The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2026 Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway, and the entry list has been revealed.
NASCAR released the 2026 Freeway Insurance 500, O'Reilly Series, and Truck Series entry list for Phoenix on Monday afternoon. This is Phoenix's final date on the 2026 NASCAR schedule, and the seventh race in the Chase. All three NASCAR levels will be on track at Phoenix.
There are 36 guaranteed charters for the 2026 Freeway Insurance 500 on Sunday afternoon. Thirty-five drivers are full-time, while Austin Hill replaces Kyle Busch in the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing after his tragic passing. Corey Heim (23XI Racing) is the open entry, making it a 37-driver field.
Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the Cup Series race at Phoenix in October 2026!
NASCAR Cup Series entry list, Phoenix Raceway (October 2026)
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 4 Noah Gragson
- No. 5 Kyle Larson
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 7 Daniel Suarez
- No. 9 Chase Elliott
- No. 10 Ty Dillon
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney
- No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
- No. 17 Chris Buescher
- No. 19 Chase Briscoe
- No. 20 Christopher Bell
- No. 21 Josh Berry
- No. 22 Joey Logano
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 24 William Byron
- No. 33 Austin Hill
- No. 34 Todd Gilliland
- No. 35 Riley Herbst
- No. 38 Zane Smith
- No. 41 Cole Custer
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 51 Cody Ware
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 60 Ryan Preece
- No. 67 Corey Heim*
- No. 71 Michael McDowell
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 88 Connor Zilisch
- No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
* = open entry
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Phoenix in 2026 Chase
