The Super Bowl marks the official end of the 2025 NFL season, with the National Football League wrapping up its biggest event of the year. Now that that’s in the rearview mirror, all eyes turn to NASCAR with the regular season beginning Sunday at the 68th running of the Daytona 500, its biggest event of the year.
Ahead of the Great American Race, we take a quick look at which NASCAR drivers will be on hand for the biggest race of the season. So, let’s dive into the Daytona 500 entry list for 2026.
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2026 Daytona 500 entry list
|
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ross Chastain |
Track racing |
Busch Light |
|
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Team Penske |
Discounted tire |
|
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
Bass Pro / Winchester |
|
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Motor sports at the forefront |
Busch Truck Centers |
|
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
HendrickCars.com |
|
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
Castrol |
|
7 |
Daniel Suarez |
Speyer motor sports |
Highway insurance |
|
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Richard Childress Racing |
area |
|
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
NAPA Auto Parts |
|
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Kaulig Racing |
Sea Best |
|
11 |
Denis Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
National debt relief |
|
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
Ménards/PEAK |
|
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Kaulig Racing |
CELSIUS |
|
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
|
|
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Bass Pro Shops |
|
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Interstate Batteries |
|
21 |
Josh Berry |
Wood Brothers Race |
Motorcraft / Fast lane |
|
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
Pennococcus oil |
|
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
23XI Race |
Xfinity |
|
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
|
|
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
Motor sports at the forefront |
|
|
35 |
Riley Herbst |
23XI Race |
Monster Energy |
|
36* |
Chandler Smith |
Motor sports at the forefront |
|
|
38 |
Zane Smith |
Motor sports at the forefront |
Fast money |
|
40* |
Justin Allgaier |
JR Motorsports |
Traveler’s whiskey |
|
41 |
Cole Custer |
The Haas Factory Team |
HassTooling.com |
|
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
Heritage Automobile Club |
|
|
43 |
Erik Jones |
Heritage Automobile Club |
Advent Health |
|
44* |
JJ Yeley |
Shopping in New York |
|
|
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
23XI Race |
Chumba Casino |
|
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
HYAK Motor sports |
Chef Boyardée |
|
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Ally |
|
51 |
Cody Ware |
Rick Ware Racing |
|
|
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Monster Energy |
|
60 |
Ryan Preece |
RFK Racing |
Kroger/Viva |
|
62* |
Antoine Alfredo |
Bearded Motorsports |
Guy wipes |
|
66* |
Casey Mears |
MBM Motor Sports |
SI Yachts |
|
67* |
Corey Heim |
23XI Race |
Robin Hood |
|
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Speyer motor sports |
Modo Casino |
|
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Speyer motor sports |
|
|
78* |
BJ McLeod |
Live Fast Motorsports |
|
|
84* |
Jimmy Johnson |
Heritage Automobile Club |
Carvana |
|
88 |
Connor Zilisch |
Track racing |
Red Bull |
|
97 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
Track racing |
SuperFile |
|
99* |
Corey LaJoie |
RFK Racing |
Trimble |
Learn more: NASCAR Hot Seat 2026, Five Cup Series drivers in the hot seat
How many drivers are there in the Daytona 500?
There are 44 drivers on the Daytona 500 entry list for Sunday’s race. Jimmie Johnson, driving the No. 84 for Legacy Motor Club, will enter the race on an open provisional exemption. There are nine non-chartered cars competing for places on the starting grid.
Related: 2026 NASCAR Power Rankings
How many laps is the Daytona 500?
There are 200 laps in the Daytona 500, covering a total of 500 miles at Daytona International Speedway. Stages 1 and 2 last 65 laps and the last stage lasts 70 laps.
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Who won the Daytona 500 last year?
William Byron won the Daytona 500 last year, winning it for consecutive years. Byron is the first consecutive Daytona 500 winner since Denny Hamlin (2019-2020).
Related: 2026 NASCAR Schedule
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