As we are less than a month away from the official start of the 2026 NASCAR season, the annual Daytona 500 is nearly upon us. Just like each year, we provide you with the full driver lineup for the Great American Race! This list includes the up-to-the-minute Open Entries list, which we will keep updated.
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| Car | Driver | Team | OEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Chastain | TrackHouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 36 | (O) Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 40 | (O) Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 44 | (O) JJ Yeley | NY Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 62 | (O) Anthony Alfredo | Beard Oil Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | (O) Casey Mears | Garage 66 | Ford |
| 67 | (O) Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | (O) BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch | TrackHouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | TrackHouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 99 | (O) Corey LaJoie | RFK Racing | Ford |
| (O) Open Entry | Must Race/Qualify In |
