The 12-time Bowman Gray track champion and two-time NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion from Walnut Cove, North Carolina, will pilot the No. 50 Chevrolet entry for Team AmeriVet for his first bid in a NASCAR premier series event at Bowman Gray for the Clash.
The seven-time Cup Series champion from El Cajon, California, will attempt to compete in both this year's 67th running of the Daytona 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 after competing in nine events in 2024.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, will pilot the No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet entry throughout Daytona Speedweeks as he attempts to achieve JRM's first starting spot in NASCAR's premier series for the 2025 Great American Race.
The nine-time NASCAR national touring series race winner from Fenton, Missouri, did not receive approval from NASCAR to contend for a starting spot for this year's 67th running of the Great American Race nearly two weeks after initially announcing his plans to compete in the event with MBM Motorsports.
NASCAR's creation of the "Open Exemption Provisional" (OEP) policy along with updates to the Damaged Vehicle Policy (DVP) and Playoff waiver policy highlight the sport's set of new and updated rules within the rule book for use, beginning in 2025.
The 2022 Truck Series championship-winning crew chief from Medway, Ohio, will return to Front Row Motorsports to crew chief Todd Gilliland and the No. 34 Ford team after spending this past Cup Series season at Rick Ware Racing.
Trent Owens and Andrew Dickeson have been named crew chiefs for Kaulig Racing's Nos. 16 and 10 Chevrolet entries, respectively, while veteran engineer Mike Cook will be serving as the organization's technical director for the 2025 Cup Series season.
Tyler Allen has been promoted from the Xfinity Series to the Cup Series to work as Ty Gibbs' new crew chief while Jason Ratcliff returns to crew chief incoming Xfinity rookie Taylor Gray in 2025.
