Defending Xfinity Series champion Tyler Reddick announced Friday on social media that he will attempt to make the Feb. 17 Daytona 500.
Reddick will drive the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. It will be his first attempt to make a Cup race.
He is not guaranteed a spot in the race because RCR has only two charters. The team sold its third charter to StarCom Racing after last season.
Reddick will be a third entry for RCR in the race, joining the full-time entries of Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet and Daniel Hemric’s No. 8 Chevrolet.
Reddick, who won the Xfinity title last year with JR Motorsports, will drive the No. 2 for RCR full-time in the Xfinity Series this season.
Ryan Newman drove the No. 31 full-time for RCR in 2018.
Super excited to announce I’ll be entering the 2019 #DAYTONA500 in the No. 31 for @RCRracing! Keep your eyes peeled next week for my partner & paint scheme reveal! 👀 here’s a little taste 😏 pic.twitter.com/ATMfmTuocd
— Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) February 1, 2019