There are 36 cars on the preliminary entry list for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
Ryan Blaney, who won last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway to secure his place in the Championship 4, will race for a championship this weekend in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford Mustang with primary sponsorship from Menards / Dutch Boy.
As far as the other three Championship contenders; Christopher Bell will pilot the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Rheem / DeWalt Toyota Camry TRD, William Byron will run the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Kyle Larson will run the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
Notable entries for this event include No. 15 JJ Yeley, 42 Carson Hocevar, 51 Ryan Newman, 78 BJ McLeod.
Here is the complete entry list for Sunday’s race:
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Entry List
| Entry | No. | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | Keith Rodden |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Busch Light Harvick Ford | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol EDGE Ford | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Team NEGU Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota | Chris Gabehart |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractors Ford | Richard Boswell III |
| 14 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Total Point / Patriot Mobile Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | Scott Graves |
| 17 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem - DeWalt Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 19 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Toyota | Bootie Barker |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | Travis Peterson |
| 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Boot Barn Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Allways Rewards Chevrolet | David Elenz |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing TOYOTA Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Fry's / Cheez-It Chevrolet | Michael Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Serial 1 E-Bikes Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Bono Manion |
| 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Pala Casino Chevrolet | David Ingram |
| 36 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | Travis Mack |
