DiBenedetto gets part-time Cup ride; Marks, Scott to attempt 500 with fledgling teams

The latest wave of pre-Daytona news has Xfinity Series driver Matt DiBenedetto getting a part-time ride with BK Racing, driving the team's #83 and #93 Toyotas. It has also been announced that Brian Scott, previously announced as having a ride in a #29 Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing (with whom he competes full-time in the Xfinity Series) for the Budweiser Duels and (if he qualified) the Daytona 500, will now attempt the Great American Race driving a #62 Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports, possibly under an alliance with RCR. More recently, it has been revealed that, as with the Cup races they attempted in 2014, RAB Racing will after all field their #29 Toyota in the Duels with Justin Marks driving. RAB attempted but failed to qualify for a few Cup races last year, notably with Truck Series driver Matt Crafton at Indianapolis and Joe Nemechek at Talladega in October, where they actually initially made the field, but were soon disqualified after failing post-qualifying inspection.