There are 39 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 22nd event on the 2025 calendar.
With the maximum starting field for each NASCAR Cup Series event in 2025 set at 40 drivers, there will be no teams sent packing before the drop of the green flag in Sunday’s 400-mile contest.
Alongside the 30 teams that hold a NASCAR Cup Series charter, Front Row Motorsports drivers Noah Gragson (No. 4), Todd Gilliland (No. 34), and Zane Smith (No. 38), as well as 23XI Racing drivers Bubba Wallace (No. 23), Riley Herbst (No. 35), and Tyler Reddick (No. 45) are running without charters this weekend.
Other open entries competing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway include the No. 62 for Beard Motorsports, driven by Jesse Love, the No. 66 for MBM Motorsports, driven by Josh Bilicki, and the No. 78 for Live Fast Motorsports, driven by Katherine Legge.
Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Lime Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Body Guard Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge / TED Sports Indy Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Delta Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Diet Cherry Coke Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing PPG Paints Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Autodesk Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Xfinity Mobile Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Rate Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 29 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 30 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 31 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Saia LTL Freight Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Castrol "The Engine" Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 33 | 62 | Jesse Love | Beard Motorsports C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet | Darren Shaw |
| 34 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 Sherfick Industries Ford | Carl Long |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 36 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports Droplight Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 38 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 39 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
