Richard Childress could have up to five cars in the Daytona 500

Richard Childress Racing has announced that Brian Scott will attempt the Daytona 500 in a #29 Chevrolet SS. Xfinity Series driver Ty Dillon is also attempting the race in the #33 Cheerios Chevrolet, meaning RCR could have five cars competing in the Great American Race next month. RCR's three full-time cars - the #3 of Austin Dillon, the #27 of Paul Menard and the #31 of Ryan Newman - are all locked into the Daytona 500 because they all have owner points to fall back on in case they don't make the race via the Budweiser Duels (each Duel qualifying race has a transfer position that determines which drivers, excluding the two locked-in fastest drivers during initial qualifying, automatically qualify for the 500 at the checkered flag).