There are 40 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 18th event on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
With the maximum starting field for every NASCAR Cup Series event set at 40 entries, there will be no drivers heading home following Friday’s qualifying session from the 1.54-mile oval in Hampton, Georgia.
Chase Briscoe, who earned his first victory of the season in last weekend’s event at Pocono Raceway, will return to the driver’s seat of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE, fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing.
There are four teams, in addition to the 36 that currently hold NASCAR Cup Series charters, also taking part in Saturday’s 400-mile contest.
NASCAR on Prime analyst Corey LaJoie returns to the driver’s seat at one of his best racetracks, driving the No. 01 Schluter Systems Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing.
David Starr will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start of 2025 this weekend at EchoPark Speedway, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for Garage 66 (formerly MBM Motorsports).
BJ McLeod returns to the NASCAR Cup Series with his self-owned Live Fast Motorsports No. 78 Chevrolet.
Finally, 18-year-old phenom Connor Zilisch will make his third NASCAR Cup Series start in Saturday’s event at EchoPark Speedway, driving the No. 87 for Trackhouse Racing.
Quaker State 400 Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Schluter Systems Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Wendy's Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Quaker State Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | Richard Boswell III |
| 5 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Zep Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Consumer Cellular Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing SENIX Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA / Children's Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 11 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 14 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ford | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 18 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske AutoTrader Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 22 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Rinnai Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Tree Top Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 26 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Upper Deck Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse | HYAK Motorsports Hungry Jack Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Pride Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Jacob Construction Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Sonic / Grillo's Pickles Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 66 | David Starr | Garage 66 WNB Factory Ford | Carl Long |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life 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 | 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 Quaker State Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
