2021 NASCAR Cup Series (gloatingkitten2503)

Team and Driver Changes

 * Kyle Larson has been reinstated by NASCAR and will take over the #5 (formerly #88) Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
 * Alex Bowman will move from the #88 to replace Jimmie Johnson in the #48 Ally Chevrolet.
 * Ross Chastain will take over the #42 Chevy for Chip Ganassi Racing.
 * Bubba Wallace will drive for a brand-new team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, it will be called 23XI Racing. He will drive the #23 Toyota will a technical alliance with Joe Gibsb Racing and will have sponsorship form DoorDash, McDonald's, Columbia Sportswear, Dr. Pepper, and Root Insurance.
 * Erik Jones will replace Bubba Wallace in the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet. World Wide Technology will remain with the team as the primary sponsor as U.S. Air Force and Cash App will also remain with the team.
 * Christopher Bell moves over to the main Joe Gibbs Racing team to replace Erik Jones in the #20 car. Rheem will make the move with Bell and become the primary sponsor of the #20 car.
 * Clint Bowyer retired after the 2020 season to join the NASCAR on Fox commentary team and will be replaced with Rookie of the Year contender Chase Briscoe. HighPoint.com will make the move with Briscoe to be one of the sponsors of the #14 car.
 * Daniel Suarez will drive the #99 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing Team (co-owned by Justin Marks and Pitbull) with a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. CommScope and Coca-Cola will continue to sponsor Suarez.
 * Anthony Alfredo will replace John Hunter Nemechek in the #38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports as Nemechek will return to the Truck Series to drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Alfredo will be Chase Briscoe's only challenger for Rookie of the Year.
 * Corey LaJoie will drive the #7 Chevrolet full-time for Spire Motorsports.
 * The Money Team Racing will have a partnership with Spire Motorsports to use their #77 charter for most of the season. Jeffrey Earnhardt will run all of the races fielded by The Money Team Racing.
 * Brendan Gaughan retired after 2020 and hand-picked Noah Gragson to become the new driver of the #62 car for the races at Daytona and Talladega.
 * Leavine Family Racing shut down and has sold their charter to Spire Motorsports. Spire then leased that charter to Trackhouse Racing Team.
 * JTG Daugherty Racing leased their #37 charter to Spire Motorsports. The charter will be used for the #77 car as the original #77 charter was moved to Corey LaJoie's #7 car.
 * Germain Racing shut down and sold their charter to 23XI Racing.
 * Go Fas Racing has down-scaled to running part-time and has sold their charter to Live Fast Motorsports which is a new team co-owned by B.J. McLeod, Matt Tifft, and Joe Falk. Live Fast Motorsports will field the #78 Ford full-time with a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing.


 * Bolded races indicate a NASCAR Major also know as a Crown Jewel race