Casey Mears Return Highlights 40-Car Daytona NASCAR Cup Entry List

NASCAR has revealed the preliminary entry list for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, and contained on the list are 40 cars, which will give the series a full field this weekend.

Among the notable surprise entries this weekend is Casey Mears, who will return to make his second NASCAR Cup Series start of the season. Mears will pilot the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse with primary sponsorship from S.I. Yachts.

Mears, who competed in his first NASCAR Cup Series event since 2019 earlier this year at Martinsville Speedway, is looking to reach 500 career starts in the NASCAR Cup Series. He'll be up to 491 after Saturday night's race.

Other notables for the event include Austin Hill, who will pilot the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing "Open" entry with sponsorship from United Rentals, Joey Gase, driving the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet, and BJ McLeod behind the wheel of the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.

Here is the complete entry list for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Race 26 of 36.

# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates "Open" entry
(i) indicates a driver ineligible to score points