2018 Nascar Driver List
It comes down to this — one race for all the marbles. A chance for drivers to add to their legacies or create a new one.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will crown its 2018 champion on Sunday in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC).
Four drivers will race for the title — against each other and a full field of cars. Kyle Busch (Toyota), Kevin Harvick (Ford), Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) and Joey Logano (Ford) come to Homestead after navigating 26 regular-season races and nine in the playoffs and represent the four best drivers this season.
Kahne has been released from his contract at end of 2017 season. While Kahne was signed thru 2018 (team option), the two major sponsors, Farmers Insurance (12 races) and Great Clips (10 races) are not returning to the team or NASCAR in 2018. UniFirst is signed thru 2023 for a few races a year.
There are no flukes here, no upsets. These drivers rank as the season’s top four in average finish, laps led and top-five finishes. And they have all been here before. Three of the four have won a title, and the other just missed.
A closer look at NASCAR’s Championship 4:
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NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
2017: Martin Truex Jr.
2016: Jimmie Johnson
2015: Kyle Busch
Sniper ghost warrior 1 crack. 2014: Kevin Harvick
2013: Jimmie Johnson
2012: Brad Keselowski
2011: Tony Stewart
2010: Jimmie Johnson
2009: Jimmie Johnson
2008: Jimmie Johnson
2007: Jimmie Johnson
2018 Monster Energy Nascar Driver List
2006: Jimmie Johnson
2005: Tony Stewart
2004: Kurt Busch
2003: Matt Kenseth
2002: Tony Stewart
2001: Jeff Gordon
2000: Bobby Labonte
1999: Dale Jarrett
1998: Jeff Gordon
1997: Jeff Gordon
1996: Terry Labonte
1995: Jeff Gordon
1994: Dale Earnhardt
1993: Dale Earnhardt
1992: Alan Kulwicki
1991: Dale Earnhardt
1990: Dale Earnhardt
1989: Rusty Wallace
1988: Bill Elliott
1987: Dale Earnhardt
1986: Dale Earnhardt
2018 Nascar Drivers List Full Time Drivers
1985: Darrell Waltrip
1984: Terry Labonte
1983: Bobby Allison
1982: Darrell Waltrip
1981: Darrell Waltrip
1980: Dale Earnhardt
1979: Richard Petty
1978: Cale Yarborough
1977: Cale Yarborough
1976: Cale Yarborough
1975: Richard Petty
1974: Richard Petty
1973: Benny Parsons
1972: Richard Petty
1971: Richard Petty
1970: Bobby Isaac
1969: David Pearson
1968: David Pearson
1967: Richard Petty
1966: David Pearson
1965: Ned Jarrett
1964: Richard Petty
1963: Joe Weatherly
1962: Joe Weatherly
1961: Ned Jarrett
1960: Rex White
1959: Lee Petty
1958: Lee Petty
1957: Buck Baker
1956: Buck Baker
1955: Tim Flock
1954: Lee Petty
1953: Herb Thomas
1952: Tim Flock
1951: Herb Thomas
1950: Bill Rexford
1949: Red Byron
NASCAR teams compete in all three national NASCAR series: the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series, as well as in all the regional touring series. A team is limited to four cars in each of the NASCAR series. The team often shares a single manufacturer for all of the team's cars, but each car has an independent car number, driver, and crew chief.
