2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The 2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the 79th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 56th season of the modern-era cup series season. Erik Jones enters as the reigning champion, while Austin Dillon is the defending Daytona 500 champion. The season also saw the number of cars available to enter per race increase.

Teams and Drivers

JD Motorsports:Chevrolet

0:Garrett Smithley

01:Harrison Rhodes (R) (Daytona 500 only)

04:Ben Rhodes (Daytona 500 only)

Stewart Haas Racing:Ford

00:Cole Custer

4:Ross Chastain

14:John Hunter Nemechek

44:Chris Buescher

Chip Ganassi Racing:Chevrolet

1:Tyler Reddick

42:Kyle Larson

Team Penske:Ford

2:Chase Briscoe

12:Ryan Blaney

22:Joey Logano

Richard Childress Racing:Chevrolet

3:Austin Dillon

29:Karsyn Elledge (R)

31:Ty Dillon

33:Austin Theriault

Hendrick Motorsports:Chevrolet

5:Brennan Poole

9:Chase Elliott

24:William Byron

88:Alex Bowman

Roush Fenway Racing:Ford

6:Ty Majeski

16:Todd Gilliland

17:Ricky Stenhouse Jr

99:Ryan Reed

JR Motorsports:Chevrolet

7:Jeffrey Earnhardt

Joe Gibbs Racing:Toyota

11:Matt Tifft

18:Christopher Bell

19:Daniel Suarez

20:Erik Jones

Germain Burton Racing:Chevrolet

13:Harrison Burton

Wood Brothers:Ford

21:Austin Cindric

GMS Racing:Chevrolet

23:Spencer Gallagher

32:Kyle Benjamin

Chris Cockrum Racing:Chevrolet

25:Chris Cockrum (Only on Restrictor Plates)

Furniture Row Racing:Toyota

26:Chandler Smith

66:Darrell Wallace Jr

84:Jack Lawton (R)

JGL Racing:Toyota

28:Noah Gragson

RSS Racing:Chevrolet

39:Ryan Sieg

Richard Petty Motorsports:Ford

43:Dakoda Armstrong

44:Hailee Deegan (R)

Precision Motorsports:Toyota

46:Daniel Hemric

JTG Daughtery Racing:Toyota

47:Chris Eggleston

Rick Ware Racing:Chevrolet

51:Cody Ware (3 Races)

51:Justin Marks (13 Races)

51:Kevin O'Connell (2 Races)

51:Tyler Dippel (15 races)

Premium Motorsports:Chevrolet 16/Ford 12/Toyota 6

15:Chase Cabre (Restrictor Plates Only)

55:Julia Landauer (3 Races)

55:Spencer Davis (5 Races)

55:Chase Purdy (R) (10 Races)

55:Ryan Preece (6 Races)

55:Collin Cabre (6 Races)

55:Chase Cabre (6 Races)

68:Ryan Preece (Daytona 500 Only)

98:Spencer Davis (Daytona 500 only)

TriStar Motorsports:Ford

72:Ben Kennedy (Daytona 500 only)

Brandonbilt Motorsports:Chevrolet

86:Brandon Brown

King Autosport:Chevrolet 12/Toyota 13

90:Alon Day (4 races)

90:Sheldon Creed (9 races)

90:Doug Coby (12 races)

Gaunt Brothers Racing:Toyota

96:Cayden Lapcevich (Daytona 500 only)

