2026 NASCAR Team Chart

Cup Series teams, drivers, and sponsors

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series features 21 teams fielding 47 full-time and part-time car entries across 3 manufacturers (Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota). The complete team chart below lists every car number, driver, sponsor, manufacturer, and crew chief for the 2026 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	Sponsor	Crew Chief
01/15	Corey LaJoie	Rick Ware Racing	Schluter Systems	Jerry Kelley
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Busch Beer, Moose Fraternity (2027) (4 races), Choice Privileges (2 races), Wendy’s, Jockey	Brandon McSwain
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Menards, Discount Tire/America’s Tire (14 races), Keystone Light, Freightliner, Snap On	Brian Wilson
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Bass Pro Shops / Winchester, BetMGM, Dow, Breztri, Bioethanol, Titan Risk Solutions, Boot Barn	Richard Boswell
4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Rush Truck Centers (12 races), A&W Root Beer, MillerTech (3 races), TitleMax, Long John Silver’s, Rural King, Grillo’s Pickles	Grant Hutchens
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	HendrickCars.com, Valvoline (3 races each year through 2029)	Cliff Daniels
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Castrol, BuildSubmarines.com, Fastenal/Body Guard (1 race), Solomon Plumbing, Kroger, ESPERION / Nexlizet, Consumer Cellular (6 races), Solomon Plumbing	Jeremy Bullins
7	Daniel Suarez	Spire Motorsports	Freeway Insurance, Cal Ripken, Sr Foundation, Modo Casino	Ryan Sparks
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen (10 races), Lucas Oil, zone, BetMGM, Rebel Bourbon, Morgan & Morgan	Jim Pohlman
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	NAPA Auto Parts (26 races), Kelley Blue Book (2 races) (2024), Llumar (2 races) (2026), Unifirst (5 races) (2028), Amazon Prime Video (3 races)(2027)	Alan Gustafson
10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Grizzly Nicotine Pouches, Sea Best (8 races)	Andrew Dickeson
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	National Debt Relief (12 races), Progressive Insurance (11 races), King’s Hawaiian, Yahoo!, Sport Clips Haircuts, Bob’s Discount Furniture	Chris Gayle
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Menards, Advance Auto Parts, BodyArmor, Wurth, Discount Tire, Dent Wizard, Wabash	Jonathan Hassler
16	A.J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Celsius (9 races), LeafFilter Gutter Protection, Action Industries, Grizzly Nicotine Pouches (13 races), Campers Inn RV	Trent Owens
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Fastenal/Body Guard, Fifth Third Bank, Castrol Edge, BuildSubmarines.com, Esperion Therapeutics, Travel Centers of America, Kroger	Scott Graves
19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Bass Pro Shops, Columbia Bank (3 races), Free Bird Southern Spring Water (3 races), Zep (1 race)	James Small
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	DeWalt, Rheem (15 races), Interstate Batteries, Yahoo!, Reser’s Fine Foods, Sport Clips, Coofandy	Adam Stevens
21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Motorcraft/Quick Lane, PPG, Freightliner, DEX Imaging, Wurth	Miles Stanley
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Shell Pennzoil, Hunt Brothers Pizza, AAA Insurance, Discount Tire (1 race)	Paul Wolfe
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Xfinity, Columbia Sportswear, U.S. Air Force, Leidos, Mobil 1, Chumba Casino, Robinhood, Hardee’s	Charles Denike
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Axalta / Raptor (18 races), Liberty University (3 races) (2026), Valvoline (6 races - through 2029), Z HP (2 races - through 2026), Cincinnati (2 races), Phorm Energy (2 races in 2026, 4 races in 2027), All-Pro Auto Reconditioning (2 races in 2026, four races in 2027, six races annually from 2028-2030), Anduril (2 races each year through 2028)	Rudy Fugle
33	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing	United Rentals	Andy Street
34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Love’s Travel Stops, Ruedebusch, A&W Restaurants, Grillo’s Pickles, Aaron’s, Frontline Enterprises	Chris Lawson
35	Riley Herbst	23XI Racing	Monster Energy	Davin Restivo
36	Chandler Smith	Front Row Motorsports
38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Speedy Cash (5 races), TitleMax (4 races), Mystik Lubricants (2 races), Horizon Hobby, Aaron’s (11 races), Long John Silver’s	Ryan Bergenty
40	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Traveller Whiskey	Greg Ives
41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Haas Automation / HaasTooling.com, Bonanza Wine (2 races), Andy’s Frozen Custard, Autodesk	Aaron Kramer
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Dollar Tree / Family Dollar (2028), Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (2026), DriveValue.com, Rexel	Travis Mack
43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Advent Health (11 races), Dollar Tree / Family Dollar (2028), Massey Motor Freight	Justin Alexander
44	J.J. Yeley	NY Racing Team		Jay Guy
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Xfinity, Jordan Brand, Mobil 1, SiriusXM, Chumba Casino, SupplyHouse, Comparion Insurance Agency, Pala Casino (2 races)	Billy Scott
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	HYAK Motorsports	SunnyD, NOS Energy, Chef Boyardee (3 races), Onin Staffing	Mike Kelley
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Ally Financial (all races) (2028)	Blake Harris
50	Burt Myers	Team AmeriVet Racing	Tibbetts Lumber	Tony Eury Jr.
51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Jacob Companies, Parts Plus, Arby’s	Billy Plourde
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Interstate Batteries (1 race), Monster Energy, SiriusXM, Saia, Zep ( 1 race)	Tyler Allen
60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Kroger, Build Submarines, Castrol, Mohawk Northeast, Fastenal/Body Guard, ESPERION, Solomon Plumbing, Consumer Cellular (2 races), Body Guard, Trimble	Derrick Finley
62	Anthony Alfredo	Beard Oil Racing	Dude Wipes	Darren Shaw
66	Josh Bilicki	Garage 66	Southern Tier Security, S.I. Yachts, The Gracie Foundation	Carl Long
67	Corey Heim	23XI Racing	Robinhood, CELSIUS	Bootie Barker
71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	B’laster, Workforce, Go Bowling, Group 1001, Gainbridge, Delaware Life, Modo Casino (3 races), Tecovas	Travis Peterson
77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Zeigler Auto Group (11 races), Delaware Life, Spectrum (13 races), Gainbridge, Premier Security, MINER (3 races), Chili’s, Modo Casino	Luke Lambert
78	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports		David Ingram
84	Jimmie Johnson	Legacy Motor Club	Carvana	Chad Johnston
87	Connor Zilisch	Trackhouse Racing	Red Bull
99	Corey LaJoie	RFK Racing	Trimble	Mike Skarbowski

Frequently Asked Questions

How many NASCAR Cup Series teams are there in 2026?

21 teams fielded 47 car entries in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series, with 3 manufacturers (Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota) 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 2026?

The top-tier Cup teams in 2026 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 47 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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