2018 NASCAR Team Chart

Cup Series teams, drivers, and sponsors

The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series features 32 teams fielding 49 full-time and part-time car entries across 6 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Chevy Ford, SBC Contractor / Bubba Burgers, ?Chevy). The complete team chart below lists every car number, driver, sponsor, manufacturer, and crew chief for the 2018 season.

The modern Cup Series is dominated by a small group of elite organizations. Hendrick Motorsports fields four Chevrolets for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman. Joe Gibbs Racing runs four Toyotas for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs, and Chase Briscoe. Team Penske counters with Fords for Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Austin Cindric. RFK Racing fields Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece, while Trackhouse Racing rounds out the top tier with Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, and Shane van Gisbergen.

Beyond the big five, a second tier of full-time and part-time programs compete every weekend — Legacy Motor Club, 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing. NASCAR's charter system guarantees full-season entry for charter holders, while 'open' cars must qualify on speed each week. Alliances between teams (engine leases, technical partnerships) are common and often determine which organizations run up front.

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#	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Sponsor	Crew Chief
1	Jamie McMurray (2017?)	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates Rob Kauffman		McDonald’s Cessna DC Solar GearWrench First Data	Matt McCall
2	Brad Keselowski (2012 Champ) (2020+)	Team Penske Roger Penske		Discount Tire (10 races) Miller Lite (11 races) Alliance Truck Parts (6 races) Wurth (3 races) Horizon Global Corporation (2 races) Snap-On (1 race) AutoTrader (2 races)	Paul Wolfe (2018+)
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing		DOW (~24 races) American Ethanol AAA Symbicort (? races) Coca-Cola)	Justin Alexander
4	Kevin Harvick (2019) (2014 Champ)	Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart Gene Haas Joe Custer		Busch Beer (2019)(16 races)Jimmy Johns (2018+)(16 races) Mobil 1 (6 races)	Rodney Childers (2018?)
6	Trevor Bayne (2019) Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		AdvoCare (2019)(15 races)Performance Plus Wyndham Rewards	Matt Puccia
7* [NC]	Jeffrey Earnhardt J.J. Yeley	NY Racing John Cohen		Steakhouse Elite	George Church
7/55* [NC]	Joey Gase Reed Sorenson Jeffrey Earnhardt DJ Kennington Jesse Little	Premium Motorsports Jay Robinson		Nevada Donor Network TCL Nine Line Apparel Black Rifle Auto Parts Centre	Peter Sospenzo
8 [was 27][NC]	Daniel Hemric(i)	Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress		Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff	?
9 [was 24]	Chase Elliott (2018)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		NAPA Auto Parts (26 races)(2020) SunEnergy1 (2018)(4 races) Kelley Blue Book(2020)(2 races) Mountain Dew Hooters (2 races) Little Caesars	Alan Gustafson
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart Gene Haas Joe Custer		Smithfield (? races) Mobil 1	John Klausmeier
11	Denny Hamlin (2020)	Joe Gibbs Racing		FedEx (2020): Express, Freight, Ground, Office, Cares	Mike Wheeler
12 [was 16]	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske Roger Penske		Menards (14 races) REV Group (2 races) Fitzgerald Glider Kits (1 race) PPG (6 races) Dex Imaging (3 races) BODYARMOR (1 race) Hawk/Carlisle VF Workwear (1 race)	Jeremy Bullins
13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing Bob Germain		GEICO (2020)(32 races)Twisted Tea (4 races)	Matt Borland
14	Clint Bowyer (2018)	Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart Joe Custer Gene Haas		Rush Truck Centers Mobil 1 (2 races) One Cure Haas Automation ITsavvy (2 races) Busch Beer (MIS - June) Carolina Ford (Darlington) Cummins (2 races) DEKALB (1 race)	Mike Bugarewicz
15 (also 7)	Ross Chastain Justin Marks Danica Patrick (Daytona 500 ran #7) Hermie Sadler	Premium Motorsports Jay Robinson		Low T Center Sobriety Nation FlightPath Intenational SUFFERFEST Beer Caddy’s Beach Bar GoDaddy.com (Daytona 500) Virginia Lottery	Pat Tryson Todd Parrott Tony Eury Jr. (Daytona 500)
16* [NC]	X	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		X	X
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2019+)	Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush John Henry		Fastenal (~15 races)(2021)Fifth Third Bank (5 races)(2021) SunnyD (4 races)(2021) Little Hug Fruit Barrels	Brian Pattie
18	Kyle Busch (2019+) (2015 Champion)	Joe Gibbs Racing		M&M’s (Regular/Caramel/Vote) (2019+) Skittles Snickers PedigreeInterstate Batteries (6 races)	Adam Stevens
19	Daniel Suarez	Joe Gibbs Racing		ARRIS / Ruckus (22 races)(2019+)Stanley (?12 races) PEAK (1 race) Coca-Cola Interstate Batteries	Dave Rogers
20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing		DeWalt/Craftsman Circle KToyota Resers Sport Clips (4 races) XYO Network (2 races)	Chris Gayle
21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing Glen Wood Eddie Wood		Menards (22 races)Motorcraft/Quick Lane (12/14 races)	Greg Erwin
22	Joey Logano (2023)	Team Penske Roger Penske		Shell-Pennzoil (2023)(32+1 races)AAA / Automobile Club of Southern California (3 races) Autotrader.com (2 races)	Todd Gordon