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series[edit]
All teams updated for the 2019 season
Chartered teams[edit]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | Kurt Busch | Matt McCall |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chad Johnston | ||
| Germain Racing | 13 | Ty Dillon | Matt Borland | |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | Chase Elliott | Alan Gustafson | |
| 24 | William Byron | Chad Knaus | ||
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Kevin Meendering | ||
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Greg Ives | ||
| JTG Daugherty Racing | 37 | Chris Buescher | Trent Owens | |
| 47 | Ryan Preece(R) | Tristan Smith | ||
| Premium Motorsports | 15 | Ross Chastain | Peter Sospenzo | |
| Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | Justin Alexander | |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric(R) | Luke Lambert | ||
| Richard Petty Motorsports | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Derek Stamets | |
| Spire Motorsports | 40 | Jamie McMurray1 | Scott Eggleston | |
| 77 | Garrett Smithley1 | |||
| Quin Houff(R)16 | ||||
| TBA 18 | ||||
| StarCom Racing | 00 | Landon Cassill | Wayne Carroll | |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Michael McDowell | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 36 | Matt Tifft(R) | Mike Kelley | ||
| 38 | David Ragan | Seth Barbour | ||
| Go Fas Racing | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Randy Cox | |
| Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | Ryan Newman | Scott Graves | |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Brian Pattie | ||
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Rodney Childers | |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Johnny Klausmeier | ||
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Mike Bugarewicz | ||
| 41 | Daniel Suarez | Billy Scott | ||
| Team Penske | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Paul Wolfe | |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Jeremy Bullins | ||
| 22 | Joey Logano | Todd Gordon | ||
| Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Paul Menard | Greg Erwin | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chris Gabehart |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Adam Stevens | ||
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Cole Pearn | ||
| 20 | Erik Jones | Chris Gayle | ||
| Leavine Family Racing | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Mike Wheeler | |
| Chevrolet2 Ford | Petty Ware Racing | 51 | B. J. McLeod1 | George Church |
| Cody Ware1 | ||||
| TBA 34 | ||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 52 | Cody Ware1 | Mike Hillman, Jr. | |
| B. J. McLeod1 | ||||
| TBA 34 | ||||
| Source:[1] | ||||
Limited schedule[edit]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Darren Shaw | 1 |
| Germain Racing | 27 | Casey Mears | Pat Tryson | 1 | |
| Richard Childress Racing | 31 | Tyler Reddick | Justin Alexander | 4 | |
| Tommy Baldwin Racing | 71 | Ryan Truex | Tommy Baldwin Jr. | 1 | |
| TriStar Motorsports | 72 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Ford | NY Racing Team | 7 | J. J. Yeley | TBA | TBA |
| Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Mark Hillman | 2 |
| Obaika Racing | 97 | Tanner Berryhill(R) | Dan Stillman | TBA | |
| MBM Motorsports | 66 | Joey Gase | Brian Keselowski | 7 | |
| Timmy Hill | TBA | ||||
| XCI Racing | 81 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | TBA | 2 |
Xfinity Series[edit]
All teams updated for the 2019 season
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 36 | Alex Labbé(R) | Mario Gosselin |
| 90 | Josh Williams16 | John Holmes 26 Josh Williams 1 | ||
| Donald Theetge1 | ||||
| Andy Lally3 | ||||
| TBA 7 | ||||
| Brandonbilt Motorsports | Brandon Brown5 | Adam Brenner | ||
| Brian Henderson1 | ||||
| GMS Racing | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek(R) | Chad Norris | |
| Go Green Racing | 35 | Joey Gase | Patrick Donahue | |
| JD Motorsports | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Bryan Berry | |
| 01 | Stephen Leicht | Mark Setzer | ||
| 4 | Ross Chastain30 | Paul Clapprood | ||
| Scott Lagasse Jr.1 | ||||
| 15 | Joe Nemechek6 | Ronald Drake 10 Tevin Bair 1 Paul Clapprood 9 | ||
| Garrett Smithley2 | ||||
| Matt Mills(R)5 | ||||
| B. J. McLeod5 | ||||
| Brandon Hightower11 | ||||
| Mike Skeen1 | ||||
| Katherine Legge2 | ||||
| TBA 1 | ||||
| Jeremy Clements Racing | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Danny Gill | |
| Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | David Starr | Tim Brown | |
| JR Motorsports | 1 | Michael Annett | Travis Mack | |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | Jason Burdett | ||
| 8 | Chase Elliott1 | Taylor Moyer | ||
| Ryan Preece4 | ||||
| Zane Smith8 | ||||
| Jeb Burton5 | ||||
| Ryan Truex5 | ||||
| Spencer Gallagher2 | ||||
| Dale Earnhardt Jr.1 | ||||
| 9 | Noah Gragson(R) | Dave Elenz | ||
| Kaulig Racing | 10 | Ross Chastain3 | Alex Yontz | |
| Austin Dillon1 | ||||
| A. J. Allmendinger[2]TBA | ||||
