NASCAR Cup Series: What we know about the 2019 driver lineup

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 27: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, races Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Patriotic Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 27: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, races Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Patriotic Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M and M’s Toyota, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 DeWalt Toyota (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M and M’s Toyota, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 DeWalt Toyota (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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Denny Hamlin is set to return to Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2019 season, which is set to be his 15th season and 14th full season in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as his 15th season and 14th full season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. His contract runs through the 2020 season.

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Kyle Busch is also set to return to Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2019 season, which is set to be his 16th season and 15th full season in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as his 12th season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. His contract runs through at least the 2019 season.

Erik Jones is also set to return to Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2019 season, which is set to be his fourth season and third full season in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as his third season and second full season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. The length of his contract is unknown.

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With all of these drivers having been confirmed to drive in the NASCAR Cup Series during the 2019 season, which drivers will join them on the driver lineup for next year? The closer we get to the end of the 2018 season and start of the 2019 season, the closer we get to knowing the answer to this question.