On the Move: Changes to know for the 2024 season

Ford

The scoop: Ahead of the 2024 Cup Series season, the Ford Mustang will have a fresh look as the manufacturer unveiled the Dark Horse in November.

Toyota

The scoop: Similar to Ford, Toyota will also have a new design for its Camry TRD ahead of the 2024 Cup season. The manufacturer unveiled the Camry XSE in November. 

Kevin Harvick

Old ride: No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (NCS)

The scoop: The 2014 champion and future NASCAR Hall of Famer announced his retirement and impending move to the FOX Sports broadcast booth starting with the 2024 season. 

Josh Berry

New ride: No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (NCS)

Old ride: No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Stewart-Haas Racing announced in June that JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry would take over for the future Hall of Famer and pilot the No. 4 Ford entry starting in 2024.

Noah Gragson

New ride: No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (NCS)

Old ride: No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet (NCS)

The scoop: On Dec. 13, Stewart-Haas Racing announced it had signed Gragson to a multiyear deal to take over the No. 10 Ford previously held by Aric Almirola. Gragson requested his release from Legacy Motor Club in August after suspensions by the team and NASCAR. Competition officials lifted his suspension Sept. 12, reinstating his membership privileges.

Zane Smith

New ride: No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCS)

Old ride: No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (NCTS)

The scoop: Trackhouse Racing agreed to a multiyear deal with Zane Smith, the 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion. Smith will move up to the Cup Series full-time next season, driving a Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in alliance with Trackhouse Racing. Trackhouse aims to add a third Cup car to its stable in 2025. 

John Hunter Nemechek

New ride: No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (NCS)

Old ride: No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (NXS)

The scoop: Nemechek will move up from the Xfinity Series to make his much-anticipated return to the full-time Cup Series ranks, taking over the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club ride in 2024, keeping him in the Toyota camp.

Carson Hocevar

New ride: No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCS)

Old ride: No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: Hocevar got the call-up to the Cup Series as he'll pilot the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire. Aside from his full-time Truck Series duties in 2023, he's competed in six Cup Series races and scored a best finish of 11th at Bristol. 

Daniel Hemric

New ride: No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NCS)

Old ride: No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: The 32-year-old journeyman will be back in the Cup Series next season, replacing Justin Haley in the Matt Kaulig-owned No. 31 Chevy. He was last a Cup regular in 2019 with Richard Childress Racing, and he became the Xfinity Series champion in 2021 in between premier-series stints.

Justin Haley

New ride: No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford (NCS)

Old ride: No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NCS)

The scoop: Haley announced in July he'd be moving from Kaulig Racing's No. 31 entry to take over a full-time ride for Rick Ware Racing in a multiyear deal beginning in 2024.

Kaz Grala

New ride: No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford (NCS)

Old ride: No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota

The scoop: The Massachusetts native was named as the primary driver of the Rick Ware Racing No. 15 Ford Mustang for 25 NASCAR Cup Series races in 2024. Grala will pilot the ride in the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum on Feb. 4 before hopping back in for his first regular-season race later that month at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Stage 60

The scoop: RFK Racing introduced a third Cup car for the organization that will run select races in 2024. David Ragan will be the first to pilot the No. 60 Ford as he attempts to qualify for February's Daytona 500. 

Brickyard 400 returns

The scoop: The famed oval race around the 2.5-mile Indiana speedway returns after a three-year hiatus as NASCAR ran the road course layout from 2021-2023. The race is scheduled for July 21. 

Bristol spring race returns to concrete

The scoop: After three years of hosting a dirt race in the spring at Bristol, NASCAR returns to hosting two concrete events at the track in 2024. The Food City 500 returns on March 17 preceded by a Truck Series event the night of March 16. 

Watkins Glen race date

The scoop: After years of being one of the final races before the start of the NASCAR Playoffs, Watkins Glen International will now enter the postseason fold for the first time as the second race in the Cup Series Round of 16 on Sept. 15. 

Iowa Speedway

The scoop: The 0.875-mile oval returns to the NASCAR schedule for the first time since 2019. The Cup Series debuts on the Newton, Iowa track on June 16, 2024 with Xfinity and the ARCA Menards Series in action as well that weekend. 

