up JR Motorsports' attempt to make its NASCAR Cup Series debut in February, the group announced Wednesday.

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.

Because JR Motorsports does not hold a charter, Allgaier is not guaranteed a starting spot in the 40-car Daytona 500 field.

Amid his team's foray into the Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed an anxious moment around JRM's Daytona 500 announcement.