There are 38 cars on the entry list for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, set to take place on Sunday, November 2, at 3:00 PM ET on NBC. This race is the 36th and final race of the 2025 season.
With up to 40 cars permitted to start races in the NASCAR Cup Series, no drivers or teams will head home at the conclusion of this week’s qualifying session.
William Byron, who won last week’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway to secure his place in the Championship 4 field, will return behind the wheel of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with primary sponsorship from Axalta.
Byron is joined in the Championship 4 this weekend by Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Progressive Toyota, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota.
Among the notable entries in the field for Sunday’s race will be JJ Yeley, behind the wheel of the No. 44 Fanatics Sportsbook Chevrolet for NY Racing Team, and Casey Mears, who will pilot the No. 66 SI Yachts Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66.
Cup Series Championship Race Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Richard Boswell |
| 4 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports 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 Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet | Andrew Dickeson |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Ford | Miles Stanley |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Toyota | Charles Denike |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 22 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Toyota | Davin Restivo |
| 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Rent to Own Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Ford | Aaron Kramer |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | Travis Mack |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 27 | 44 | J.J. Yeley | NY Racing Fanatics Sportsbook Chevrolet | Jay Guy |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 32 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Tyler Allen |
| 33 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Ford | Derrick Finley |
| 34 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 S.I. Yachts Ford | Carl Long |
| 35 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Tide Chevrolet | Travis Peterson |
| 36 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Classic Collision Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Stephan Doran |
| 38 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
