The entry list for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is set, with qualifying set to take place on Wednesday and the two America 250 Florida Duel races set to take place on Thursday to determine the race's full 41-car starting lineup.
The 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval is set to feature 41 cars, not 40, since Legacy Motor Club's Jimmie Johnson has been granted the Open Exemption Provisional.
As a result, the No. 84 Toyota is locked into the race, along with the 36 chartered cars, while there are still set to be four non-chartered (open) cars. Two of those open cars are set to be determined by qualifying speeds and the other two are set to be determined by the results of the two Duel races.
Monday was a big day for Daytona 500 announcements. Brad Keselowski was officially cleared after breaking his femur in December, and the two teams that remained absent from the entry list up until this week were both officially added.
As a result, there are set to be eight open cars battling for the four open spots, ultimately leaving four cars on the outside looking in.
Here's a look at the official 2026 Daytona 500 entry list, consisting of 45 cars and drivers.
2026 Daytona 500 entry list
NOTE: * = non-chartered (open) cars not locked into the race
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 |
Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live coverage of Daytona 500 qualifying from Daytona International Speedway starting at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 11. It is also set to provide live coverage of the two America 250 Florida Duel races starting at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12. Fox is set to provide live coverage of the 68th annual Daytona 500 itself starting at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 15. Take advantage of FuboTV's free trial offer now and catch all of the action from the "World Center of Racing"!