Southern 500 to end regular season

The scoop: The Crown Jewel event at Darlington Raceway will now close the Cup Series regular season on Labor Day weekend instead of hosting the playoff opener in 2024 due to the Summer Olympic break. 

Texas Motor Speedway race date

The scoop: The race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway moves to mid-April in 2024 instead of late September that played host to both Xfinity and Cup Series playoff races. All three national series will be in action from Apr. 12-14. 

Atlanta race dates

The scoop: The spring Atlanta race returns to the weekend after the Daytona 500 with Fontana not on the schedule for 2024. The summer race moves to Sept. 8 and will kickoff the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.  

New Hampshire race date

The scoop: The race weekend in the Granite State moves up a couple of weeks to late June instead of late July. The Xfinity and Cup Series will be in action at the track on June 22nd and 23rd. 

Fontana

The scoop: The two-mile oval in the Inland Empire of Southern California will not be on the NASCAR circuit in 2024 after hosting races since its debut in 1997. 

Ben Beshore

New gig: Crew chief for the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (NCS)

Old gig: Crew chief for the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (NXS)

The scoop: Beshore and John Hunter Nemechek will remain a duo heading into 2024 but in a new capacity as they join Legacy Motor Club. Together, they won seven Xfinity races last year and reached the Championship 4. 

Luke Lambert

New gig: Crew chief for Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCS)

Old gig: Crew chief for the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet (NCS)

The scoop: Lambert moves over to Spire Motorsports to sit atop the box for Carson Hocevar's rookie campaign in the Cup Series in 2024. 

Chris Lawson

New gig: Crew chief for Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford (NCS)

Old gig: Crew chief for the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (NCTS)

The scoop: Lawson moves up to the Cup Series to crew chief Justin Haley in the No. 51 for the 2024 season after being the Truck Series crew chief for The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford where he won a championship with Zane Smith in 2022.

Stephen Doran

New gig: Crew chief for Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCS)

Old gig: Team member for Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (NCS)

The scoop: After 12 seasons at Stewart-Haas Racing, Doran gets his first swing as a crew chief and will be atop the box for Zane Smith's rookie campaign in 2024. 

Chase Elliott's spotter

New spotter: Trey Poole

Old spotter: Eddie D'Hondt

The scoop: After D'Hondt's departure to Stewart-Haas Racing to spot rookie Josh Berry in 2024, Hendrick Motorsports taps Trey Poole as the full-time spotter for the 2020 Cup champ. Poole, a cousin of Elliott, has previously served as a second spotter for the No. 9 team at road courses and fulfilled the primary role on an interim basis back in 2021. 

Eddie D'Hondt

New gig: Spotter for Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Old gig: Spotter for Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

The scoop: After 13 seasons with Hendrick Motorsports and winning the 2020 title with Elliott, D'Hondt moves over to SHR to spot for rookie Josh Berry. 

Coleman Pressley

New gig: Spotter for AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

Old gig: Spotter for Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (NCS)

The scoop: Kaulig Racing announced its full spotter lineup in both the Cup and Xfinity Series for 2024 on Jan. 12. Pressley reunites with Allmendinger for the first time since 2018 when the two teamed together on the No. 47 team at JTG Daugherty Racing. Pressley most recently spotted for Joey Logano at Team Penske since Aug. 2021, winning the Cup Series championship together in 2022. Pressley also spotted for 2012 Cup champion Brad Keselowski from 2019 until swapping in 2021.

Josh Williams (spotter)

New gig: Spotter for Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Old gig: Spotter for Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

The scoop: After winning the 2023 Cup Series title with Blaney, Josh Williams announced he would not return to Team Penske in 2024. On New Year's Day, Williams announced he will spot for rookie Zane Smith next season. 

Rajah Caruth

New ride: No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: Caruth moves over to the No. 71 for Spire Motorsports after it was announced that GMS Racing would be closing its doors at the end of the 2023 season.

Ty Dillon

New ride: No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCS)

The scoop: Dillon replaces DiBenedetto in the No. 25 Chevrolet as he returns to the Truck Series full-time for the first time since 2013. 

