2031 NASCAR Cup Series (AlexesFuture)

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The 2031 NASCAR Cup Series was the 83rd season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 60th season of the modern era. Josh Berry enters as the reigning champion, while Daniel Dye enters as the reigning Daytona 500 champion.
==Teams and drivers==
===Full-time teams===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver
Chevrolet 	Andretti Autosports 	98 	Marco Andretti (R)
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Josh Berry
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	William Byron
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	Carson Hocevar
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Kaz Grala
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	31 	Justin Haley
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	3 	Daniel Dye
Chevrolet 	Legacy Motor Club 	42 	Logan Sargeant (R)
Chevrolet 	Legacy Motor Club 	43 	Thad Moffitt
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	1 	Ross Chastain
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	99 	Dean Thompson
Dodge 	Red Bull Racing 	22 	Kimi Räikkönen (R)
Dodge 	Red Bull Racing 	77 	Sergio Pérez (R)
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	38 	Todd Gilliland
Ford 	RFK Racing 	6 	Mick Schumacher (R)
Ford 	RFK Racing 	17 	Zane Smith
Ford 	Team Penske 	2 	Austin Cindric
Ford 	Team Penske 	12 	Layne Riggs
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	11 	Corey Heim
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Chandler Smith
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	Sammy Smith
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	54 	Ty Gibbs
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	45 	Tyler Reddick
=== Part-time teams ===
Chevrolet	JR Motorsports 	8 	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1,10,14,18,23,24,25.36
Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	97	Brexton Busch 	6,8,9,13,27,35
Chevrolet	Legacy Motor Club 	84	Jimmie Johnson 	1,10,14,18,23,24,25.36
Chevrolet	Team Hezeberg 	26	Daniil Kvyat 	5,7,11,17,22,24,28,29,32,34
Chevrolet	Team Hezeberg 	27	Loris Hezemans 	5,7,11,17,22,24,28,29,32,34
Chevrolet	Trackhouse Racing Team 	91	Sebastian Vettel 	5,7,11,17,22
Chevrolet	Trackhouse Racing Team 	91	Álex Palou 	19,23,24
Chevrolet	Trackhouse Racing Team 	91	Hélio Castroneves 	1,14,36
Chevrolet	Trackhouse Racing Team 	91	Nobuharu Matsushita	28,29,32,34
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	32	Boris Said 	5,7,11,17,22,24,28,29,32,34
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	67	Travis Pastrana 	1,5,7,11,17,22,24,28,29,32,34
== Schedule ==
No 	Race Title 	Track 	Date 	Pole 	Winner 	Team 	Manufacturer
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	February 9 	48-Carson Hocevar 	91-Hélio Castroneves (1) 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	Chevrolet
2 	Subway 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 	February 16 	99-Dean Thompson 	77-Sergio Pérez (1) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
3 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	February 23 	54-Ty Gibbs 	42-Logan Sargeant (1) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Chevrolet
4 	FanShield 500 	Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	March 2 	48-Carson Hocevar 	31-Justin Haley (1) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
5 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 	March 16 	98-Marco Andretti 	31-Justin Haley (2) 	Kaulig Racing 	Chevrolet
6 	STP 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 	March 22 	31-Justin Haley 	22-Kimi Räikkönen (1) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
7 	Corona Beer 200 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico 	March 30 	77-Sergio Pérez 	17-Zane Smith (1) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 	April 5 	98-Marco Andretti 	77-Sergio Pérez (2) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
9 	Wilkes County 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	April 12 	77-Sergio Pérez 	1-Ross Chastain (1) 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	Chevrolet
10 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	April 20 	77-Sergio Pérez 	99-Dean Thompson (1) 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	Chevrolet
11 	Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey 	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California 	April 27 	19-Sammy Smith 	22-Kimi Räikkönen (2) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
12 	Gander RV 400 Drive for Autism 	Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 	May 4 	6-Mick Schumacher 	5-Josh Berry (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
13 	Wilkes 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	May 17 	42-Logan Sargeant 	12-Layne Riggs (1) 	Team Penske 	Ford
 	Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	May 24 	 	23-Bubba Wallace 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	May 25 	23-Bubba Wallace 	2-Austin Cindric (1) 	Team Penske 	Ford
15 	FireKeepers Casino 400 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	June 1 	17-Zane Smith 	48-Carson Hocevar (1) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
16 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 	June 8 	6-Mick Schumacher 	99-Dean Thompson (2) 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	Chevrolet
17 	Echopark Texas Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 	June 15 	12-Layne Riggs 	18-Chandler Smith (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
18 	Coke Zero 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	Friday, July 4 	54-Ty Gibbs 	43-Thad Moffitt (1) 	Legacy Motor Club 	Chevrolet
19 	Lehigh Valley Health Network 350 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 	July 6 	12-Layne Riggs 	2-Austin Cindric (2) 	Team Penske 	Ford
20 	St. Louis 400 	World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Illinois	July 13 	43-Thad Moffitt 	19-Sammy Smith (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
21 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 	July 20 	31-Justin Haley 	6-Mick Schumacher (1) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
22 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 	July 27 	38-Todd Gilliland 	17-Zane Smith (2) 	RFK Racing 	Ford
23 	Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	August 3 	38-Todd Gilliland 	5-Josh Berry (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
24 	Chicago Grand Prix 	Chicago Street Course, Chicago, Illinois 	August 17 	23-Bubba Wallace 	91-Álex Palou 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	Chevrolet
25 	Bojangles Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 	August 31 	11-Corey Heim 	11-Corey Heim (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
26 	Quaker State 400 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 	September 7 	22-Kimi Räikkönen 	77-Sergio Pérez (3) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
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
27 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 	September 13 	1-Ross Chastain 	45-Tyler Reddick (1) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
28 	New York Grand Prix 	Streets of New York, New York, New York 	September 21 	1-Ross Chastain 	11-Corey Heim (2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
29 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	Las Vegas Street Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada 	September 28 	22-Kimi Räikkönen 	22-Kimi Räikkönen (3) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12
30 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 	October 5 	24-William Byron 	3-Daniel Dye (1) 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
31 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	October 19 	11-Corey Heim 	22-Kimi Räikkönen (4) 	Red Bull Racing 	Dodge
32 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida (RC)	October 26 	48-Carson Hocevar 	23-Bubba Wallace (1) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8
33 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 	November 2 	22-Kimi Räikkönen 	11-Corey Heim (3) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
34 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil 	November 16 	43-Thad Moffitt 	54-Ty Gibbs (1) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
35 	First Data 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 	November 22 	99-Dean Thompson 	45-Tyler Reddick (2) 	23XI Racing 	Toyota
Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4
 	Phoenix Qualifying 	Phoenix Raceway, Advodale, Arizona 	November 29 	 	12-Layne Riggs 	Team Penske 	Ford
36 	Season Finale 500 	Phoenix Raceway, Advodale, Arizona 	November 30 	12-Layne Riggs 	11-Corey Heim (4) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
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