There are 39 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, the ninth event of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign.
With up to 40 drivers being permitted to start events in the NASCAR Cup Series this season, there will be no cars or drivers packing up and heading home following this weekend’s qualifying session.
Denny Hamlin, who went back-to-back in the NASCAR Cup Series with his victory last Sunday at Darlington Raceway, will return to action at Bristol, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. Progressive Insurance will serve as the primary sponsor for Hamlin, who is the defending winner of the Spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
This weekend, there will be three open entries accompanying the 36 NASCAR Cup Series teams holding a Charter on the racetrack at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jesse Love will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the half-mile concrete oval, driving the No. 33 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Corey LaJoie returns to NASCAR’s top level for his third start of the season in the No. 01 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing, while Josh Bilicki will drive the Manscaped-sponsored No. 66 Ford Mustang for Garage 66.
Food City 500 Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Schluter Systems Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Snap-On Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 5 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rural King Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Kroger / Oscar Mayer / Rustik Oven Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 11 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Okuma Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 14 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 18 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing US Air Force Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 22 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing C4 Energy Chevrolet | Andy Street |
| 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 24 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Lucy Breakers Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Lucky Dog Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Arby's Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 34 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Boost by Kroger Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 35 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 MANSCAPED Ford | Carl Long |
| 36 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 38 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 39 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