Busch Light

New driver: Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Old driver: Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

The scoop: With its longtime driver hanging up the fire suit after 2023, NASCAR premier partner Busch Light announced it signed a multiyear deal with Chastain, sponsoring the No. 1 for half the races beginning in 2024.

Legacy Motor Club

New manufacturer: Toyota

Old manufacturer: Chevrolet

The scoop: The team announced in May it would part ways with Chevrolet and partner with Toyota in 2024. Team co-owner Jimmie Johnson, who won a record-tying seven Cup Series titles with Chevy, will pilot a No. 84 Toyota entry in 2024 in select races. The team additionally announced in October that NASCAR Hall of Famer Matt Kenseth would join the organization as a competition adviser, effective immediately. 

Aric Almirola

New ride: No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Part-time, NXS)

Old ride: No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (NCS)

The scoop: JGR announced their 2024 Xfinity Series lineup in December, which included a return to the organization for Almirola who will split time in the No. 20 with John Hunter Nemechek. 

Shane van Gisbergen

New rides: No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Part-time, NCS), No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (Full-time, NXS)

The scoop: After it was announced on Sept. 13 that Trackhouse Racing signed Shane van Gisbergen for 2024, the team, in conjunction with Kaulig Racing, released the New Zealand native's full plans for next season on Dec. 13. Van Gisbergen will race full-time in the Xfinity Series and additionally compete in seven Cup races. Van Gisbergen participated in two Cup Series races -- including his Chicago Street Race win -- and one Truck Series race in 2023.

AJ Allmendinger

New ride: No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NCS)

The scoop: Kaulig Racing announced on Dec. 7 that beginning in 2024, AJ Allmendinger will race full-time in the No. 16 Chevrolet, returning to the Xfinity Series. In 2023, Allmendinger competed in five NXS races, earning two wins, four top-fives, five top-10 finishes and three pole awards.

Sammy Smith

New ride: No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (NXS)

The scoop: JRM fills the void left by Cup Series-bound Josh Berry by locking up one of the Xfinity Series' best budding prospects, bolstering the Chevy developmental pipeline. The 19-year-old Smith scratched the win column earlier this season at Phoenix Raceway and reached the 12-driver postseason field as a rookie. He'll slot in as the youngest driver in the JRM lineup, alongside 20-year-old Sam Mayer, 26-year-old Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier, the team's veteran at 37.

Josh Williams

New ride: No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Kaulig Racing announced Nov. 16 that Josh Williams will pilot the No. 11 machine beginning in 2024. The 30-year-old Florida native competed full-time with DGM Racing during the 2023 campaign and compiled three top-10 finishes in 32 Xfinity Series starts. Now, Williams will have the opportunity to race a car with a team that made a deep playoff run in 2023.

Hailie Deegan

New ride: No. 25 AM Racing Ford (NXS)

Old ride: No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford (NCTS)

The scoop: Deegan, 22, advances to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with AM Racing in 2024 on a multiyear deal. The shift follows a three-year stint in the Craftsman Truck Series, where she competed for ThorSport Racing with a career-best finish of sixth (Talladega, 2022; Texas, 2023).

Sheldon Creed

New ride: No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (NXS)

Old ride: No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Along with Almirola's move to the organization, Creed was also announced to move to the organization from RCR. Creed reached the Round of 8 in the Xfinity Series last season. 

Chandler Smith

New ride: No. 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (NXS)

Old ride: No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Chandler Smith also moves to a stacked JGR Xfinity lineup for 2024. In his first full Xfinity season last year, Smith earned a win and finished ninth in points. 

Taylor Gray, Ryan Truex, William Sawalich, Joe Graf Jr. 

The scoop: All four drivers will split time in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota throughout the 2024 Xfinity season. In 2023, Ryan Truex scored a win in the car at Dover Motor Speedway. William Sawalich was the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion. 

Jesse Love

New ride: No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota (ARCA)

The scoop: The 18-year-old ARCA Menards Series phenom will make the leap to the Xfinity Series in 2024, taking over as pilot of the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet. Love will drive the machine on a full-time basis, beginning with the season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 17. 