| Elliott Sadler2[3] | ||||
| 11 | Justin Haley(R) | Chris Rice | ||
| Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Randall Burnett | |
| 21 | Kaz Grala | Justin Alexander | ||
| RSS Racing | 38 | Jeff Green5 | R. B. Bracken 2 Tony Wilson 7 Kyle Johnson 1 Todd Myers 10 | |
| J. J. Yeley27 | ||||
| Ryan Sieg1 | ||||
| 39 | J. J. Yeley2 | Rod Sieg 1 Kevin Starland 19 | ||
| Ryan Sieg31 | ||||
| 93 | Ryan Sieg1 | Kyle Johnson 18 Tony Wilson 2 | ||
| J. J. Yeley3 | ||||
| Jeff Green28 | ||||
| Stephen Leicht1 | ||||
| Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | 00 | Cole Custer | Mike Shiplett |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe(R) | Richard Boswell | ||
| Team Penske | 22 | Austin Cindric | Brian Wilson | |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Kyle Busch7 | Ben Beshore |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt9 | ||||
| TBA | ||||
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Jeff Meendering | ||
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Jason Ratcliff | ||
| JP Motorsports | 45 | Josh Bilicki(R) | Jason Houghtaling 2 David Jones 1 Rob Winfield 1 Chuck Herman 3 Glenn Kania 1 William Whitley 2 Terry Elmore 6 Kase Kallenbach 2 | |
| 55 | Stephen Leicht9 | David Jones 4 Jason Houghtaling 1 Jerry Hattaway 1 Tim Silva 5 Chuck Herman 4 Terry Elmore 2 Kase Kallenbach 2 | ||
| Jennifer Jo Cobb1 | ||||
| Brandon Hightower7 | ||||
| Bayley Currey1 | ||||
| Peter Shepherd III1 | ||||
| David Levine1 | ||||
| TBA 13 | ||||
| Chevrolet30 Toyota3 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 78 | Ryan Ellis2 | Joe Lax 1 George Ingram 12 Keith Wolfe 6 Adam Brooks 1 |
| B. J. McLeod10 | ||||
| Ray Black Jr.1 | ||||
| Tommy Joe Martins5 | ||||
| Scott Heckert1 | ||||
| Blake Jones2 | ||||
| TBA 12 | ||||
| Toyota20 | MBM Motorsports | 40 | Chad Finchum(R) | George Church 9 Mike Hillman 1 Robert Scott 2 James Blankenship 1 Brian Keselowski20 |
| Toyota3 Dodge12 Chevrolet5 | 66 | Timmy Hill14 | Sebastian Laforge 12 Clintom Cram 2 Gary Showalter 1 Steven Idol 1 Robert Scott 4 | |
| Carl Long3 | ||||
| Stan Mullis2 | ||||
| John Jackson1 | ||||
| TBA 13 | ||||
| Dodge6 Chevrolet14 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Mike Harmon30 | Robert Scott 6 Jason Houghtaling 8 Tim Goulet 5 Kyle Warner 1 |
| Cody Ware1 | ||||
| B. J. McLeod1 | ||||
| Stephen Leicht1 |
Gander Outdoor Truck Series[edit]
All teams updated for the 2019 season
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | AM Racing | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Eddie Troconis |
| Darrell Wallace Jr. | ||||
| GMS Racing | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | Doug Randolph | |
| 24 | Brett Moffitt | Jerry Baxter | ||
| Halmar Friesen Racing | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Tripp Bruce | |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Steve Kuykendall | |
| Jordan Anderson Racing | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Kevin Eagle | |
| NEMCO Motorsports | 8 | Joe Nemechek | Gere Kennon Jr. | |
| Angela Ruch | ||||
| TBA | ||||
| Niece Motorsports | 44 | Timothy Peters | Tim Mooney 1 | |
| Doug George | ||||
| 45 | Reid Wilson (R) | Phil Gould | ||
| Ross Chastain | ||||
| Young's Motorsports | 02 | Tyler Dippel(R) | Chad Kendrick | |
| 12 | Gus Dean(R) | Jeff Stankewicz | ||
| 20 | Spencer Boyd(R) | Andrew Abbott | ||
| Ford | Roper Racing | 04 | Cory Roper(R) | Shane Whitbeck |
| ThorSport Racing | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Joe Shear Jr. | |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | Carl Joiner Jr. | ||
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | Jeff Hensley | ||
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | Matt Noyce | ||
| Toyota | DGR-Crosley | 17 | David Gilliland1 | Chris Lawson |
| Anthony Alfredo1 | ||||
| Ryan Reed1 | ||||
| Tyler Ankrum(R)20 | ||||
| 54 | Anthony Alfredo12 | Kevin Manion | ||
| Natalie Decker12 | ||||
| David Gilliland | ||||
| Hattori Racing Enterprises | 16 | Austin Hill | Scott Zipadelli | |
| Kyle Busch Motorsports | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Marcus Richmond | |
| 18 | Harrison Burton(R) | Mike Hillman Jr. | ||
| 51 | Kyle Busch5 | Ryan Fugle | ||
| Christian Eckes7[4] | ||||
| Brandon Jones5 | ||||
| Chandler Smith2 | ||||
| Greg Biffle1[5] | ||||
| On Point Motorsports | 30 | Brennan Poole(R) | Steve Lane | |
| Chevrolet Toyota | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Josh Reaume15 | John Reaume Gregory Rayl |
References[edit]
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- ^'AJ Allmendinger added to Kaulig Racing lineup for multiple Xfinity Series races'. www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^'Elliott Sadler returns to Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing NASCAR.com'. Official Site Of NASCAR. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^'Christian Eckes Returns to KBM with Expanded Schedule in 2019'. Official Home of Kyle Busch Motorsports. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
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