A list of full-time drivers and their rides in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the 2019 season (This will be updated as drivers are announced for 2019):
*-indicates a change from the 2018 season
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| Car No. | Driver | Team | Notable |
| 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Social media darling returns for second season at StarCom. |
| 1 | Kurt Busch* | Chip Ganassi Racing | Veteran carries six straight playoff trips into Ganassi move. |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | His 26 wins in last eight years are fourth-most in series. |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | With new crew chief, AD eyes fourth straight playoff trip. |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | “Happy” reached Champ 4 for fourth time in five years. |
| 6 | Ryan Newman* | Roush Fenway Racing | Veteran takes over for Bayne/Kenseth combo at Roush. |
| 8* | Daniel Hemric* | Richard Childress Racing | Renumbered car, Sunoco rookie battle on tap for Hemric. |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Breakout three wins in 2018; much more to come in 2019? |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Upstart driver reached Round of 8 in first year at SHR. |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Can new crew chief snap Hamlin’s 47-race win drought? |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Led seventh-most laps; knocking on door of multi-win year. |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Third-year man looks to rebound from 27th in standings. |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | With two wins, Bowyer looks to build off best year since ’12. |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Avg. start (14.8) was career-best in ’18, but missed playoffs. |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Four straight Champ 4 appearances, coming off best season. |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr.* | Joe Gibbs Racing | ’17 champ moves to JGR with Cole Pearn in tow as well. |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scored first Cup win at Daytona, primed for a breakout year. |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Tallied most top 10s (7) since ’14 in first year with Woods. |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Reigning champ aims to be first since Johnson to repeat. |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Paired with Chad Knaus, much is expected of this youngster. |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie* | Go Fas Racing | Looks to carry momentum of DiBenedetto’s two-year stint. |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Matched career-best standings finish — 26th — in ’18. |
| 36* | Matt Tifft* | Front Row Motorsports* | Rookie joins up with expanded three-car team. |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Texas native becomes experienced hand of JTG stable. |
| 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ragan’s avg. finish of 22.9 marks his best since 2011. |
| 41 | Daniel Suarez* | Stewart-Haas Racing | After two years at JGR, he slides into Kurt Busch’s old seat. |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | A repeat of last year’s winless season would be stunning. |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Sophomore season in iconic car should see gains for Bubba. |
| 47 | Ryan Preece* | JTG Daugherty Racing | Part-time bet on self pays off with a Cup ride, rookie battle. |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Seven-time champ starts anew with CC Kevin Meendering. |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | More top 10s, top fives on his agenda after playoff berth. |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto* | Leavine Family Racing | Alliance with JGR brings Matty D back to beginnings. |