2027 NASCAR Cup Series (gloatingkitten2503)

==Teams and Drivers==
===Chartered Teams===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Driver 	Crew Chief
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports 	28 	Corey LaJoie 	Ryan Sparks
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports 	88 	Carson Hocevar 	Kevin Manion
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Christian Eckes 	Travis Peterson
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	38 	Nick Sanchez 	Ryan Bergenty
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Kyle Larson 	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 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Chandler Smith 	Matt Swiderski
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	31 	Sheldon Creed 	Jeff Stankiewicz
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	3 	Austin Dillon 	Trent Owens
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	8 	Kyle Busch 	Randall Burnett
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	33 	Austin Hill 	Andy Street
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing 	1 	Ross Chastain 	Phil Surgen
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing 	99 	Daniel Suárez 	Travis Mack
Ford 	RFK Racing 	6 	Zane Smith 	Matt McCall
Ford 	RFK Racing 	17 	Chris Buescher 	Scott Graves
Ford 	RFK Racing 	29 	Justin Haley 	Jerry Kelley
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	4 	Josh Berry 	Davin Restivo
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	10 	Harrison Burton 	Drew Blickensderfer
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	14 	Chase Briscoe 	Richard Boswell
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	41 	Todd Gilliland 	Mike Kelley
Ford 	Team Penske 	2 	Austin Cindric 	Jeremy Bullins
Ford 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Jonthan Hassler
Ford 	Team Penske 	22 	Joey Logano 	Paul Wolfe
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Riley Herbst 	Brian Wilson
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace 	Bootie Barker
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	45 	Tyler Reddick 	Billy Scott
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	67 	Sammy Smith 	Jeff Meendering
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	89 	William Sawalich (R)	Ben Beshore
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	42 	Noah Gragson 	Luke Lambert
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	43 	Erik Jones 	Dave Elenz
Toyota 	TRICON Garage 	11 	Corey Heim 	Chris Gabehart
Toyota 	TRICON Garage 	18 	John Hunter Nemechek	James Small
Toyota 	TRICON Garage 	20 	Christopher Bell 	Adam Stevens
Toyota 	TRICON Garage 	54 	Ty Gibbs 	Chris Gayle
===Non-Chartered Teams===
====Limited Schedule====
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Driver 	Crew Chief 	Rounds
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports	26 	Marco Andretti 	Jason Stockert	
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports	26 	Carson Kvapil 	Jason Stockert	
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports	26 	Colton Herta 	Jason Stockert	
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports 	62 	Anthony Alfredo 	Darren Shaw 	
Chevrolet 	The Money Team Racing 	50 	Josh Bilicki 	Tony Eury, Jr.	
Chevrolet 	The Money Team Racing 	50 	Conor Daly 	Tony Eury, Jr.	
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing 	91 	Project 91 Drivers	Darian Grubb 	
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	44 	Jesse Love 	Eric Phillips 	
===Team and Driver Changes===
*23XI Racing expanded to four full-time cars after buying a charter from JTG Daugherty Racing, who shut down after the 2026 season.
*23XI Racing signed William Sawalich from Joe Gibbs Racing's Xfinity team to drive the team's newly full-time #89 Toyota with sponsorship from Starkey SoundGear. 23XI also signed crew chief Ben Beshore from Joe Gibbs Racing's Xfinity team to work with Sawalich.
*Joe Gibbs decided to retire from team ownership after the 2026 season and sold his Cup and Xfinity teams to TRICON Garage, owned by David Gilliland and Johnny Gray. TRICON kept all the car numbers, crews, and sponsors intact.
*Stewart-Haas Racing signed crew chief Mike Kelley from JTG Daugherty Racing to replace Chad Johnston as the crew chief of Todd Gilliland's #41 car.
*TRICON Garage signed Corey Heim from JTG Daugherty Racing to replace Denny Hamlin in the #11 Toyota. Hamlin retired from full-time racing after the 2026 season.
===Charter Chart===
No.	2026 Owner 	2027 Owner 	Obtainment Method
1 	#1 Trackhouse Racing 	#1 Trackhouse Racing 	Retained
2 	#99 Trackhouse Racing 	#99 Trackhouse Racing 	Retained
3 	#2 Team Penske 	#2 Team Penske 	Retained
4 	#12 Team Penske 	#12 Team Penske 	Retained
5 	#22 Team Penske 	#22 Team Penske 	Retained
6 	#3 Richard Childress Racing 	#3 Richard Childress Racing 	Retained
7 	#8 Richard Childress Racing 	#8 Richard Childress Racing 	Retained
8 	#33 Richard Childress Racing	#33 Richard Childress Racing	Retained
9 	#4 Stewart-Haas Racing 	#4 Stewart-Haas Racing 	Retained
10 	#10 Stewart-Haas Racing 	#10 Stewart-Haas Racing 	Retained
11 	#14 Stewart-Haas Racing 	#14 Stewart-Haas Racing 	Retained
12 	#41 Stewart-Haas Racing 	#41 Stewart-Haas Racing 	Retained
13 	#5 Hendrick Motorsports 	#5 Hendrick Motorsports 	Retained
14 	#9 Hendrick Motorsports 	#9 Hendrick Motorsports 	Retained
15 	#24 Hendrick Motorsports 	#24 Hendrick Motorsports 	Retained
16 	#48 Hendrick Motorsports 	#48 Hendrick Motorsports 	Retained
17 	#6 RFK Racing 	#6 RFK Racing 	Retained
18 	#17 RFK Racing 	#17 RFK Racing 	Retained
19 	#29 RFK Racing 	#29 RFK Racing 	Retained
20 	#11 Joe Gibbs Racing 	#11 TRICON Garage 	Bought
21 	#18 Joe Gibbs Racing 	#18 TRICON Garage 	Bought
22 	#20 Joe Gibbs Racing 	#20 TRICON Garage 	Bought
23 	#54 Joe Gibbs Racing 	#54 TRICON Garage 	Bought
24 	#16 Kaulig Racing 	#16 Kaulig Racing 	Retained
25 	#31 Kaulig Racing 	#31 Kaulig Racing 	Retained
26 	#21 Wood Brothers Racing 	#21 Wood Brothers Racing 	Retained
27 	#23 23XI Racing 	#23 23XI Racing 	Retained
28 	#45 23XI Racing 	#45 23XI Racing 	Retained
29 	#67 23XI Racing 	#67 23XI Racing 	Retained
30 	#28 Andretti JR Motorsports 	#28 Andretti JR Motorsports 	Retained
31 	#88 Andretti JR Motorsports 	#88 Andretti JR Motorsports 	Retained
32 	#34 Front Row Motorsports 	#34 Front Row Motorsports 	Retained
33 	#38 Front Row Motorsports 	#38 Front Row Motorsports 	Retained
34 	#42 Legacy Motor Club 	#42 Legacy Motor Club 	Retained
35 	#43 Legacy Motor Club 	#43 Legacy Motor Club 	Retained
36 	#47 JTG Daugherty Racing 	#89 23XI Racing 	Bought
===Factory Status===
*This chart will break each team down into three categories:
*Factory team: Get direct support from their manufacturer.
