# 2024 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series was the 76th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 53rd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The pre-season started with the Busch Light Clash on February 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Clash would then be followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races on February 15. The season would then officially kick off with the 66th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 19, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 10.
This was the first season without 2014 champion Kevin Harvick since 2000, as he retired after the 2023 season and joined the NASCAR on Fox broadcast booth in 2024, and the first season since 2011 without Aric Almirola, who stepped away from racing full-time after the 2023 season. In addition, this was the last season for NASCAR's 2015 TV rights deal. This was the last season for Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart-Haas Racing, as the team announced that they would be shutting down operations at season's end. Gene Haas will fully own the team, with the team being operated by current team president Joe Custer. The team will have one charter and run under the name Haas Factory Team in 2025. This was also the final season for 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr., as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14. In addition, this was the final season for GEICO as a premier partner of the Cup Series. This was also the first winless season of the 2015 and 2019 champion Kyle Busch since 2004.
Ryan Blaney of Team Penske entered the season as the defending 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion. Following the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing clinched the regular season championship. At season's end, Joey Logano won his third championship.

## Teams and drivers
### Chartered teams

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Kyle Larson 35 | Cliff Daniels |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Justin Allgaier 1 | Cliff Daniels |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | Chase Elliott | Alan Gustafson |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | William Byron | Rudy Fugle |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 48 | Alex Bowman | Blake Harris |
| Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Mike Kelley |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger 12 | Travis Mack 31 Andrew Dickeson 4 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Josh Williams 2 | Travis Mack 31 Andrew Dickeson 4 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Derek Kraus 6 | Travis Mack 31 Andrew Dickeson 4 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen 11 | Travis Mack 31 Andrew Dickeson 4 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Ty Dillon 5 | Travis Mack 31 Andrew Dickeson 4 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Trent Owens |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | Keith Rodden 7 Justin Alexander 28 Joel Keller 1 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | Kyle Busch | Randall Burnett |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 7 | Corey LaJoie 29 | Ryan Sparks |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 7 | Justin Haley 7 | Ryan Sparks |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Stephen Doran |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Luke Lambert |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 1 | Ross Chastain | Phil Surgen 35 Darian Grubb 1 |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Matt Swiderski |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Michael McDowell | Travis Peterson |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ryan Bergenty |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Matt McCall |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 17 | Chris Buescher | Scott Graves |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Riley Herbst 4 | Billy Plourde |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) 23 | Billy Plourde |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Cody Ware 9 | Billy Plourde |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Justin Haley 29 | Chris Lawson |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Corey LaJoie 7 | Chris Lawson |
| Ford | Stewart–Haas Racing | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Rodney Childers |
| Ford | Stewart–Haas Racing | 10 | Noah Gragson | Drew Blickensderfer |
| Ford | Stewart–Haas Racing | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Richard Boswell |
| Ford | Stewart–Haas Racing | 41 | Ryan Preece | Chad Johnston |
| Ford | Team Penske | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brian Wilson |
| Ford | Team Penske | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Jonathan Hassler 35 Tony Palmer 1 |
| Ford | Team Penske | 22 | Joey Logano | Paul Wolfe |
| Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Harrison Burton | Jeremy Bullins 33 Grant Hutchens 3 |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Bootie Barker 35 Eric Phillips 1 |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Billy Scott |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chris Gabehart |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | James Small |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Christopher Bell | Adam Stevens 32 Chris Sherwood 4 |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Chris Gayle |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ben Beshore 31 Brian Campe 5 |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 43 | Erik Jones 34 | Dave Elenz 30 Joey Cohen 1 Ben Beshore 5 |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 43 | Corey Heim 2 | Dave Elenz 30 Joey Cohen 1 Ben Beshore 5 |

