ARCA unveils 50-car Entry list for Daytona season opener

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 50 drivers will compete for 40 spots as ARCA releases their stacked entry list for Daytona.

Some notable names include Truck Series drivers Daniel Dye and Gio Ruggiero, former Daytona ARCA winner Greg Van Alst, and Youtube sensation Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell).

Those headliners may grab the spotlight, but the biggest story lies in who isn’t on the entry list.

Venturini Motorsports, winners of six of the last eight ARCA races at the superspeedway, will not be in the field for the first time in 43 seasons.

Venturini sold its program to Nitro Motorsports earlier last season, and Nitro now controls those entries after the team’s exit from the series.

The organization looks to carry on Toyota’s development pipeline in ARCA and continue the brands recent success at Daytona.

The full entry list for the 63rd running of the General Tire 200 at Daytona is below.