There are 37 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the 16th event of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign.
With the maximum field size set at 40 cars for all NASCAR Cup Series events in 2025, there will be no teams making the long trip back to North Carolina from Mexico City.
Denny Hamlin, the winner of Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, will return to the series in Mexico City, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Daniel Suarez will be the only Mexican-born driver competing in Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, and will do so with the support of Telcel-Infinitum.
There will only be a single uncharted entry making the trip down to Mexico City for Sunday’s event, that being Live Fast Motorsports. Katherine Legge will make her second start in the NASCAR Cup Series with e.l.f. Cosmetics on board the No. 78 Chevrolet.
Viva Mexico 250 Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Wendy's Frosty Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Llumar Window Film Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Würth Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | Doug Randolph |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Benebone Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 29 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 30 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 31 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 32 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 33 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports B'laster Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 34 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Totalplay Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 35 | 78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 36 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SafetyCulture Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 37 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Telcel Infinitum Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
