The entry list for the 2026 Daytona 500 entry list appears to be set, with a total of 45 drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway next week to set the starting lineup for the 41-car, not 40-car, race two Sundays from now.
The 36 chartered cars are all locked into the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval, as is the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club of Jimmie Johnson, due to fact that he was granted the Open Exemption Provisional.
There are still set to be four open spots, with two awarded based on single-car qualifying speeds and the other two awarded based on the results of the two 60-lap America 250 Florida Duel races, which is why the field is set to consist of 41 cars, rather than 40.
Eight drivers of non-chartered (open) cars are set to battle for those four spots.
Just one Daytona 500 since 1993 has featured exactly 41 cars.
2026 Daytona 500 entry list update
* = open car, not locked into the Daytona 500 field
Team | Car | Driver |
|---|---|---|
Trackhouse Racing | No. 1 Chevrolet | Ross Chastain |
Team Penske | No. 2 Ford | Austin Cindric |
Richard Childress Racing | No. 3 Chevrolet | Austin Dillon |
Front Row Motorsports | No. 4 Ford | Noah Gragson |
Hendrick Motorsports | No. 5 Chevrolet | Kyle Larson |
RFK Racing | No. 6 Ford | Brad Keselowski |
Spire Motorsports | No. 7 Chevrolet | Daniel Suarez |
Richard Childress Racing | No. 8 Chevrolet | Kyle Busch |
Hendrick Motorsports | No. 9 Chevrolet | Chase Elliott |
Kaulig Racing | No. 10 Chevrolet | Ty Dillon |
Joe Gibbs Racing | No. 11 Toyota | Denny Hamlin |
Team Penske | No. 12 Ford | Ryan Blaney |
Kaulig Racing | No. 16 Chevrolet | A.J. Allmendinger |
RFK Racing | No. 17 Ford | Chris Buescher |
Joe Gibbs Racing | No. 19 Toyota | Chase Briscoe |
Joe Gibbs Racing | No. 20 Toyota | Christopher Bell |
Wood Brothers Racing | No. 21 Ford | Josh Berry |
Team Penske | No. 22 Ford | Joey Logano |
23XI Racing | No. 23 Toyota | Bubba Wallace |
Hendrick Motorsports | No. 24 Chevrolet | William Byron |
Front Row Motorsports | No. 34 Ford | Todd Gilliland |
23XI Racing | No. 35 Toyota | Riley Herbst |
Front Row Motorsports | No. 36 Ford* | Chandler Smith |
Front Row Motorsports | No. 38 Ford | Zane Smith |
JR Motorsports | No. 40 Chevrolet* | Justin Allgaier |
Haas Factory Team | No. 41 Ford | Cole Custer |
Legacy Motor Club | No. 42 Toyota | John Hunter Nemechek |
Legacy Motor Club | No. 43 Toyota | Erik Jones |
NY Racing Team | No. 44 Chevrolet* | J.J. Yeley |
23XI Racing | No. 45 Toyota | Tyler Reddick |
Hyak Motorsports | No. 47 Chevrolet | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Hendrick Motorsports | No. 48 Chevrolet | Alex Bowman |
Rick Ware Racing | No. 51 Chevrolet | Cody Ware |
Joe Gibbs Racing | No. 54 Toyota | Ty Gibbs |
RFK Racing | No. 60 Ford | Ryan Preece |
Beard Motorsports | No. 62 Chevrolet* | Anthony Alfredo |
Garage 66 | No. 66 Ford* | Casey Mears |
23XI Racing | No. 67 Toyota* | Corey Heim |
Spire Motorsports | No. 71 Chevrolet | Michael McDowell |
Spire Motorsports | No. 77 Chevrolet | Carson Hocevar |
Live Fast Motorsports | No. 78 Chevrolet* | B.J. McLeod |
Legacy Motor Club | No. 84 Toyota | Jimmie Johnson |
Trackhouse Racing | No. 88 Chevrolet | Connor Zilisch |
Trackhouse Racing | No. 97 Chevrolet | Shane van Gisbergen |
RFK Racing | No. 99 Ford* | Corey LaJoie |
Though single-car qualifying is scheduled to come before the Duel races, the Duel race results take precedence when it comes to determining who qualifies for the race and who doesn't.
Of the open entries, the top finisher in the first Duel race is set to lock into the Daytona 500 field, as is the top finisher of the second. Both are set to start wherever they qualify, based strictly on the results of those races.
Of the six open entries that don't lock in via Duel result, the fastest two from single-car qualifying are set to start the race 39th and 40th, regardless of their qualifying speed.
The other four will be sent home.
Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live Daytona 500 qualifying coverage starting at 8:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 11, while Fox is set provide live America 250 Florida Duel race coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12. Fox is also set to provide live Daytona 500 coverage beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 15. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and don't miss any of the action from Daytona International Speedway!