Calendar

Racetrack & Distance               Date. Pole. Winner

NAPA Clash at Daytona. February 13. Erik Jones. William Byron

Can Am Duel 1                         February 18. Chris Buescher. Joey Logano

Can Am Duel 2. February 18. Cole Custer. Ryan Reed

1:Daytona (500). February 21. Chris Buescher. Chase Briscoe

2:Atlanta (400). February 28. William Byron. Joey Logano

3:Las Vegas (400). March 7. William Byron. Christopher Bell

4:Phoenix (500). March 14. Cole Custer. Cole Custer

5:Fontana (400). March 21. Erik Jones. Kyle Larson

6:Martinsville (500). April 4. Kyle Larson. Joey Logano

7:Richmond (400). April 11#. Joey Logano. Chase Elliott

8:Texas (500). April 18*. Matt Tifft. Daniel Suarez

9:Bristol (500). April 25. Ryan Reed. Chase Elliott

10:Talladega (500). May 2. Todd Gilliland. Ryan Reed

11:Indianapolis GP (275). May 9   Chandler Smith. Kyle Larson

12:Indianapolis (400). May 16. William Byron. William Byron

All Star Race. May 22       Matt Tifft. Cole Custer

13:Charlotte (600). May 30. Chris Buescher. Erik Jones

14:Pocono (400). June 6. Cole Custer. Cole Custer

15:Gateway (500). June 12. William Byron. Todd Gilliland

16:Sonoma (350). June 27. Daniel Suarez. Chase Briscoe

17:Daytona (400). July 3. Cole Custer. Brennan Poole

18:Chicago (400). July 11. Chase Elliott. Chase Elliott

19:Kentucky (400). July 18. Chase Briscoe. Chandler Smith

20:New Hampshire (301). July 25. Chris Buescher. Chris Buescher

21:Iowa (400). August 1. Chris Buescher. Erik Jones

22:Watkins Glen (355). August 8. Kyle Larson. Jack Lawton

23:Michigan (400)  August 15       Todd Gilliland. Kyle Larson

24:Bristol (500). August 21. Chase Elliott. Matt Tifft

25:Darlington (500). September 5. Christopher Bell. William Byron

26:Richmond (400). September 12*. Erik Jones. Todd Gilliland

Playoff Races

27:Las Vegas (400). September 18. Erik Jones. Joey Logano

28:Charlotte Roval (500). September 26. Kyle Larson. Kyle Larson

29:Dover (400). October 3#. Matt Tifft. Chris Buescher

30:Kansas (400). October 10. Erik Jones. Chase Elliott

31:Martinsville (500). October 17. Kyle Larson. Cole Custer

32:Talladega (500). October 24. Ryan Reed. Todd Gilliland

33:Atlanta (400). October 31. Erik Jones. William Byron

34:Texas (500). November 7   Kyle Larson. Matt Tifft

35:Phoenix (500). November 14. Chase Briscoe. Chris Buescher

36:Homestead Miami (400). November 21. Chris Buescher. Kyle Larson

* race was postponed


 * 1) race was rained out

Channel coverage

FOX Sports:NAPA Clash at Daytona to Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

NBC:Coke Zero 400 at Daytona to Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond

ABC:Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas to Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead

Playoff Standings (Top 16). Wins

1.Cole Custer. 3

2.Matt Tifft. 2

3.William Byron. 3

4.Todd Gilliland. 3

5.Chase Elliott*. 4

6.Kyle Larson*. 5

7.Daniel Suarez*. 1

8.Ryan Reed%. 1

9.Erik Jones*. 2

10.Chris Buescher%. 3

11.Christopher Bell#. 1

12.Chase Briscoe%. 2

13.Joey Logano%. 3

14.Brennan Poole#. 1

15.Chandler Smith#. 1

16.Jack Lawton# (RY). 1

17.Brennan Poole. 0

18.Alex Bowman. 0

19.Tyler Reddick. 0

20.Ryan Blaney. 0

21.Austin Theriault. 0

22.Ross Chastain. 0

23.Darrell Wallace Jr. 0

24.Austin Dillon. 0

25.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0

26.John Hunter Nemechek. 0

27.Ty Dillon. 0

28.Karsyn Elledge (R). 0

29.Daniel Hemric. 0

30.Ty Majeski. 0

31.Trevor Bayne. 0

32.Austin Cindric. 0

33.Noah Gragson. 0

34.Chris Eggleston. 0

35.Kyle Benjamin. 0

36.Jeffrey Earnhardt. 0

37.Dakoda Armstrong. 0

38.Harrison Burton. 0

39.Spencer Gallagher. 0

40.Hailee Deegan (R). 0

41.Garrett Smithley. 0

42.Ryan Sieg. 0

43.Brandon Brown. 0

44.Tyler Dippel. 0

45.Doug Coby. 0

46.Justin Marks. 0

47.Chase Purdy (R). 0

48.Ryan Preece. 0

49.Sheldon Creed. 0

50.Collin Cabre. 0

51.Chris Cockrum. 0

52.Julia Landauer. 0

53.Chase Cabre. 0

54.Cody Ware. 0

55.Spencer Davis. 0

56.Alon Day. 0

57.Cayden Lapcevich. 0

58.Kevin O'Connell. 0

59.Ben Rhodes. 0

60.Ben Kennedy. 0

61.Harrison Rhodes (R). 0

* eliminated in 3rd round

%eliminated in 2nd round


 * 1) eliminated in 1st round