1 Hailie Deegan
Temecula, California
Team DGR Ford F-150
Date of Birth: July 18, 2001
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: Rookie
Fast Fact: A three-time race winner in the ARCA Menards Series West.
2 Sheldon Creed
Alpine, California
GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado
Date of Birth: Sept. 30, 1997
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 5th – 2020
Fast Fact: Won four races en route to the 2018 ARCA Menards Series championship.
4 John Hunter Nemechek
Mooresville, North Carolina
Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: June 11, 1997
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 6th – 2020
Fast Fact: His late model victories include the All-American 400 and the Snowball Derby – both in 2014.
13 Johnny Sauter
Necedah, Wisconsin
ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: May 1, 1978
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 1st – 2018
Fast Fact: Son of Wisconsin short-track racing legend Jim Sauter.
15 Tanner Gray
Mooresville, North Carolina
Team DGR Ford F-150
Date of Birth: April 15, 1999
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 21st – 2020
Fast Fact: Captured the 2018 NHRA Pro Stock drag racing championship before transitioning to NASCAR racing.
16 Austin Hill
Winston, Georgia
Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: April 21, 1994
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 6th – 2019
Fast Fact: Excelled in Bandolero and Legend Car racing before graduating to late model competition.
18 Chandler Smith
Talking Rock, Georgia
Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: June 26, 2002
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: Rookie
Fast Fact: Earned a pair of USAC quarter midget national championships (Jr. Honda and Jr. Stock) during the 2010 season.
21 Zane Smith
Huntington Beach, California
GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado
Date of Birth: June 9, 1999
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 3rd – 2020
Fast Fact: Finished second to Chase Elliott in the 2015 edition of the Snowball Derby in Pensacola, Florida.
22 Austin Wayne Self
Austin, Texas
AM Racing Chevrolet Silverado
Date of Birth: March 5, 1996
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 12th – 2017
Fast Fact: Won an ARCA Menards Series race at Indiana’s Winchester Speedway in June 2015.
24 Raphael Lessard
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
GMS Racing Chevrolet Silverado
Date of Birth: July 5, 2001
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 15th – 2020
Fast Fact: Won four times en route to the 2016 CARS Super Late Model Tour title.
38 Todd Gilliland
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150
Date of Birth: May 15, 2000
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 7th – 1999
Fast Fact: His grandfather, Butch Gilliland, won the ARCA Menards Series West championship in 1997.
45 Brett Moffitt
Grimes, Iowa
Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado
Date of Birth: Aug. 7, 1992
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 4th – 2018 & 2020
Fast Fact: One of only three Iowa natives who have won in NASCAR national series competition.
52 Stewart Friesen
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Halmar International Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: July 25, 1983
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 3rd – 2019
Fast Fact: His family owned and operated New York’s Ransomville Speedway for more than four decades.
88 Matt Crafton
Tulare, California
ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: June 11, 1976
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 1st – 2008 & 2016
Fast Fact: Has two wins and 13 top-10 finishes in the N.C. Education Lottery 200.
98 Grant Enfinger
Fairhope, Alabama
ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: Jan. 22, 1985
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 7th – 2017
Fast Fact: Notched 16 top-10 results on his way to the 2015 ARCA Menards Series championship.
99 Ben Rhodes
Louisville, Kentucky
ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
Date of Birth: Feb. 21, 1997
Best N.C. Education Lottery 200 Finish: 4th – 2019
Fast Fact: Graduated from Holy Cross High School (Louisville, Kentucky) in May 2015, with a 3.8 GPA.