23	Gray Gaulding J.J. Yeley Blake Jones Alon Day	?BK Racing ?Ron Devine ?Wayne Press		EarthWater Steakhouse Elite Tennessee XXX Moonshine Best Bully Sticks	Rick Bourgeois
24 [was 5]	William Byron (ROTY)	Rick Hendrick		Liberty University (12 races) Axalta (10 races)(2022) Hertz (4 races) UniFirst (3? races)(2023)	Darian Grubb
31	Ryan Newman (2018+)	Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing		Caterpillar (8 races)(2018+)Grainger (6 races) Liberty National Life Insurance Company (4 races) Bass Pro Shops / Cabela’s (2+ races) eBay Motors Kalahri Resorts (1 race) Okuma (2 races) Waste Maasters E-Z-Go	Luke Lambert
32 [was 33]	Matt DiBenedetto (2018)	Go Fas Racing Archie St. Hilaire		Can-Am (2018) Keen Parts/Corvetteparts.net IncredibleBank Visone RV The Hurricane Heist Wholey’s Zynga Poker Superior Logistics The Hartford Gold Group Anest Iwata DUDE Wipes	Randy Cox
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins Brad Jenkins		Love’s Travel Stops (18 races) K-LOVE (5 races) A&W All American	Derrick Finley
37 [was 77]	Chris Buescher (2019)	JTG Daugherty Racing Tad Geschickter Brad Daugherty		Kroger ClickList Scott Products Kleenex Cottonelle Mega Kroger Bush’s Beans Louisiana Hot Sauce Natural Light Maxwell House MAX Glad Cheerios	Tristan Smith
38[was 72]	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins Brad Jenkins		Shriners Hospital for Children (3 races) SpeedCo Fr8 Auctions ?Juice Battery 1000Bulbs.com (4 races) Speedco Bad Boy Mowers Connor Company Trident Seafood (2 races)	Seth Barbour
41	Kurt Busch (2018)(2004 Champ)	Stewart-Haas Racing Gene Haas Tony Stewart Joe Custer		Monster Energy (2018) Haas Automation State Water Heaters (2 races) Mobil 1 (1 race)	Billy Scott
42	Kyle Larson (2018+)	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates Robert Kauffman		CreditOne (16 races) DC Solar McDonald’s First Data	Chad Johnston
43 [was 32]	Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr.(ROTY)	Richard Petty Motorsports Richard Petty Andy Murstein Doug Bergeron		Click n’ Close (3+ races) NASCAR Racing Experience (1 race) The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas U.S. Air Force (2 races) STP (2 races) Smithfield (Farmer John, Food Lion) Petty Museum / Medallion Bank World Wide Technology (6 races) Weis Markets Transportation Impact (1 race)	Drew Blickensderfer
47	A.J. Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing Tad Geschickter Brad Daugherty		Kroger ClickList Kingsford Charcoal Clorox Scott Products Bush’s Beans Louisiana Hot Sauce	Tristan Smith
48	Jimmie Johnson (2020) (2006,2007,2008,2009 2010,2013,2016 Champ)	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		Lowe’s Pro Services (2018)	Chad Knaus (2018)
51 [was 43]	Justin Marks Cole Custer Harrison Rhodes Timmy Hill Cody Ware B.J. McLeod Chris Cook Ray Black II Reed Sorenson Stanton Barrett Joey Gase	Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware	Chevy Ford	Harry’s Shaving Products Haas Automation Davis Roofing Keen’s Buildings BUBBA Burgers Custom Aircraft Cabinets Industrial Construction Experts Prefund Capital Shockwave Trading View Jacob Companies	Ken Evans
52* [NC]	Cody Ware B.J. McLeod	Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware	SBC Contractor / Bubba Burgers	Chevy	?
62* [was 75][NC]	Brendan Gaughan	Beard Motorsports Mark Beard		Beard Oil South Point Resort & Casino	Darren Shaw
66* [NC]	Mark Thompson Carl Long(i) Timmy Hill(i)	Phoenix Air Racing MBM Motorsports		CrashClaimsR.US	Mike Hillman ?George Church
72 [was 38]	Cole Whitt Corey LaJoie	TriStar Motorsports Mark Smith		Rinnai Water Heaters SoCal Chevy Schluter-Systems (4 races) Zomongo Monarch (3 races) Winn Dixie	Wally Rogers
77* [NC]	x	Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser		x	?
78	Martin Truex Jr. (2018) (2017 Champ)	Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser		Bass Pro Shops / Five-Hour Energy (30 races)(2018) Auto-Owners Insurance (8 races)	Cole Pearn
88	Alex Bowman (2019+)	Rick Hendrick		Nationwide Insurance (21 races)(2017) Axalta (2022)(15 races) Valvoline (2 races) Eastman/Llumar (1 race)	Greg Ives
92* [NC]	David Gilliland Timothy Peters	Ricky Benton Racing Ricky Benton		Black’s Tire and Auto Service Carquest Auto Parts Advance Auto Parts	Mike Hester
95	Kasey Kahne Regan Smith	Leavine Family Racing Bob Leavine		WRL General Contractors TRD Procore (6 races) Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Dumont Jets (2 races) Thorne (2 races) FDNY Foundation Darkmatter	Jon Leonard
96* [NC]	D.J. Kennington Parker Kligerman Jeffrey Earnhardt	Gaunt Brothers Racing Marty Gaunt RAB Racing Robby Benton		Lordco Auto Parts Castrol Northern Provincial Pipelines Gordon Brothers Xtreme Concepts	Mark Hillman Keith Hinkein
97* [NC]	Tanney Berryhillt David Starr	Victor Obaika Obaika Racing		?	Dan Stillman
99* [NC]	Derrike Cope Garrett Smithley Kyle Weatherman Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing Derrike Cope		StarCom Fiber Victory Lap Oil Change	Wayne Carroll
00 [was 27]	Landon Cassill Tomy Drissi Joey Gase	StarCom Racing Derrike Cope		USFRA (2 races) VRX Simulations (5 races) TW Cable Dairi-O GoShare Sparks Electric Mane ‘n Tail Dairi-O	Tony Furr Rick Bourgeois
? [NC]	?Spencer Gallagher	?GMS Racing Maury Gallagher	?Chevy	?	?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many NASCAR Cup Series teams are there in 2018?

