{"id":179047,"date":"2026-02-25T03:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179047\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:38:08","slug":"cota-entry-list-nascar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179047\/","title":{"rendered":"COTA Entry List: NASCAR (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASCAR entry lists for Circuit of the Americas and St. Petersburg<\/p>\n

NASCAR is going road course racing. Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas will host the NASCAR Cup Series and O\u2019Reilly Series. Meanwhile, the NASCAR Truck Series is heading to Florida for the Streets of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

View the COTA entry lists below. <\/p>\n

COTA
Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n

Car | Driver | Team<\/p>\n

#1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing<\/p>\n

#2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske<\/p>\n

#3
Austin Dillon
RCR<\/p>\n

#4
Noah Gragson
Front Row Motorsports<\/p>\n

#5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports<\/p>\n

#6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing<\/p>\n

#7
Daniel Suarez
Spire Motorsports<\/p>\n

#8
Kyle Busch
RCR<\/p>\n

#9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports<\/p>\n

#10
Ty Dillon
Kaulig Racing<\/p>\n

#11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing<\/p>\n

#12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske<\/p>\n

#16
AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing<\/p>\n

#17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing<\/p>\n

#19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing<\/p>\n

#20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing<\/p>\n

#21
Josh Berry
Wood Brothers Racing<\/p>\n

#22
Joey Logano
Team Penske<\/p>\n

#23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing<\/p>\n

#24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports<\/p>\n

#33
Jesse Love
Richard Childress Racing<\/p>\n

#34
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports<\/p>\n

#35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing<\/p>\n

#38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports<\/p>\n

#41
Cole Custer
Haas Factory Team<\/p>\n

#42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club<\/p>\n

#43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club<\/p>\n

#45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing<\/p>\n

#47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Hyak Motorsports<\/p>\n

#48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports<\/p>\n

#51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing<\/p>\n

#54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing<\/p>\n

#60
Ryan Preece
RFK Racing<\/p>\n

#71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports<\/p>\n

#77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports<\/p>\n

#88
Connor Zilisch
Trackhouse Racing<\/p>\n

#97
Shane van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing<\/p>\n

Entries: 37<\/p>\n

\"Sam\"SamAUSTIN, TEXAS \u2013 MARCH 25: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, and Sammy Smith, driver of the #18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 25, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series
Entry List<\/p>\n

Car | Driver <\/p>\n

#0
Alex Labbe<\/p>\n

#00
Sheldon Creed<\/p>\n

#1
Connor Zilisch<\/p>\n

#02
Ryan Ellis<\/p>\n

#2
Jesse Love<\/p>\n

#5
Tyler Gonzalez<\/p>\n

#07
Josh Bilicki<\/p>\n

#7
Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n

#8
Sammy Smith<\/p>\n

#9
Shane van Gisbergen<\/p>\n

#17
Corey Day<\/p>\n

#18
William Sawalich<\/p>\n

#19
Brent Crews<\/p>\n

#20
Brandon Jones<\/p>\n

#21
Austin Hill<\/p>\n

#24
Harrison Burton<\/p>\n

#25
Nick Sanchez<\/p>\n

#26
Dean Thompson<\/p>\n

#27
Jeb Burton<\/p>\n

#28
Kyle Sieg<\/p>\n

#30
Baltazar Leguizamon<\/p>\n

#31
Blaine Perkins<\/p>\n

#32
Ross Chastain<\/p>\n

#35
Austin J Hill<\/p>\n

#39
Ryan Sieg<\/p>\n

#41
Sam Mayer<\/p>\n

#42
JJ Yeley<\/p>\n

#44
Brennan Poole<\/p>\n

#45
Lavar Scott<\/p>\n

#48
Patrick Staropoli<\/p>\n

#50
Preston Pardus<\/p>\n

#51
Jeremy Clements<\/p>\n

#54
Taylor Gray<\/p>\n

#55
Sage Karam<\/p>\n

#87
Austin Green<\/p>\n

#88
Rajah Caruth<\/p>\n

#91
Mason Maggio<\/p>\n

#92
Josh Williams<\/p>\n

#96
Anthony Alfredo<\/p>\n

#99
Parker Retzlaff<\/p>\n

Entries: 40<\/p>\n

\"Florida\"FloridaFlorida \u2013 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg \u2013 Indycar Series (1) (Photo: Joe Skibinski)<\/p>\n

NASCAR Truck Series
Entry List<\/p>\n

#1
Dario Franchitti<\/p>\n

#2
Carter Fertuch<\/p>\n

#4
Ben Maier<\/p>\n

#5
Adam Andretti<\/p>\n

#7
TBA<\/p>\n

#9
Grant Enfinger<\/p>\n

#10
Daniel Dye<\/p>\n

#11
Kaden Honeycutt<\/p>\n

#12
Brenden Queen<\/p>\n

#13
Cole Butcher<\/p>\n

#14
Mini Tyrrell<\/p>\n

#15
Tanner Gray<\/p>\n

#16
Justin Haley<\/p>\n

#17
Giovanni Ruggiero<\/p>\n

#18
Tyler Ankrum<\/p>\n

#19
Daniel Hemric<\/p>\n

#22
Jackson Lee<\/p>\n

#25
Colin Braun<\/p>\n

#26
Dawson Sutton<\/p>\n

#33
Frankie Muniz<\/p>\n

#34
Layne Riggs<\/p>\n

#38
Chandler Smith<\/p>\n

#42
Tyler Reif<\/p>\n

#44
Andres Perez De Lara<\/p>\n

#45
Landen Lewis<\/p>\n

#52
Stewart Friesen<\/p>\n

#56
Timmy Hill<\/p>\n

#62
Wesley Slimp<\/p>\n

#69
Derek White<\/p>\n

#76
Nathan Nicholson<\/p>\n

#77
TBA<\/p>\n

#81
Kris Wright<\/p>\n

#88
Ty Majeski<\/p>\n

#91
Christian Eckes<\/p>\n

#98
Jake Garcia<\/p>\n

#99
Ben Rhodes<\/p>\n

Entries: 36<\/p>\n

Links<\/p>\n

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