Chandler Smith will make his Daytona 500 debut in 2025, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66 after Mike Wallace was disqualified.
Chandler Smith is set to drive for Garage 66 at the 2025 Daytona 500. This announcement came after NASCAR's decision to rule out the team's initial driver choice, Mike Wallace.Consequently, Garage 66, previously known as MBM Motorsports, selected Chandler Smith to take the wheel of their No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for his first time participating in the prestigious Daytona 500.
'At Daytona, we will need all the friends we can find to help race our way into the show! There are a lot of really quality cars attempting this race, which could easily make the most exciting part of the 2025 Daytona 500 the race to be in the race.'With Roush-Yates power and Chandler behind the wheel, the odds of Garage 66 and our No. 66 team making the event just got stronger.
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