*Affiliate: Have a technical alliance with a factory team or another independent team.
*Independent: Do not have manufacturer support or alliance with a factory team.
Manufacturer	Team 	Status
Chevrolet 	Andretti JR Motorsports 	HMS affiliate
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports 	RCR affiliate
Chevrolet 	Front Row Motorsports 	RCR affiliate
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Factory team
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	RCR affiliate
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	Factory team
Chevrolet 	The Money Team Racing 	RCR affiliate
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing 	RCR affiliate
Ford 	RFK Racing 	Factory team
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Factory team
Ford 	Team Penske 	Factory team
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Penske affiliate
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	Factory team
Toyota 	Legacy Motor Club 	TRICON affiliate
Toyota 	TRICON Garage 	Factory team
==Schedule ==
No. 	Race Title 	Track 	Location 	Date
 	Busch Clash at The Coliseum 	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 	Los Angeles, California 	January 31
 	Bluegreen Vacations Duel 	Daytona International Speedway 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	February 11
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	February 14
2 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway 	Sonoma, California 	February 21
3 	Pala Casino 500 	California Speedway 	Fontana, California 	February 28
4 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	March 7
5 	United Rentals Work United 500 	Phoenix Raceway 	Avondale, Arizona 	March 14
6 	Ambetter Health 400 	Atlanta Motor Speedway 	Hampton, Georgia 	March 21
7 	Tyson 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway 	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	March 28
8 	EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas 	Austin, Texas 	April 4
9 	Cook Out 400 	Richmond Raceway 	Richmond, Virginia 	April 10
10 	Toyota Owners 400 	Richmond Raceway 	Richmond, Virginia 	April 11
11 	NOCO 400 	Martinsville Speedway 	Ridgeway, Virginia 	April 18
12 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway 	Lincoln, Alabama 	April 25
13 	AdventHealth 400 	Kansas Speedway 	Kansas City, Kansas 	May 1
14 	Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook	Kansas Speedway 	Kansas City, Kansas 	May 2
15 	Goodyear 400 	Darlington Raceway 	Darlington, South Carolina 	May 9
16 	Würth 400 	Dover Motor Speedway 	Dover, Delaware 	May 16
 	NASCAR All-Star Open 	Rockingham Speedway 	Rockingham, North Carolina 	May 23
 	NASCAR All-Star Race 	Rockingham Speedway 	Rockingham, North Carolina 	May 23
17 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway 	Concord, North Carolina 	May 30
18 	Hy-Vee 400 	Iowa Speedway 	Newton, Iowa 	June 6
19 	Nutrien Ag Solutions Grand Prix of Canada 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 	Montreal, Quebec 	June 13
20 	Food City 420 	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway 	Nashville, Tennessee 	June 27
21 	Grant Park 220 	Chicago Street Course 	Chicago, Illinois 	July 4
22 	Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart 	Atlanta Motor Speedway 	Hampton, Georgia 	July 11
23 	Crayon 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway 	Loudon, New Hampshire 	July 18
24 	CommScope México 250 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 	Mexico City 	July 25
25 	HighPoint.com 400 	Pocono Raceway 	Long Pond, Pennsylvania 	August 1
26 	FireKeepers Casino 400 	Michigan International Speedway 	Brooklyn, Michigan 	August 8
27 	Verizon 400 at the Brickyard 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway 	Speedway, Indiana 	August 15
28 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International 	Watkins Glen, New York 	August 22
29 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona International Speedway 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	August 28
30 	Cook Out Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway 	Darlington, South Carolina 	September 5
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Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16
31 	Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter 	World Wide Technology Raceway 	Madison, Illinois 	September 12
32 	Ally 400 	Nashville Superspeedway 	Lebanon, Tennessee 	September 19
33 	Bass Pro Shops Night Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway 	Bristol, Tennessee 	September 25
Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12
34 	Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 	Texas Motor Speedway 	Fort Worth, Texas 	October 3
35 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega Superspeedway 	Lincoln, Alabama 	October 10
36 	Bank of America Roval 400 	Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)	Concord, North Carolina 	October 17
Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8
37 	South Point 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	October 24
38 	Dixie Vodka 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway 	Homestead, Florida 	October 31
39 	Xfinity 500 	Martinsville Speedway 	Ridgeway, Virginia 	November 7
Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4
40 	NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race 	California Speedway 	Fontana, California 	November 14
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