### Non-chartered teams
#### Limited schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races |
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Darren Shaw | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 62 | Parker Retzlaff | Darren Shaw | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 13 | A. J. Allmendinger | Eddie Pardue 2 Andrew Dickeson 2 Travis Mack 1 | 4 |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 13 | Shane van Gisbergen | Eddie Pardue 2 Andrew Dickeson 2 Travis Mack 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | B. J. McLeod | David Ingram | 6 |
| Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 44 | J. J. Yeley | Jay Guy 9 Bryan Berry 1 | 9 |
| Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 44 | Joey Gase | Jay Guy 9 Bryan Berry 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Austin Hill | Keith Rodden | 4 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Will Brown | Keith Rodden | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Ty Dillon | Keith Rodden | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Team AmeriVet | 50 | Ty Dillon | Darren Shaw 1 Mike Hillman Jr. 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Team AmeriVet | 50 | Jeb Burton | Darren Shaw 1 Mike Hillman Jr. 1 | 1 |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | Kaz Grala (R) | Seth Barbour | 1 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Timmy Hill | Carl Long | 2 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | David Starr | Carl Long | 1 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | B. J. McLeod | Carl Long | 2 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Chad Finchum | Carl Long | 3 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Carl Long | 4 |
| Ford | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Parker Retzlaff | Carl Long | 1 |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 60 | David Ragan | Derrick Finley | 1 |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 60 | Cameron Waters | Derrick Finley | 1 |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 60 | Joey Hand | Derrick Finley | 1 |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 50 | Kamui Kobayashi | Julian Pena 2 Dave Rogers 1 | 1 |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 50 | Corey Heim | Julian Pena 2 Dave Rogers 1 | 1 |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 50 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Julian Pena 2 Dave Rogers 1 | 1 |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Jason Burdett 6 Gene Wachtel 3 | 9 |
Notes
* ↑ Justin Allgaier ran the Coca Cola 600 in place of Kyle Larson, who ran the Indianapolis 500 the same day. Larson was originally supposed to get in the car, but the race was called before he officially took over.
* ↑ On April 2, RCR announced that Justin Alexander would replace Rodden as the crew chief of the No. 3 car for the remainder of the 2024 season.
* ↑ On April 20, Team Penske announced that Palmer would substitute for Hassler as the crew chief of the No. 12 car, as Hassler's wife was expected to give birth soon.
* ↑ Christopher Bell has car chief Chris Sherwood listed as his crew chief for a few weeks after Adam Stevens suffered a double knee injury during his vacation in late-July 2024.
* ↑ On April 28, Legacy Motor Club announced that Cohen would substitute for Elenz as the crew chief of the No. 43 car, as Elenz had to attend to a personal matter.

### Notable changes
#### Teams

* Spire Motorsports purchased Live Fast Motorsports' charter for approximately US$40 million. Spire would field a third full-time team in partnership with Trackhouse Racing, who signed 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Zane Smith. LFM would continue to operate as a part-time open team in 2024.
* Front Row Motorsports switched its technical alliance from RFK Racing to Team Penske.
* In 2023, it was announced that The Money Team Racing would run five to eight races in 2024. They reportedly planned to participate in the 2024 Daytona 500, but did not attempt the race. The team would undergo an ownership change, being renamed to Team AmeriVet, with the Coca-Cola 600 being the first race the team attempted after the changes.

#### Manufacturers

* Legacy Motor Club switched from Chevrolet to Toyota.
* Ford Performance switched to the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the 2024 season, replacing the sixth generation Mustang.
* Toyota Racing Development switched to the XV80 body style for the Toyota Camry in 2024, replacing the XV70.