32 teams fielded 49 car entries in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series, with 6 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Chevy Ford, SBC Contractor / Bubba Burgers, ?Chevy) represented. Charter-holding organizations field the majority of the cars, while open teams round out the field each week.

Which NASCAR team has won the most races?

Petty Enterprises holds the all-time NASCAR record with 268 Cup Series wins, the vast majority earned by Richard Petty himself. In the modern era, Hendrick Motorsports leads all active organizations with more than 300 combined Cup wins across drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Larson, along with a record number of Cup championships.

Who owns Hendrick Motorsports?

Hendrick Motorsports is owned by Rick Hendrick, a North Carolina auto dealer who founded the team in 1984 as All Star Racing. The organization fields four full-time Chevrolet Cup cars for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman, and is headquartered in Concord, NC alongside its massive engine and chassis programs.

Who owns Joe Gibbs Racing?

Joe Gibbs Racing is owned by Joe Gibbs, the three-time Super Bowl champion head coach of the Washington Redskins who founded the team in 1992. Coy Gibbs, Joe's son, served as vice chairman until his passing in 2022. JGR fields four Toyota Cup cars for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, and Ty Gibbs out of its Huntersville, NC shop.

What is a NASCAR charter?

A NASCAR charter is a franchise-style guarantee that locks a team into every Cup Series race for the season, regardless of qualifying speed. NASCAR introduced the charter system in 2016 with 36 charters — teams without one must qualify on speed as an 'open' entry. Charters can be bought, sold, or leased between organizations, and their value has grown significantly as the sport has stabilized.

What are the biggest NASCAR teams in 2018?

The top-tier Cup teams in 2018 include Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, RFK Racing, Trackhouse Racing, 23XI Racing, and Stewart-Haas Racing. Together they field the lion's share of the 49 weekly entries. Smaller full-time programs include Legacy Motor Club, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing.

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