A list of full-time rides in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the 2017 season (This will be updated as drivers are announced for 2017):
*-indicates a change from the 2016 season
2017 full-time rides
| Car No. | Driver | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Has made Chase two years in a row. |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Last 3 years: 11 wins, no Championship 4s. |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | First Chase bid. Check. Is first win next? |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Average finish of 9.9 topped series in '16. |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Average finish of 13.2 in last 12 races. |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Posted career bests in top fives, top 10s. |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Set career best in average finish at 22.0. |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Led series with average start of 6.3. |
| 13 | Ty Dillon* | Germain Racing | Casey Mears, full-timer since '11, replaced. |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer* | Stewart-Haas Racing | Bowyer steps in for Stewart, as planned. |
| 15 | TBD | Premium Motorsports* | Michael Waltrip will drive in Daytona 500, rest of team's plans unknown |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Had career high in top fives. |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Four-plus wins in six of 12 seasons. |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez* | Joe Gibbs Racing | XFINITY champ takes over for Edwards. |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Eight top 10s in Chase but couldn't finish. |
| 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Team is leasing charter from Go Fas Racing. |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Not his best year, but still was second. |
| 23 | Joey Gase*/Gray Gaulding* | BK Racing | Gase will drive at Daytona, Gaulding starts at Atlanta |
| 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 17 top 10s matched Larson's rookie total. |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Team looks for boost with Matt Borland. |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Narrowly missed Chase, signed extension. |
| 32 | Matt DiBenedetto* | Go Fas Racing | Team is leasing No. 44 charter from RPM. |
| 33* | Jeffrey Earnhardt*/TBD | Circle Sport w/The Motorsports Group* | Earnhardt to drive in Daytona 500, rest of schedule unknown |
| 34 | Landon Cassill* | Front Row Motorsports | He moves from the No. 38 for '17. |
| 37* | Chris Buescher* | JTG Daugherty Racing* | JTG is leasing RFR's charter. |
| 38 | David Ragan* | Front Row Motorsports | Returns to team after year with BK Racing. |
| 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Fifteen of his 21 top 10s came in first half. |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Win at Michigan capped rebound season. |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Recaptured restrictor-plate mojo at 'Dega. |
| 47 | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Posted his best average finish in five years. |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | On course for history after seventh title. |
| 72* | Cole Whitt* | TriStar Motorsports* | TriStar reboots its Cup effort around Whitt. |
| 77* | Erik Jones* | Furniture Row Racing* | FRR adds second car for rising star. |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Had series-best 1,809 laps led. |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Signs point to healthy return at Daytona. |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Career bests in top 10s, average finish. |