Daytona 500
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Daytona International Speedway
SPECULATIVE Entry List
| Ent. |
No. | Driver | Team |
| 1 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing |
| 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 8 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports |
| 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | 15 | Rick Ware Racing | |
| 16 | 16* | Kaz Grala | Kaulig Racing |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| 23 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
| 24 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 26 | 36* | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports |
| 27 | 37* | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 28 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo | Front Row Motorsports |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 30 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 32 | 44* | NY Racing | |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 34 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 35 | 49?* | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports |
| 36 | 51 | Joey Gase? | Rick Ware Racing |
| 37 | 52 | James Davison? | Rick Ware Racing |
| 38 | 53 | Rick Ware Racing | |
| 39 | 62* | Noah Gragson | Beard Oil Motorsports |
| 40 | 66* | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports |
| 41 | 77 | Spire Motorsports | |
| 42 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports |
| 43 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse |
Possible additions:
| ? | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Balwin is trying to put together a deal for Dayton, but nothing is finalized. | |
| 02? | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Cindric will run a limited schedule, but the specific races have not been announced. |
| 50 | The Money Team Racing | Team is expected to partner with Spire Motorsports for 2021 but could run a separate car at Daytona. | |
| 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Team has made no announcements for 2020 but are believed to be working on a part-time schedule. |
Some notes:
- Everything here is subject to change, especially with smaller teams.
- Teams marked with an asterisk do not have a charter and will have to race their way in. 2021 charters are not finalized yet, so this information could also change.
- A driver is not listed unless they have been confirmed.
- GoFas Racing will not make an attempt.
- Joey Gase will be in one of the Rick Ware cars, but the specific car has not been announced.
- James Davison says it is likely he will run the Daytona 500 with Rick Ware, but it has not been officially announced.