There are 40 cars on the entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the second of three races in the Playoffs Round of 8.
With up to 40 cars being permitted to start races in the NASCAR Cup Series, no drivers or teams will head home after this week’s qualifying session.
Denny Hamlin, who picked up his 60th career win last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will return this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry XSE with primary sponsorship from National Debt Relief.
Among the notable entries in the field is Casey Mears, who will reprise his role behind the wheel of the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
Other notables include Austin Hill, driving the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing entry, Anthony Alfredo, driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports entry, and BJ McLeod, driving the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports entry.
Here is the complete entry list for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, race 34 of 36.
YellaWood 500 Entry List
| Entry | Car | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Manufacturer | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Busch Light Camo | Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Discount Tire | Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Richard Boswell II | |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Rush Truck Centers | Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | BuildSubmarines.com | Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Gainbridge Assists | Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Chevrolet | Andy Street |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | National Debt Relief | Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | Jonathan Hassler | |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Black's Tire | Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Kroger / Thomas' High Protein Bagels | Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | DEWALT | Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Eero | Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Columbia | Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Raptor | Chevrolet | Ryan Fugle |
| 21 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | United Rentals | Chevrolet | Keith Rodden |
| 22 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Chris Lawson | |
| 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | Davin Restivo | |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Benebone | Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Sysco RaceTrac | 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 | The Beast | Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Hyak Motorsports | JackLinks Non-Vegan | Chevrolet | Michael Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Ally | Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Arby's Steak Nuggets | Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Monster Energy | Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Trimble | Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | Beard Motorsports | LIL' DUDE Wipes 'Bubble Bum' | Chevrolet | Darren Shaw |
| 35 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 | SI Yachts | Ford | Carl Long |
| 36 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Carolina Handling | Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Modo Casino | Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | David Ingram | |
| 39 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | WeatherTech | Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 40 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Freeway Insurance | Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
