The NASCAR charter system began in 2016, and teams that own charters are allowed to compete in every NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race (and thus are guaranteed to earn a portion of the purse). There are 36 charters that are owned by teams. Teams may sell their charters to other owners or transfer them to another team for a set amount of time.
With the NASCAR field set at 40 cars for Cup Series races, this means 36 charter teams are joined by a maximum of four open teams that must qualify to compete in any given race.
Who has NASCAR charters for the 2021 season? Check out our chart below:
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| Charter # | 2021 Car # | Charter Owner | 2021 Operator |
| 1 | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 2 | 51 | Petty Ware Racing | Petty Ware Racing |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | 00 | StarCom Racing | StarCom Racing |
| 5 | 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress Racing |
| 6 | 2 | Team Penske | Team Penske |
| 7 | 22 | Team Penske | Team Penske |
| 8 | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | 12 | Team Penske | Team Penske |
| 13 | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 14 | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 15 | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 16 | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 17 | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 21 | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 22 | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 23 | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 24 | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 25 | 99 | Spire Sports | Trackhouse Racing |
| 26 | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 27 | 52 | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing |
| 28 | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 29 | 77 | Spire Sports | Spire Sports |
| 30 | 23 | 23XI Racing | 23XI Racing |
| 31 | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 32 | 53 | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing |
| 33 | 38 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 34 | 7 | Spire Sports | Spire Sports |
| 35 | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports | Live Fast Motorsports |
| 36 | 15/27/54 | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing |