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Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Johnson will attempt at least two races in NASCAR's top series in 2025. Johnson will attempt to make the field for the Daytona 500 next month and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, The Racing Experts reports.

Truex Jr. will drive the No. 56 Toyota for TRICON Garage in his attempt to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500, the team announced Thursday.

Rick Ware Racing announced Wednesday that Ware would pilot the team's No. 51 Ford entry in all 36 points-awarding races and the season-opening exhibition Cook Out Clash Feb. 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium, The Racing Experts reports.

The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 with a champion driver and a partnership with a Grammy Award-winning artist. JR Motorsports has entered reigning Xfinity Series champion Allgaier into next month's season-opening "Great American Race" in a Chevrolet sponsored by the whiskey label created by 10-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton, the Associated Press reports.

Truex quietly moved into the reserve driver role for all of Joe Gibbs Racing's Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams late last year and will be the organization's go-to backup for 2025, The Athletic reports.

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has announced that NASCAR veteran Derrick Finley will serve as the Crew Chief for the organization's third NASCAR Cup Series entry, the No. 60 Ford Mustang driven by Preece, in the upcoming 2025 season.

Busch received medical clearance to represent Team USA in this year's Race of Champions. Busch and Travis Pastrana will represent Team USA, The Racing Experts reports.

MBM Motorsports can confirm that NASCAR has deemed Wallace is not eligible to compete in the 2025 Daytona 500, despite eleven previous 500 starts and several superspeedway wins, due to lack of recent races in major professional motorsports.

Beard Motorsports and Alfredo will once again partner to attempt the 2025 Daytona 500, Racing America reports.

Colapinto will join Alpine as one of their reserve drivers in 2025, it has been announced, with the Argentinian racer further bolstering the team's back-up pool for the season ahead, Formula1.com reports.

Hendrick Motorsports could have its next, young superstar in place. Day, a 19-year-old dirt racing extraordinaire, signed with NASCAR's winningest organization and will look to take the next step in his career starting in 2025.

So much for a slow January for NASCAR Cup driver Cindric. He was picked Monday to drive the No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 at this month's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 at Daytona., Autoweek reports.

Castroneves, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and one of the more popular drivers of his generation, is expected to make his NASCAR debut in next month's Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, industry sources confirmed. Castroneves will drive a car fielded by Trackhouse Racing, The Athletic reports.

Motorsports Business Management will enter the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the 67th annual Daytona 500 with veteran NASCAR racer Wallace behind the wheel.

Having secured Gragson on a multi-year agreement in July to drive in the NASCAR Cup Series starting in 2025, Front Row Motorsports is excited to announce Gragson will drive the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, entering the team into a new era, NBC Sports reports.

Smith is coming back to the No. 38 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. The 25-year-old Huntington Beach, Calif. native will again race for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2025 under a multi-year agreement, NBC Sports reports.

Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 and takes the final seat on the grid after agreeing a deal to become Yuki Tsunoda's team mate at RB, Formula1.com reports.

Mercedes have announced that Bottas will return to the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season, after the Finn and Kick Sauber parted company following the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Formula1.com reports.

Red Bull have chosen Lawson to replace Sergio Perez and become four-time world champion Max Verstappen's team mate in 2025, Formula1.com reports.

Perez announced via X on Wednesday that he and Red Bull Racing have agreed to part ways ahead of the 2025 season.

Daly will drive for Juncos Hollinger Racing full-time for the 2025 IndyCar season, the team announced Wednesday.

Brown will drive the No. 15 Ford for Rick Ware Racing at the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray on Feb. 2, the team announced Tuesday.

DeFrancesco will drive the No. 30 Dallara-Honda full-time in the 2025 IndyCar season for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Nathan Brown of the Indy Star reports.

Harvey will drive the No. 24 Dallara-Chevrolet for Dreyer and Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsports at next year's Indianapolis 500, Nathan Brown of the Indy Star reports.

Hunter-Reay will pilot the No. 23 Dallara-Chevrolet at next year's Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer and Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsports, Nathan Brown of the Indy Star reports.