MOORESVILLE, N.C. – A full field of 33 cars for the 104th Indianapolis 500 crept closer with the announcement that Rick Ware Racing will partner with Dale Coyne Racing to field a car for James Davison at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Davison will drive the No. 51 Honda for Dale Coyne Racing, which will be run in conjunction with Rick Ware Racing. This will be Rick Ware Racing’s first involvement in the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500.

Jacob Construction and Byrd will sponsor the effort. Jacob Construction will also sponsor Davison and Rick Ware Racing in the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series events on Daytona Int’l Speedway’s road course on Aug. 16 and the Coke Zero 400 on the oval at Daytona Int’l Speedway on Aug. 29.

“This is a bucket list item that is huge for me personally,” Ware said. “I’ve never been to the Indianapolis 500, I’ve always been somewhere racing on Memorial Day. I’m ecstatic to be there; to be able to participate has been a huge deal. Being a smaller team, we’ve had a lot of interest and excitement in this as we’re making baby steps toward being in the top 30 (in NASCAR).”

It will be part of an action-packed schedule for Davison. He will attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 15, the day before the road course event at Daytona. Ware said he plans to attend some practices and qualifying, but the team owner will be attending NASCAR’s race weekend doubleheader at Dover Int’l Speedway during the Indianapolis 500 weekend.

Davison is planning on running both Cup races at Michigan Int’l Speedway this weekend. Next week, it’s three days of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500. He will qualify on Saturday, Aug. 15 before departing for Daytona for the NASCAR Cup Series race.

After Carb Day at Indy and the 104th Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23, Davison will depart for Daytona to prepare for the Coke Zero 400 on the high-banks of Daytona Int’ Speedway.

Davison will be attempting to make the field for his sixth Indianapolis 500. He finished 12th in last year’s race, his best finish at Indianapolis to date.

Earlier this year he made his Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway, finishing 34th and 30th for Spire Motorsports in the Pocono doubleheader. Davison made his first Cup start for Rick Ware Racing last Sunday at New Hampshire and finished 30th.

The latest announcement puts the car/driver count at 32 for the Indianapolis 500, with a few more entries expected to come later this week.