Daytona 500
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Daytona International Speedway
TENTATIVE Entry List
NOTE: The official entry list has now been released.
This is unofficial, but based on announced or expected entries.
See additional notes below the list.
| Ent. | Car # | Driver | Announced or Expected Sponsor |
Make |
Team |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire | Ford | Team Penske |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro / Winchester | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Rush Truck Centers | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol | Ford | RFK Racing |
| 7 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | zone Jalapeno Lime | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | National Debt Relief | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/PEAK | Ford | Team Penske |
| 13 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | CELSIUS | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Body Guard | Ford | RFK Racing |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT / Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | Team Penske |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Xfinity | Toyota | 23XI Racing |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Raptor | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Love’s Travel Stops | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Blind Lemon | Toyota | 23XI Racing |
| 23 | 36* | Chandler Smith | Quick Tire / Matheus Lumber | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Speedy Cash | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 25 | 40* | Justin Allgaier | Traveller Whiskey | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports |
| 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | HassTooling.com | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team |
| 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | AdventHealth | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club |
| 29 | 44* | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | NY Racing | |
| 30 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Chumba Casino | Toyota | 23XI Racing |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Chef Boyardee | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports |
| 32 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Jacob Construction | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing |
| 34 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Kroger / Viva | Ford | RFK Racing |
| 36 | 62* | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports |
| 37 | 66* |
Casey Mears | S.I. Yachts / Gracie Foundation | Ford | MBM Motorsports |
| 38 | 67* | Corey Heim | Robinhood | Toyota | 23XI Racing |
| 39 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Modo Casino | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 40 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spectrum | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 41 | 78* | BJ McLeod | Superior Logistics | Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports |
| 42 | 84* | Jimmie Johnson | Carvana | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club |
| 43 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Red Bull | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing |
| 44 | 97 |
Shane Van Gibergen | SuperFile | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing |
| 45 | 99* | Corey LaJoie | Trimble | Ford | RFK Racing |
- Car numbers bold and with an asterisk (*) will attempt the race without a charter and will be required to qualify for the race either in qualifying or the Duel races.
- Jimmie Johnson will make the race through an open exemption provisional if he does not otherwise qualify
- For more race information, see the 2026 Daytona 500 race page.