2040 NASCAR Cup Series (AlexesFuture)

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The 2040 NASCAR Cup Series was the 92nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 69th season of the modern era. Isla Earnhardt enters as the reigning champion and Carson Hocevar enters as the reigning Daytona 500 champion.
==Teams and drivers==
===Full-time teams===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Carson Kvapil
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Leo Gordon
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	Carson Hocevar
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	3 	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1-13, 40)
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	3 	Bobby Dale Earnhardt (14-26)
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	3 	Jeffery Earnhardt (27-39)
Chevrolet 	JR Motorsports 	8 	Isla Earnhardt
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Zane Smith
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	31 	Chandler Smith
Chevrolet 	Kyle Busch Motorsports 	15 	Brexton Busch
Chevrolet 	Kyle Larson Racing 	01 	Owen Larson
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	33 	Jesse Love
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	1 	Rajah Caruth
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	99 	Tyler Lupton
Dodge 	Team Penske 	2 	Tanner Van Doren
Dodge 	Team Penske 	12 	Layne Riggs
Dodge 	Team Penske 	22 	Eli Holden (R)
Dodge 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	J.D. Kimmel (R)
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	36 	Kaleb Cox
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	98 	R.J. Deighton
Ford 	Kevin Harvick, Inc. 	62 	Keelan Harvick
Ford 	RFK Racing 	6 	Scarlett Keselowski
Ford 	RFK Racing 	17 	Kyle Sieg
Ford 	ThorSport Racing 	13 	Hailie Deegan
Ford 	ThorSport Racing 	66 	Conner Jones
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Sammy Smith
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	William Sawalich
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Corey Heim
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	54 	Ty Gibbs
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	42 	Beckham Malone (R)
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	43 	Thad Moffitt
Toyota 	Tricon Garage 	38 	Todd Gilliland
Toyota 	Tricon Garage 	61 	Sean Hingorani
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23 	Brent Crews
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	45 	Bryce Haugeberg
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	67 	Taylor Hamlin
=== Part-time teams ===
Chevrolet	Andretti Global 	98	Marco Andretti 	1,10,11,12,13,17,18,19,20,24
Chevrolet	Kyle Busch Motorsports 	08	Kyle Busch 	1,3,17,24,28
Chevrolet	Kyle Larson Racing 	57	Kyle Larson 	1,24,30
Chevrolet	Triple Eight Race Engineering	97	Shane van Gisbergen	1,5,10,11,12,13,18,20,36
Dodge 	Team Penske 	06	Austin Cindric 	1,17,24
Dodge 	Team Penske 	02	Austin Cindric 	9,25,30,31
Dodge 	Team Penske 	02	Josef Newgarden 	1,5,10,11,12,13,17,18,20,24,36
Ford 	Kevin Harvick, Inc. 	29	Kevin Harvick 	1,17,21,24,30
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	84	Jimmie Johnson 	1,17,21,24,30
Toyota 	Team Hezeberg 	26	Liam Hezemans 	1,5,10,11,12,13,18,20,36
Toyota 	Team Hezeberg 	27	Loris Hezemans 	1,5,10,11,12,13,18,20,36
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	11	Denny Hamlin 	1,17,21,24,30
== Schedule ==
No 	Race Title 	Track 	Date 	Pole 	Winner 	Team 	Manufacturer
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	January 15 	22-Eli Holden 	23-Brent Crews (1) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
2 	New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 500	New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 	Saturday, January 21 	61-Sean Hingorani 	43-Thad Moffitt (1) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Toyota
3 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	January 29 	3-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 	66-Conner Jones (1) 	ThorSport Racing 	Ford
4 	FanShield 500 	Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	February 5 	61-Sean Hingorani 	3-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1) 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet
5 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 	February 12 	48-Carson Hocevar 	42-Beckham Malone (1) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Toyota
6 	Auto Club 500 	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California 	February 29 	3-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 	48-Carson Hocevar (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
7 	STP 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 	Saturday, February 25 	62-Keelan Harvick 	33-Jesse Love (1) 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 	Saturday, March 3 	48-Carson Hocevar 	61-Sean Hingorani (1) 	Tricon Garage 	Toyota
9 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	March 11 	2-Tanner Van Doren 	24-Leo Gordon (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
10 	NASCAR Thunder Special Fuji 	Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 	March 25 	01-Owen Larson 	43-Thad Moffitt (2) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Toyota
11 	NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka 	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 	April 1 	99-Tyler Lupton 	5-Carson Kvapil (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
