From NASCAR.com: How the NASCAR Charter system works
From Autoweek: How NASCAR’s Ownership Charter System Works
Charters were formed in 2016 after an agreement between NASCAR and the Race Team Alliance.
2024 Charter Changes
- Spire Motorsports purchased #78-Live Fast Motorsports’ charter.
2023 Charter Changes
- Joe Gibbs Racing’s #18 charter moved to the #54 team.
- Rick Ware swapped charters between the #51 & #15 teams.
2022 Charter Changes
- #00-Starcom was sold to #45 23XI Racing
- #1-Ganassi was sold to #1-Trackhouse
- #7-Spire was moved to #77-Spire
- #42-Ganassi was sold to #99-Trackhouse
- #43-Petty moved to #43-Petty GMS
- #51-Ware was sold to #42-Petty GMS
- #52-Ware was moved to #51-Ware
- #53-Ware was sold be #7-Spire
- #77-Spire was sold to #16-Kaulig
- #99-Trackshouse (was being leased) was sold to #31-Kaulig.
Current Charters
There are 36 charters. The first year for charters was 2016. Charters were given to teams that had run full-time in 2013, 2014, and 2015. For more details, see older information on the links below.
Abbreviations:
L=leased
P=partnership
R=renumbered
S=sold
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
| #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | #1-Ganassi | S | #1-Trackhouse | #1-Trackhouse | #1-Trackhouse | ||||||||
| #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | #2-Penske | |||||||||
| #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | #3-Childress | |||||||||
| #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | #4-Stewart-Haas | |||||||||
| #5-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | R | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | ||||||||
| #6-Roush | #6-Roush | L | #37-JTG | S | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | #12-Penske | |||||||
| #7-Baldwin | #7-Baldwin | S | #95-Leavine | #95-Leavine | #95-Leavine | #95-Leavine | S, L | #77-Spire | S | #16-Kaulig | #16-Kaulig | #16-Kaulig | ||||||
| #9-Petty | R | #44-Petty | L | #32-Go Fas | R | #43-Petty | P | #51-Rick Ware | #51-Rick Ware | #51-Rick Ware | S | #42-Petty GMS | #42-Petty GMS | #42-Petty GMS | ||||
| #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | #10-Stewart-Haas | |||||||||
| #11-Gibbs | #11-Gibbs | #11-Gibbs | #11-Gibbs | #11-Gibbs | #11- Gibbs | #11- Gibbs | #11- Gibbs | #11- Gibbs | #11- Gibbs | |||||||||
| #13-Germain | #13-Germain | #13-Germain | #13-Germain | #13-Germain | #13-Germain | S | #23-23XI Racing | #23-23XI Racing | #23-23XI Racing | #23-23XI Racing | ||||||||
| #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | #14-Stewart-Haas | |||||||||
| #15-Waltrip | sold | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | #41-Stewart-Haas | ||||||||
| #16-Roush | #16-Roush | R | #6-Roush | #6-Roush | #6-Roush | #6-Roush | #6-Roush | #6-Roush Keselowski | #6-Roush Keselowski | #6-Roush Keselowski | ||||||||
| #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush | #17-Roush Keselowski | #17-Roush Keselowski | #17-Roush Keselowski | |||||||||
| #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | #18-Gibbs | R | #54-Gibbs | #54-Gibbs | ||||||||
| #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | #20-Gibbs | |||||||||
| #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | #22-Penske | |||||||||
| #23-BK Racing | #23-BK Racing | #23-BK Racing | #23-BK Racing | #38-Front Row | L | #53-Rick Ware | S | #53-Rick Ware | S | #7-Spire | #7-Spire | #7-Spire | ||||||
| #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | #24-Hendrick | R | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | #9-Hendrick | ||||||||
| #27-Childress | #27-Childress | #27-Childress | L | #00-StarCom | S | #00-StarCom | #00-StarCom | #00-StarCom | S | #45-23XI Racing | #45-23XI Racing | #45-23XI Racing | ||||||
| #31-Childress | #31-Childress | #31-Childress | #31-Childress | R | #8-Childress | #8-Childress | #8-Childress | #8-Childress | #8-Childress | #8-Childress | ||||||||
| #32-Go Fas | #32-Go Fas | L | #21-Wood Brothers | P | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | #21-Wood Brothers | |||||||
| #33-Circle Sport | P | #95-Leavine | P | #33-Circle Sport / TMG | P | #32-Go Fas | #32-Go Fas | #32-Go Fas | S | #78-Live Fast | #78-Live Fast | #78-Live Fast | S | #71-Spire | ||||
| #35-Front Row | R | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | #34-Front Row | ||||||||
| #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | L | #72-TriStar | S | #52-Rick Ware | #52-Rick Ware (#27) | #52-Rick Ware | #51-Rick Ware | R | #15-Rick Ware | #15-Rick Ware | ||||||
| #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | #42-Ganassi | S | #99-Trackhouse | #99-Trackhouse | #99-Trackhouse | ||||||||
| #43-Petty | #43-Petty | #43-Petty | L | #51-Rick Ware | #43-Petty | #43-Petty | #43-Petty | #43-Petty GMS | #43-Petty GMS | #43-Petty GMS | ||||||||
| #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | #47-JTG | |||||||||
| #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | #5-Hendrick | |||||||||
| #51-HScott | R | #15-HScott | S | #15-Premium | #15-Premium | #15-Premium | #15-Premium (RWR) | #15-Rick Ware | #15-Rick Ware | R | #51-Rick Ware | #51-Rick Ware | ||||||
| #55-Waltrip | S | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | #19-Gibbs | ||||||||
| #62-Premium | L | #46-HScott | S | #77-Furniture Row | S | #37-JTG | #37-JTG | #37-JTG | #7- Spire | #77-Spire | #77-Spire | #77-Spire | ||||||
| #78-Furniture Row | #78-Furniture Row | #78-Furniture Row | #78-Furniture Row | S | #77-Spire | #77-Spire | L | #99-Trackhouse | S | #31-Kaulig | #31-Kaulig | #31-Kaulig | ||||||
| #83-BK Racing | #83-BK Racing | S, L | #72-TriStar | #38-Front Row | R | #36- Front Row | R | #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | #38-Front Row | ||||||
| #88-Hendrick | #88-Hendrick | #88-Hendrick | #88-Hendrick | #88-Hendrick | #88-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick | #48-Hendrick |