The silly season is always a fun part of the NASCAR season. Sometimes everyone’s right about a worst-kept secret; sometimes we’re all blown away. Let’s take a look at where the teams sit heading into the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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(*) Not Official – Updated 9/29
TrackHouse Racing
No Changes Expected
| No. 1 | Chevrolet | Ross Chastain |
| No. 88 | Chevrolet | Connor Zilisch |
| No. 97 | Chevrolet | Shane van Gisbergen |
Team Penske
No Changes expected
| No. 2 | Ford Mustang | Austin Cindric |
| No. 12 | Ford Mustang | Ryan Blaney |
| No. 22 | Ford Mustang | Joey Logano |
Richard Childress Racing
Austin Hill was made official as the full-time driver for RCR’s No. 33 Chevrolet for 2027
| No. 3 | Chevrolet | Austin Dillon |
| No. 33 | Chevrolet | Austin Hill |
| 3rd Car TBD (Open) | Chevrolet | TBD |
Front Row Motorsports
The Front Row drivers appear to be staying put for 2027. Zane and Todd have contracts; Noah (Official 8/14) has also signed a contract extension.
| No. 4 | Ford Mustang | Noah Gragson |
| No. 34 | Ford Mustang | Todd Gilliland |
| No. 38 | Ford Mustang | Zane Smith |
Hendrick Motorsports
No changes are expected for the 2027 season, but it was announced on 7/23 that Alex Bowman signed a 1-year contract extension with HMS with the intent to retire at the end of the 2027 season. You can expect Connor Zilisch to be the number 1 prospect to replace him. If, for some reason, that doesn’t play out- too early an expectation- Corey Day will take his place for 2028.
| No. 5 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Kyle Larson |
| No. 9 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Chase Elliott |
| No. 24 | Chevrolet ZL1 | William Byron |
| No. 48 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Alex Bowman |
Roush Fenway Racing
A major Bombshell was dropped on 9/29. Brad Keselowski will not return to the team for 2027. Nemechek and Riggs are names swirling for the No. 6 for 2027.
| No. 6 | Ford Mustang | TBD |
| No. 17 | Ford Mustang | Chris Buescher |
| No. 60 | Ford Mustang | Ryan Preece |
Spire Motorsports
No changes expected
| No. 7 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Daniel Suarez |
| No. 71 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Michael McDowell |
| No. 77 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Carson Hocevar |
Kaulig Racing
It is not known if Ty Dillon will return to the 10 car for 2027, but we are hearing it is becoming less likely than expected. It is speculated that Kaulig will make the switch to Dodge for 2027, but that is not confirmed. Justin Haley could make the jump back up to Cup, but there is a chance that 10 could be filled by a current Truck Series driver.
| No. 10 | Dodge Charger* | TBD |
| No. 16 | Dodge Charger* | AJ Allmendinger |
Joe Gibbs Racing
No changes expected
| No. 11 | Toyota Camry | Denny Hamlin |
| No. 19 | Toyota Camry | Chase Briscoe |
| No. 20 | Toyota Camry | Christopher Bell |
| No. 54 | Toyota Camry | Ty Gibbs |
Rick Ware Racing
No changes expected
| No. 51 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Cody Ware |
Hyak Motorsports
No changes
| No. 47 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Wood Brothers Racing
| No. 21 | Ford Mustang | Jesse Love Jr. |
23XI Racing
Corey Heim is the most promising prospect NASCAR has had in many years. At San Diego earlier this season, he became the first part-time driver to win a race since SVG did so in 2023.
| No. 23 | Toyota Camry | Bubba Wallace |
| No. 35 | Toyota Camry | Corey Heim |
| No. 45 | Toyota Camry | Tyler Reddick |
Haas Factory Team
No changes expected.
| No. 41 | Chevrolet ZL1 | Cole Custer |
Legacy Motor Club
Major Changes with Berry to the 42 and Herbst to the 84. Jones has singed a long-term extention.
| No. 42 | Toyota Camry | Josh Berry* |
| No. 43 | Toyota Camry | Erik Jones |
| No. 84 | Toyota Camry | Riley Herbst |
