NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Daytona in August 2026

The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, and the entry list has been revealed. 

NASCAR released the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 and O'Reilly Series entry list for Daytona on Monday afternoon. This is Daytona's final date on the 2026 NASCAR schedule, and the last one before the Chase. The NASCAR Truck Series will return to action at Bristol Motor Speedway in a few weeks.

There are 36 guaranteed charters for the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night. Thirty-five drivers are full-time, while Austin Hill replaces Kyle Busch in the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing after his tragic passing. Joey Gase (NY Racing Team), Casey Mears (Beard Motorsports), Gray Gaulding (Garage 66), Corey Heim (23XI Racing), and Daniel Dye (Live Fast Motorsports) are the open entries, meaning one driver will miss the field.

Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the Cup Series race at Daytona in August 2026!

1. No. 1 Ross Chastain
2. No. 2 Austin Cindric
3. No. 3 Austin Dillon
4. No. 4 Noah Gragson
5. No. 5 Kyle Larson
6. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
7. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
8. No. 9 Chase Elliott
9. No. 10 Ty Dillon
10. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
11. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
12. No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
13. No. 17 Chris Buescher
14. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
15. No. 20 Christopher Bell
16. No. 21 Josh Berry
17. No. 22 Joey Logano
18. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
19. No. 24 William Byron
20. No. 33 Austin Hill
21. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
22. No. 35 Riley Herbst
23. No. 38 Zane Smith
24. No. 41 Cole Custer
25. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
26. No. 43 Erik Jones
27. No. 44 Joey Gase*
28. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
29. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30. No. 48 Alex Bowman
31. No. 51 Cody Ware
32. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
33. No. 60 Ryan Preece
34. No. 62 Casey Mears*
35. No. 66 Gray Gaulding*
36. No. 67 Corey Heim*
37. No. 71 Michael McDowell
38. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
39. No. 78 Daniel Dye*
40. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
41. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen

* = open entry

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