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NASCAR: Who’s in, who’s out heading into 2020

By Asher Fair

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 17: A general view of fans prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 17: A general view of fans prior to the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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Who will not return from the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season in 2020, and who will be a part of the driver lineup throughout the upcoming year?

A total of 36 drivers have been confirmed as full-time drivers for the 36-race 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, and two more full-time entries, both chartered entries, have been confirmed.

Last season, there were 31 drivers who competed throughout the entire season and five additional entries that also appeared in every race.

With that being said, there were two full-time drivers who competed in two of these additional entries but were forced to miss at least one race, so in total, there were 33 full-time drivers last year.

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Of these 33 drivers, who is in and who is out heading into the 2020 season?

A total of 27 of these drivers are set to return to the Cup Series in a full-time capacity in 2020, with nine additional full-time drivers slated to join them.

Of these 27 drivers, 23 are set to return to the same team in 2020 while three switched teams. Of these 23 drivers, one is set to stay at the same team but switch cars.

So who is going where ahead of the 2020 season?

NOTE: * = non-chartered entry

Staying put

Chip Ganassi Racing

  • Kurt Busch, #1 Chevrolet
  • Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet

Front Row Motorsports

  • Michael McDowell, #34 Ford

Germain Racing

  • Ty Dillon, #13 Chevrolet

Go Fas Racing

  • Corey LaJoie, #32 Ford

Hendrick Motorsports

  • Chase Elliott, #9 Chevrolet
  • William Byron, #24 Chevrolet
  • Jimmie Johnson, #48 Chevrolet
  • Alex Bowman, #88 Chevrolet

Joe Gibbs Racing

  • Denny Hamlin, #11 Toyota
  • Kyle Busch, #18 Toyota
  • Martin Truex Jr., #19 Toyota
  • Erik Jones, #20 Toyota

Richard Childress Racing

  • Austin Dillon, #3 Chevrolet

Richard Petty Motorsports

  • Bubba Wallace, #43 Chevrolet

Roush Fenway Racing

  • Ryan Newman, #6 Ford

Stewart-Haas Racing

  • Kevin Harvick, #4 Ford
  • Aric Almirola, #10 Ford
  • Clint Bowyer, #14 Ford

Team Penske

  • Brad Keselowski, #2 Ford
  • Ryan Blaney, #12 Ford
  • Joey Logano, #22 Ford

Switching cars

JTG Daugherty Racing

  • Ryan Preece, #47 Chevrolet to #37 Chevrolet

Moving in

Front Row Motorsports

  • John Hunter Nemechek, #38 Ford

Gaunt Brothers Racing (had no full-time drivers in 2019)

  • Daniel Suarez, #96 Toyota*

JTG Daugherty Racing

  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #47 Chevrolet

Leavine Family Racing

  • Christopher Bell, #95 Toyota

MBM Motorsports (had no full-time drivers in 2019)

  • Timmy Hill, #66 Ford*

Premium Motorsports

  • Brennan Poole, #15 Chevrolet

Richard Childress Racing

  • Tyler Reddick, #8 Chevrolet

Rick Ware Racing (had no full-time drivers in 2019)

  • Joey Gase, #51 Chevrolet
  • J.J. Yeley, #52/54* Ford

Roush Fenway Racing

  • Chris Buescher, #17 Ford

StarCom Racing

  • Quin Houff, #00 Chevrolet

Stewart-Haas Racing

  • Cole Custer, #41 Ford

Wood Brothers Racing

  • Matt DiBenedetto, #21 Ford

Moving out

NOTE: Italics indicate that the driver is out of a full-time Cup Series ride for the 2020 season.

Front Row Motorsports

  • David Ragan (retired, replaced by John Hunter Nemechek)
  • Matt Tifft (#36 team cut)

JTG Daugherty Racing

  • Chris Buescher (replaced by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.)

Leavine Family Racing

  • Matt DiBenedetto (replaced by Christopher Bell)

Premium Motorsports

  • Ross Chastain (replaced by Brennan Poole)

Richard Childress Racing

  • Daniel Hemric (replaced by Tyler Reddick)

Roush Fenway Racing

  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (replaced by Chris Buescher)

StarCom Racing

  • Landon Cassill (replaced by Quin Houff)

Stewart-Haas Racing

  • Daniel Suarez (replaced by Cole Custer)

Wood Brothers Racing

  • Paul Menard (retired, replaced by Matt DiBenedetto)

It is worth noting that the two additional chartered entries that have been confirmed for the 2020 season are the #53 Rick Ware Racing car (Ford for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, renumbered #36) and the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

Not much is know about either of these two entries. The only confirmations that have been made are that David Ragan is set to drive the #36 Ford in the Daytona 500 and Ross Chastain is set to drive the #77 Chevrolet in the Daytona 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 with support from Chip Ganassi Racing.

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The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season is scheduled to get underway next Sunday, February 16 with the 62nd annual Daytona 500. This race is set to be broadcast live from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Fox beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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