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 Ford | Jerry Kelley |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindrc | Team Penske Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 5 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 11 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 14 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Ford | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | James Small |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 18 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 22 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Andy Street |
| 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 24 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 26 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 29 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 31 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 34 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 35 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 Ford | Carl Long |
| 36 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 38 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Stephen Doran |
| 39 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
