There are 38 cars [for 40 spots] on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 – the inaugural race for the series on the Chicago Street Course.
Ross Chastain, who scored his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2023 season last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, will return to his post as the driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing.
While most of the driver and team pairings are exactly what you would expect, and don’t change from week to week, there are still a couple of notable names on the entry list for this historic event.
Jenson Button returns to the NASCAR Cup Series for his second career start on the streets of Chicago, driving the No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing. Driving the No. 51, a teammate to the No. 15, will be Andy Lally.
Josh Bilicki will return to the No. 78 for Live Fast Motorsports, after competing in the entry over the last three events at Gateway, Sonoma, and Nashville.
Additionally, there will be two open entries present for the Grant Park 220, those being Jimmie Johnson in the No. 84 for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, and Shane Van Gisbergen in the No. 91 for Trackhouse Racing, as part of the PROJECT91 entry.
NASCAR Cup Series – Grant Park 220 Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing AdventHealth Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | Keith Rodden |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Elk Grove Village Ford | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Hooters Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! 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 |
| 14 | 15 | Jenson Button | Rick Ware Racing Mobil 1 Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Bath Plant by BCI Acrylics 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 CRAFTSMAN Racing For A Miracle Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 19 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | Bootie Barker |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Benesch Law Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford | Travis Peterson |
| 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Wendy's Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Draiver Chevrolet | Joey Cohen |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Mariano's / Sunny D Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Andy Lally | Rick Ware Racing Camping World Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Chicago Red Sox Chevrolet | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 35 | 78 | Josh Bilicki | Live Fast Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | Lee Leslie |
| 36 | 91 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Enhance Health Chevrolet | Darian Grubb |
| 37 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | Travis Mack |
| WD | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Carvana Chevrolet | Todd Gordon |
