There are 40 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Watkins Glen International.
Alongside the 36 teams that began the season with NASCAR Cup Series charters, four open entries will compete in Sunday’s event, the second-to-last road course event of 2025. Those include JJ Yeley (No. 44 NY Racing), Josh Bilicki (No. 66 Garage 66), Katherine Legge (No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports), and Connor Zilisch (No. 87 Trackhouse Racing).
William Byron, the most recent winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, returns to the series in an attempt to go back-to-back, driving the No. 24 Raptor Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Byron went to Victory Lane at Watkins Glen at NASCAR’s top level back in 2023.
Entry List:
| # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Snap On Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | Richard Boswell III |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports A&W Root Beer Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Nexlizet Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone / Fastrac Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Freightliner Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Overplay Games Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Syracuse Football NIL Chevrolet | Jay Guy |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Evil Knievel Museum Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Mohawk Northeast Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 Southern Tier Security Ford | Carl Long |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Go Bowling Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 36 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports Desnuda Tequila Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 38 | 87 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | Darian Grubb |
| 39 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 40 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
