There are 39 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the tenth event of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign.
With the maximum field size for a NASCAR Cup Series event in 2025 being set at 40, all drivers who make a qualifying lap as part of Saturday’s session will get to take the green flag in Sunday’s race.
On top of the 36 Chartered NASCAR Cup Series entries that come to the racetrack each weekend, there are three Open entries (entries without a Charter) that will compete in the event, as well.
J.J. Yeley (No. 44 for NY Racing), Anthony Alfredo (No. 62 for Beard Motorsports), and BJ McLeod (No. 78 for Live Fast Motorsports) will be the four drivers piloting those Open entries.
Kyle Larson, who won the latest NASCAR Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, will be returning to the racetrack this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet.
Full 2025 Jack Link’s 500 Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Menards / Quaker State Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rural King Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Nicokick Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Prime Video 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 Advance Auto Parts Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing TA Centers of America Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports TitleMax Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Jack Link's / Dollar Tree Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Massey Motor Freight Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Chevrolet | Jay Guy |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports NOS Energy Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's x AC Barbecue Sauce Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Saia LTL Freight Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / CELSIUS Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Beard Motorsports Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet | Darren Shaw |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports GUNK Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 36 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 38 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 39 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Wendy's Frosty Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