#### Sponsorship

* Anheuser-Busch (Busch Light) signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Trackhouse Racing No. 1 driven by Ross Chastain for 18 races starting in 2024. Anheuser-Busch left Stewart–Haas Racing following Kevin Harvick's retirement.
* Smithfield Foods announced that it would not return to NASCAR as a sponsor in 2024, after Aric Almirola announced his retirement from full-time competition. Smithfield sponsored Almirola from 2012 to 2023, as he drove the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports and the No. 10 for Stewart–Haas Racing.
* AdventHealth would sponsor nine races in 2024 for Legacy Motor Club, split between the No. 43 driven by Erik Jones and the No. 84 driven by Jimmie Johnson. AdventHealth sponsored Ross Chastain's Trackhouse Racing No. 1 in six races during 2023. Dollar Tree and subsidiary Family Dollar would sponsor both the No. 43 and the No. 84, as well as the No. 42 driven by John Hunter Nemechek, in select races in 2024.
* Hunt Brothers Pizza signed a multi-year deal to serve as sponsor of the Team Penske No. 22 of Joey Logano, starting in 2024. The pizza chain would also act as an associate sponsor for the No. 12 of Ryan Blaney. Hunt Brothers previously sponsored the Stewart–Haas Racing No. 4 of Kevin Harvick, who retired at the end of the 2023 season.
* Zeigler Automotive Group would sponsor the Spire Motorsports No. 77 of Carson Hocevar for nine races in 2024.
* The United States Air Force signed a deal to sponsor the 23XI Racing No. 23 of Bubba Wallace for several races in 2024. The USAF previously sponsored Wallace when he drove the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 from 2018 to 2020.
* Rebel Bourbon signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Richard Childress Racing No. 8 driven by Kyle Busch. Global Industrial, which sponsors Austin Hill in the Xfinity Series, would also sponsor the No. 8 in select races in 2024.
* Wendy's signed a multi-year deal as an associate sponsor for Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series.
* Chili's signed a deal as the primary sponsor for Corey LaJoie for the Daytona 500 and as an associate sponsor for three races.
* Choice Hotels signed a multi-race deal as a primary sponsor with Daniel Suárez for four races, starting with the 2024 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas.
* Walmart signed a deal as the primary sponsor for Justin Haley for The Clash.
* WorkforceOHSS signed a multi-race and multi-year as the associate sponsor with Zane Smith.
* Black Rifle Coffee Company, Ranger Boats, TrueTimber, and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company signed a deal to sponsor the Stewart–Haas Racing No. 10 driven by Noah Gragson for multiple races in 2024. Restaurant chain Beef-a-roo signed a deal to sponsor the No. 10 for Talladega, Charlotte Roval, and Homestead.
* Hendrick Motorsports ended their partnership with Hooters after the restaurant chain was unable to fulfill its sponsorship obligations to the No. 9 driven by Chase Elliott.
* Wonder Bread signed a deal to sponsor the Stewart–Haas Racing No. 41 driven by Ryan Preece at the 2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega, with a paint scheme paying tribute to the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

### Other potential and rumored changes
#### Teams

* In 2022, 3F Racing announced that they hope to run the full season with their No. 30 car in the Cup Series in 2024 after debuting in the series part-time in 2023. The team ultimately did not enter any Cup Series races in 2023. On July 18, 2023, the team announced that Xfinity and Truck Series driver Ryan Vargas would be their Director of Team and Driver Development as well as a reserve driver for them when they debut in the Cup Series. On November 5, Frontstretch reporter Jared Haas spoke to the team's owners at the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race and they indicated that 3F could debut in the Cup Series in 2024 and run eight to ten races if they are able to find sponsorship. The team did make their debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2023.
* In 2023, it was announced that Erebus Motorsport planned to enter the Cup Series for five races in 2024, including an oval race with Brodie Kostecki in collaboration with Richard Childress Racing. Due to ongoing contract controversy between Erebus and Kostecki, it is unknown whether or not Erebus Motorsport will still race in the Cup Series or with a different driver. Paul Morris, Kostecki's long–time mentor, later confirmed that the planned races, Sonoma and Chicago being two of the likely races, had been axed.

#### Drivers

* On March 11, 2024, Matt Jaskol revealed that he was planning on making his Cup Series debut at the Circuit of the Americas with MBM Motorsports, whom he had previously driven for in the Xfinity Series in 2021 and 2022, but that they would need sponsorship in order to participate in the race. A couple hours before it was announced that Timmy Hill would drive the car, Jaskol stated that he had failed to find sponsorship in time for the race, but that he was still planning on making a start with MBM later in the season.

## Rule changes

* Cup Series cars would run a new aero package at all road courses and tracks measuring one mile or shorter (except Bristol Motor Speedway and Dover Motor Speedway). The package would consist of a three-inch spoiler, a simplified diffuser and diffuser strakes, the 2023-spec short track/road course splitter stuffers, and no engine panel strakes.
* All road/street courses in 2024 would have stage-break cautions.
* Following Corey LaJoie's flip at Michigan, NASCAR mandated a Right Side Rear Window Air Deflector to be used the following week during Daytona.