Daniel Dye

New ride: No. 43 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (NCTS) | No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 43 GMS Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: Dye joins McAnally-Hilgemann Racing full-time for the 2024 Truck Series season. GMS Racing shut down operations after the conclusion of 2023. In addition to his full-time job, Dye will make 10 Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing, the team announced Jan. 16. He made two starts for Alpha Prime Racing in 2023.

Rajah Caruth

Old ride: No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: GMS Racing shut down operations after the conclusion of 2023, leaving Caruth with a murky future. He currently has no plans announced for 2024.

Anthony Alfredo

New ride: No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Our Motorsports announced on Dec. 7 that beginning in 2024, Alfredo will race full-time in the No. 5 Chevrolet. This will mark Alfredo's third consecutive year competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 

Grant Enfinger

New ride: No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: CR7 announced on Dec. 12 that it signed Grant Enfinger to a multiyear deal to race full-time for the team, beginning in 2024. In GMS Racing's final year as a team, Enfinger raced to a Championship 4 berth in 2023 and compiled three wins. 

Chase Purdy

New ride: No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: Spire Motorsports announced on Jan. 3 that Chase Purdy will drive the No. 77 truck full-time in 2024, marking the team's first full season in the Craftsman Truck Series. Purdy drove the No. 4 Chevrolet for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023, and the team and its assets were purchased by Spire in September.

Brennan Poole

New ride: No. 44 Alpha Prime Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: No. 6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

The scoop: Poole and Alpha Prime announced on Nov. 9 inside the NASCAR Hall of Fame that the 32-year-old driver will run a full-time season in the No. 44 for the 2024 Xfinity Series season. 

Layne Riggs

New ride: No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (NCTS)

The scoop: After winning the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national championship, Riggs ran select Truck and Xfinity Series races in 2023, scoring three combined top-10 finishes in nine starts. 

Jake Garcia

New ride: No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 35 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: ThorSport announced Nov. 15 that Garcia would join the lineup beginning in 2024. During his 2023 rookie campaign in the Truck Series with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, Garcia compiled three tops fives and nine top 10s. 

Leland Honeyman

New ride: No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (NXS)

Old ride: Select Xfinity and ARCA events with Alpha Prime Racing and Young's Motorsports

The scoop: Young's Motorsports expands its operations, adding a full-time Xfinity Series ride for Honeyman who made eight starts in the Xfinity Series last season. 

Matt DiBenedetto

Old ride: No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: DiBenedetto announced in late August that he would not be returning to Rackley W.A.R. in 2024, though he currently has no plans in place and is "exploring all options in all series."

Matt Mills

New ride: No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: Select races with Kyle Busch Motorsports, Young's Motorsports (NCTS)

The scoop: Matt Mills replaces Carson Hocevar in the No. 42 Chevrolet heading into the 2024 Truck Series season. Mills impressed in 2023 at Richmond, scoring a top-five finish in the No. 51 for KBM. 

Tyler Ankrum

New ride: No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (NCTS)

Old ride: No. 16 Hattori Racing Toyota (NCTS)

The scoop: With Ankrum joining the MHR ranks, the team has completed its NCTS lineup for 2024. As a driver with Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2023, Ankrum finished inside the top five once and additionally compiled six top 10s.  

Jack Wood

New ride: No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet (Part-time, NCTS)

Old ride: No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet (Part-time, NCTS)

The scoop: McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced on Dec. 6 that beginning in 2024, Jack Wood will race a 14-race schedule in the No. 91 Chevrolet. Only running 13 races throughout the 2023 season, Jack Wood amassed two top-10 finishes.

Blaine Perkins

New ride: No. 29 RSS Racing Ford (NXS)

Old ride: Split season with Our Motorsports, SS GreenLight Racing (NXS)

The scoop: RSS Racing and Blaine Perkins announced on Dec. 18 that Perkins will pilot its No. 29 Ford full-time for the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series campaign. Perkins competed in 30 races during the 2023 season splitting time for Our Motorsports and SS GreenLight Racing.

Thad Moffitt 

New ride: No. 46 Faction46 Chevrolet (NCTS)

The scoop: On Dec. 8, it was announced that Thad Moffitt would race full-time in the Truck Series with the newly announced team, Faction46.