JR Motorsports enters Justin Allgaier into Daytona 500 in partnership with Chris Stapleton

FILE - Driver Justin Allgaier gets in his car before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz.

FILE - Driver Justin Allgaier gets in his car before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher, FIle)


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the biggest race 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 Daytona 500 in a Chevrolet sponsored by whiskey created by 10-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton. It marks the first time in the 24-year history of JRM that the team has entered a race in the Cup Series.

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