There are 37 drivers on the preliminary entry for Sunday’s DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), the third event on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series calendar, and the first of four scheduled road course events this season.
As is always the case at NASCAR’s top-level, the 36 teams in possession of a NASCAR Cup Series Charter are not only entered in the event, but guaranteed a spot, should more than 40 cars appear on the entry list.
Tyler Reddick and the No. 45 Toyota Camry XSE have had an incredible start to the 2026 campaign, winning both the DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway and Sunday’s AutoTrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway.
Reddick, as a full-time championship contender and the series’ points leader, will return to the racetrack at Circuit of The Americas, once again driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing.
The ONLY Open Entry shown on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Austin, Texas, is defending NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love, who will be getting behind the wheel of the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. C4 Ultimate Energy, a long-time sponsor of Love, will be sponsoring the effort.
DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | Brandon McSwain |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | Richard Boswell III |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | Grant Hutchens |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Graza Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | Jim Pohlman |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Energy Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Trimble Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Columbia Bank Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Robinhood Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet | Andy Street |
| 22 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Rent to Own Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Bonanza Chevrolet | Aaron Kramer |
| 26 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Justin Alexander |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Ram Self Storage Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Costa Oil Chevrolet | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Saia LTL Freight Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Castrol Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Katz Coffee Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 35 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 36 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 37 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SafetyCulture Chevrolet | Stephan Doran |
