2026 NASCAR Cup Series entry list for Circuit of The Americas

After a pair of drafting-track races to open the 2026 campaign, the NASCAR Cup Series now heads to the left-and-right-turning venue of Circuit of The Americas for a Texas-style road-course bout on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

ENTRY LISTS: Cup Series at Circuit of The Americas | O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Circuit of The Americas | Craftsman Truck Series at St. Petersburg

The Austin, Texas, race will be the first of four road-course contests during the 2026 Cup season, with Watkins Glen International (May 10), Naval Base Coronado (June 21) and Sonoma Raceway (June 28) to come later in the season.

Jesse Love will pilot the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet this weekend. The 2025 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion raced five times in NASCAR’s premier series last year, with a best finish of 24th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Thirty-seven cars are entered into this week’s event.

View the full entry list for the race:

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Age

Hometown

Sponsor

Team

Crew Chief

ODDS

1

Ross Chastain

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33

Alva, Florida

Busch Light

Trackhouse Racing

Brandon McSwain

--

2

Austin Cindric

|

27

Mooresville, North Carolina

Discount Tire

Team Penske

Brian Wilson

--

3

Austin Dillon

|

36

Welcome, North Carolina

BREZTRI

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Boswell II

--

4

Noah Gragson

|

27

Las Vegas, Nevada

Rush Truck Centers

Front Row Motorsports

Grant Hutchens

--

5

Kyle Larson

|

33

Elk Grove, California

HendrickCars.com

Hendrick Motorsports

Cliff Daniels

--

6

Brad Keselowski

|

42

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Graza

RFK Racing

Jeremy Bullins

--

7

Daniel Suárez

|

34

Monterrey, Mexico

Freeway Insurance

Spire Motorsports

Ryan Sparks

--

8

Kyle Busch

|

41

Las Vegas, Nevada

Rebel Root Beer Whiskey

Richard Childress Racing

James Pohlman

--

9

Chase Elliott

|

30

Dawsonville, Georgia

NAPA Auto Parts

Hendrick Motorsports

Alan Gustafson

--

10

Ty Dillon

|

34

Welcome, North Carolina

Patriot Mobile

Kaulig Racing

Andrew Dickeson

--

11

Denny Hamlin

|

45

Chesterfield, Virginia

National Debt Relief

Joe Gibbs Racing

Chris Gayle

--

12

Ryan Blaney

|

32

High Point, North Carolina

Menards\Pennzoil

Team Penske

Jonathan Hassler

--

13

AJ Allmendinger

|

44

Los Gatos, California

Celsius

Kaulig Racing

Trent Owens

--

14

Chris Buescher

|

33

Prosper, Texas

Trimble

RFK Racing

Scott Graves

--

15

Chase Briscoe

|

31

Mitchell, Indiana

Columbia Bank

Joe Gibbs Racing

James Small

--

16

Christopher Bell

|

31

Norman, Oklahoma

DEWALT

Joe Gibbs Racing

Adam Stevens

--

17

Josh Berry

|

35

Hendersonville, Tennessee

DEX

Wood Brothers Racing

Samuel Stanley

--

18

Joey Logano

|

36

Middletown, Connecticut

Shell Pennzoil

Team Penske

Paul Wolfe

--

19

Bubba Wallace

|

32

Mobile, Alabama

Robinhood

23XI Racing

Charles Denike

--

20

William Byron

|

28

Charlotte, North Carolina

All Pro Reconditioning

Hendrick Motorsports

Rudy Fugle

--

21

Jesse Love (i)

|

21

Menlo Park, California

C4 Energy

Richard Childress Racing

Andy Street

--

22

Todd Gilliland

|

26

Sherrills Ford, North Carolina

Love's Travel Stops

Front Row Motorsports

Chris Lawson

--

23

Riley Herbst

|

27

Las Vegas, Nevada

Monster Energy

23XI Racing

Davin Restivo

--

24

Zane Smith

|

27

Huntington Beach, California

Aaron's Rent to Own

Front Row Motorsports

Ryan Bergenty

--

25

Cole Custer

|

28

Ladera Ranch, California

Haas/Bonanza

Haas Factory Team

Aaron Kramer

--

26

John H. Nemechek

|

29

Mooresville, North Carolina

Pye Barker Fire & Safety

Legacy Motor Club

Travis Mack

--

27

Erik Jones

|

30

Byron, Michigan

Dollar Tree

Legacy Motor Club

Justin Alexander

--

28

Tyler Reddick

|

30

Corning, California

Chumba Casino

23XI Racing

Billy Scott

--

29

Ricky Stenhouse Jr

|

38

Olive Branch, Mississippi

Ram Self Storage

HYAK Motorsports

Mike Kelley

--

30

Alex Bowman

|

33

Tucson, Arizona

Ally

Hendrick Motorsports

Blake Harris

--

31

Cody Ware

|

30

Greensboro, North Carolina

Parts Plus/Costa Oil

Rick Ware Racing

Billy Plourde

--

32

Ty Gibbs

|

23

Charlotte, North Carolina

SAIA Freight & Logistics

Joe Gibbs Racing

Tyler Allen

--

33

Ryan Preece

|

35

Berlin, Connecticut

Castrol

RFK Racing

Derrick Finley

--

34

Michael McDowell

|

41

Glendale, Arizona

Katz Coffee

Spire Motorsports

Travis Peterson

--

35

Carson Hocevar

|

23

Portage, Michigan

Chili's Ride the 'Dente

Spire Motorsports

Lucas Lambert

--

36

Connor Zilisch

|

19

Mooresville, North Carolina

Red Bull

Trackhouse Racing

Randall Burnett

--

37

Shane Van Gisbergen

|

37

Auckland, New Zealand

Safety Culture

Trackhouse Racing

Stephen Doran

--

(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points