NASCAR: Provisional full-time driver lineup for the 2023 season

The full-time driver lineup for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season isn’t completely solidified, with one more potential addition looming, but these 33 drivers are all set to compete.

The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is scheduled to get underway in less than a month, with the 65th annual Daytona 500 set to open up the 36-race campaign at Daytona International Speedway as usual.

Of the 36 chartered entries, 33 have full-time drivers confirmed for the upcoming season. There is still a chance that a 34th will be added, as Cody Ware could be named the full-time driver of Rick Ware Racing’s No. 51 Ford for the second straight year.

Last year, there were 32 full-time drivers. The No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet and No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet were both driven by multiple drivers, but both have full-time drivers for 2023. A.J. Allmendinger is set to drive the No. 16 Chevrolet and Ty Dillon is set to drive the No. 77 Chevrolet.

It is highly unlikely that the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford will have a full-time driver in 2023, even with the team’s new partnership with RFK Racing, and it has already been confirmed that the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford-turned-Chevrolet will have multiple drivers for the third time in its three seasons in the Cup Series.

Here’s a look at the 33 full-time drivers already confirmed for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

NOTE: (R) means rookie.

Front Row Motorsports, Ford

• No. 34 – Michael McDowell
• No. 38 – Todd Gilliland

Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet

• No. 5 – Kyle Larson
• No. 9 – Chase Elliott
• No. 24 – William Byron
• No. 48 – Alex Bowman

Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota

• No. 11 – Denny Hamlin
• No. 19 – Martin Truex Jr.
• No. 20 – Christopher Bell
• No. 54 – Ty Gibbs (R)

JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet

• No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet

• No. 16 – A.J. Allmendinger
• No. 31 – Justin Haley

Legacy Motor Club, Chevrolet

• No. 42 – Noah Gragson (R)
• No. 43 – Erik Jones

RFK Racing, Ford

• No. 6 – Brad Keselowski
• No. 17 – Chris Buescher

Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet

• No. 3 – Austin Dillon
• No. 8 – Kyle Busch

Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet

• No. 7 – Corey LaJoie
• No. 77 – Ty Dillon

Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford

• No. 4 – Kevin Harvick
• No. 10 – Aric Almirola
• No. 14 – Chase Briscoe
• No. 41 – Ryan Preece

Team Penske, Ford

• No. 2 – Austin Cindric
• No. 12 – Ryan Blaney
• No. 22 – Joey Logano

Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet

• No. 1 – Ross Chastain
• No. 99 – Daniel Suarez

23XI Racing, Toyota

• No. 23 – Bubba Wallace
• No. 45 – Tyler Reddick

Wood Brothers Racing, Ford

• No. 21 – Harrison Burton

The 65th annual Daytona 500 is scheduled to get the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season underway on Sunday, February 19. Fox is set to broadcast the race live from Daytona International Speedway beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.