12 	Mid-Ohio Challenge 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 	April 15 	66-Conner Jones 	01-Owen Larson (1) 	Kyle Larson Racing 	Chevrolet
13 	Portland Grand Prix 	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon 	April 22 	12-Layne Riggs 	18-Sammy Smith (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
14 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 	April 29 	24-Leo Gordon 	16-Zane Smith (1) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
15 	Subway 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 	Saturday, May 5 	2-Tanner Van Doren 	36-Kaleb Cox (1) 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
16 	Wilkes 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	Saturday, May 19 	31-Chandler Smith 	31-Chandler Smith (1) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
 	Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	May 26 	 	02-Josef Newgarden 	Team Penske 	Dodge
17 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	May 27 	02-Josef Newgarden 	33-Jesse Love (2) 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
18 	Chevrolet Silverado 250 	Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, Canada 	June 3 	13-Hailie Deegan 	23-Brent Crews (2) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
19 	Lehigh Valley Health Network 350 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 	June 10 	16-Zane Smith 	98-R.J. Deighton (1) 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
20 	Go Bowling at the Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 	June 17 	98-Marco Andretti 	02-Josef Newgarden (1) 	Team Penske 	Dodge
21 	Coke Zero 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	Wednesday, July 4 	19-William Sawalich 	6-Scarlett Keselowski (1) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
22 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 	July 8 	23-Brent Crews 	62-Keelan Harvick (1) 	Kevin Harvick, Inc. 	Ford
23 	St. Louis 400 	Worldwide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Illinois 	July 15 	3-Bobby Dale Earnhardt 	23-Brent Crews (3) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
24 	Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	July 22 	67-Taylor Hamlin 	36-Kaleb Cox (2) 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
25 	Sharpie 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 	Saturday, July 28 	19-William Sawalich 	6-Scarlett Keselowski (2) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
26 	Chevrolet Camero 400 	Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 	Saturday, August 4 	66-Conner Jones 	42-Beckham Malone (2) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Toyota
27 	M&M's 200 	Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa 	Saturday, August 11 	15-Brexton Busch 	31-Chandler Smith (2) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
28 	South Point 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	August 19 	22-Eli Holden 	66-Conner Jones (2) 	ThorSport Racing 	Ford
29 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 	August 26 	31-Chandler Smith 	24-Leo Gordon (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
30 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 	Monday, September 3 	17-Kyle Sieg 	8-Isla Earnhardt (1) 	JR Motorsports 	Chevrolet
Cup Championship Playoffs	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs	Cup Championship Playoffs	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs
Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16
31 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	September 9 	12-Layne Riggs 	15-Brexton Busch (1) 	Kyle Busch Motorsports 	Chevrolet
32 	Pepsi 500 	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California 	September 16 	16-Zane Smith 	54-Ty Gibbs (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
33 	Gander RV 400 Drive for Autism 	Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 	September 23 	3-Jeffery Earnhardt 	5-Carson Kvapil (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12
34 	Wilkes 500 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	Saturday, September 29 	2-Tanner Van Doren 	23-Brent Crews (4) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
35 	North Carolina Education Lottery 400	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 	October 7 	19-William Sawalich 	17-Kyle Sieg (1) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
36 	Bank of America Roval 400 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina (Roval) 	October 14 	12-Layne Riggs 	97-Shane van Gisbergen (1)	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Chevrolet
Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8
37 	First Data 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 	Saturday, October 20 	23-Brent Crews 	36-Kaleb Cox (3) 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
38 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 	October 28 	61-Sean Hingorani 	5-Carson Kvapil (3) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
39 	Bluegreen Vacation 500 	Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	November 4 	6-Scarlett Keselowski 	24-Leo Gordon (3) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4
 	Atlanta Qualifying 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 	November 10 	 	48-Carson Hocevar 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
40 	Quaker State 400 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 	November 11 	48-Carson Hocevar 	31-Chandler Smith (3) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
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