## Schedule

The 2024 schedule was released on October 4, 2023 and consists of 31 oval races, 4 road course races, one street track race, and 4 non-championship races to be held on ovals.
| No | Race name | Track | Location | Date | Time (ET) | Stage Laps | TV | Radio |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| | Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum | O Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, California | February 3 | 8pm | 150 | FS1 | MRN |
| | Bluegreen Vacations Duel | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 15 | 7pm | None | FS1 | MRN |
| 1 | Daytona 500 | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 19 | 4pm | 65/130/200 | Fox | MRN |
| 2 | Ambetter Health 400 | O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | February 25 | 3pm | 60/160/260 | Fox | PRN |
| 3 | Pennzoil 400 | O Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 3 | 3:30pm | 80/165/267 | Fox | PRN |
| 4 | Shriners Children's 500 | O Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | March 10 | 3:30pm | 60/185/312 | Fox | MRN |
| 5 | Food City 500 | O Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | March 17 | 3:30pm | 125/250/500 | Fox | PRN |
| 6 | EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix | R Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | March 24 | 3:30pm | 15/30/68 | Fox | PRN |
| 7 | Toyota Owners 400 | O Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | March 31 | 7pm | 70/230/400 | Fox | MRN |
| 8 | Cook Out 400 | O Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia | April 7 | 3pm | 80/180/400 | FS1 | MRN |
| 9 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | April 14 | 3:30pm | 80/165/267 | FS1 | PRN |
| 10 | GEICO 500 | O Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | April 21 | 3pm | 60/120/188 | Fox | MRN |
| 11 | Würth 400 | O Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | April 28 | 2pm | 120/250/400 | FS1 | PRN |
| 12 | AdventHealth 400 | O Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | May 5 | 3pm | 80/165/267 | FS1 | MRN |
| 13 | Goodyear 400 | O Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | May 12 | 3pm | 90/185/293 | FS1 | MRN |
| | NASCAR All Star Open | O North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | May 19 | 6pm | 100 | FS1 | MRN |
| | NASCAR All-Star Race | O North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | May 19 | 8:30pm | 200 | FS1 | MRN |
| 14 | Coca-Cola 600 | O Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | May 26 | 6pm | 100/200/300/400 | Fox | PRN |
| 15 | Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter | O World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois | June 2 | 3:30pm | 45/140/240 | FS1 | MRN |
| 16 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | R Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | June 9 | 3:30pm | 25/55/110 | Fox | PRN |
| 17 | Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | June 16 | 7pm | 70/210/350 | USA | MRN |
| 18 | USA Today 301 | O New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire | June 23 | 2:30pm | 70/185/301 | USA | PRN |
| 19 | Ally 400 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | June 30 | 3:30pm | 90/185/300 | NBC | PRN |
| 20 | Grant Park 165 | S Chicago Street Course | Chicago, Illinois | July 7 | 4:30pm | 25/50/75 | NBC | MRN |
| 21 | The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA | O Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | July 14 | 2:30pm | 30/95/160 | USA | MRN |
| 22 | Brickyard 400 presented by PPG | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | July 21 | 2:30pm | 50/100/160 | NBC | IMS |
| 23 | Cook Out 400 | O Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | August 11 | 6:30pm | 70/230/400 | USA | MRN |
| 24 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | August 18–19 | 11am | 45/120/200 | USA | MRN |
| 25 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | August 24 | 7:30pm | 35/95/160 | NBC | MRN |
| 26 | Cook Out Southern 500 | O Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | September 1 | 6pm | 115/230/367 | USA | MRN |
| NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs |||||||||
| Round of 16 |||||||||
| 27 | Quaker State 400 Available by Walmart | O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | September 8 | 3pm | 60/160/260 | USA | PRN |
| 28 | Go Bowling at The Glen | R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 15 | 3pm | 20/40/90 | USA | MRN |
| 29 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | O Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 21 | 7:30pm | 125/250/500 | USA | PRN |
| Round of 12 |||||||||
| 30 | Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET | O Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | September 29 | 3pm | 80/165/267 | USA | MRN |
| 31 | YellaWood 500 | O Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | October 6 | 2pm | 60/120/188 | NBC | MRN |
| 32 | Bank of America Roval 400 | R Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) | Concord, North Carolina | October 13 | 2pm | 25/50/109 | NBC | PRN |
| Round of 8 |||||||||
| 33 | South Point 400 | O Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | October 20 | 2:30pm | 80/165/267 | NBC | PRN |
| 34 | Straight Talk Wireless 400 | O Homestead–Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | October 27 | 2:30pm | 80/165/267 | NBC | MRN |
| 35 | Xfinity 500 | O Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia | November 3 | 2pm | 130/260/500 | NBC | MRN |
| Championship 4 |||||||||
| 36 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race | O Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | November 10 | 3pm | 60/185/312 | NBC | MRN |