2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2027 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the 79th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 56th season of the modern-era cup series season. Erik Jones enters as the reigning champion, while Austin Dillon is the defending Daytona 500 champion. The season also saw the number of cars available to enter per race increase.
Teams and Drivers
JD Motorsports:Chevrolet
0:Garrett Smithley
01:Harrison Rhodes (R) (Daytona 500 only)
04:Ben Rhodes (Daytona 500 only)
Stewart Haas Racing:Ford
00:Cole Custer
4:Ross Chastain
14:John Hunter Nemechek
44:Chris Buescher
Chip Ganassi Racing:Chevrolet
1:Tyler Reddick
42:Kyle Larson
Team Penske:Ford
2:Chase Briscoe
12:Ryan Blaney
22:Joey Logano
Richard Childress Racing:Chevrolet
3:Austin Dillon
29:Karsyn Elledge (R)
31:Ty Dillon
33:Austin Theriault
Hendrick Motorsports:Chevrolet
5:Brennan Poole
9:Chase Elliott
24:William Byron
88:Alex Bowman
Roush Fenway Racing:Ford
6:Ty Majeski
16:Todd Gilliland
17:Ricky Stenhouse Jr
99:Ryan Reed
JR Motorsports:Chevrolet
7:Jeffrey Earnhardt
Joe Gibbs Racing:Toyota
11:Matt Tifft
18:Christopher Bell
19:Daniel Suarez
20:Erik Jones
Germain Burton Racing:Chevrolet
13:Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers:Ford
21:Austin Cindric
GMS Racing:Chevrolet
23:Spencer Gallagher
32:Kyle Benjamin
Chris Cockrum Racing:Chevrolet
25:Chris Cockrum (Only on Restrictor Plates)
Furniture Row Racing:Toyota
26:Chandler Smith
66:Darrell Wallace Jr
84:Jack Lawton (R)
JGL Racing:Toyota
28:Noah Gragson
RSS Racing:Chevrolet
39:Ryan Sieg
Richard Petty Motorsports:Ford
43:Dakoda Armstrong
44:Hailee Deegan (R)
Precision Motorsports:Toyota
46:Daniel Hemric
JTG Daughtery Racing:Toyota
47:Chris Eggleston
Rick Ware Racing:Chevrolet
51:Cody Ware (3 Races)
51:Justin Marks (13 Races)
51:Kevin O'Connell (2 Races)
51:Tyler Dippel (15 races)
Premium Motorsports:Chevrolet 16/Ford 12/Toyota 6
15:Chase Cabre (Restrictor Plates Only)
55:Julia Landauer (3 Races)
55:Spencer Davis (5 Races)
55:Chase Purdy (R) (10 Races)
55:Ryan Preece (6 Races)
55:Collin Cabre (6 Races)
55:Chase Cabre (6 Races)
68:Ryan Preece (Daytona 500 Only)
98:Spencer Davis (Daytona 500 only)
TriStar Motorsports:Ford
72:Ben Kennedy (Daytona 500 only)
Brandonbilt Motorsports:Chevrolet
86:Brandon Brown
King Autosport:Chevrolet 12/Toyota 13
90:Alon Day (4 races)
90:Sheldon Creed (9 races)
90:Doug Coby (12 races)
Gaunt Brothers Racing:Toyota
96:Cayden Lapcevich (Daytona 500 only)
Calendar
Racetrack & Distance               Date.           Pole.                   Winner
NAPA Clash at Daytona.          February 13. Erik Jones.      William Byron
Can Am Duel 1                         February 18. Chris Buescher.  Joey Logano
Can Am Duel 2.                        February 18. Cole Custer.     Ryan Reed
1:Daytona (500).                        February 21. Chris Buescher. Chase Briscoe
2:Atlanta (400).                        February 28. William Byron. Joey Logano
3:Las Vegas (400).                 March 7.      William Byron.   Christopher Bell
4:Phoenix (500).                   March 14.  Cole Custer.       Cole Custer
5:Fontana (400).                  March 21.  Erik Jones.         Kyle Larson
6:Martinsville (500).          April 4.     Kyle Larson.         Joey Logano
7:Richmond (400).          April 11#.   Joey Logano.       Chase Elliott
8:Texas (500).               April 18*.      Matt Tifft.           Daniel Suarez
9:Bristol (500).            April 25.       Ryan Reed.       Chase Elliott
10:Talladega (500).   May 2.         Todd Gilliland.   Ryan Reed
11:Indianapolis GP (275). May 9   Chandler Smith.  Kyle Larson
12:Indianapolis (400). May 16.    William Byron.   William Byron
All Star Race.             May 22       Matt Tifft.        Cole Custer
13:Charlotte (600).   May 30.   Chris Buescher. Erik Jones
14:Pocono (400).     June 6.    Cole Custer.       Cole Custer
15:Gateway (500).   June 12.   William Byron. Todd Gilliland
16:Sonoma (350).   June 27.   Daniel Suarez. Chase Briscoe
17:Daytona (400).   July 3.    Cole Custer.     Brennan Poole
18:Chicago (400).   July 11.  Chase Elliott. Chase Elliott
19:Kentucky (400). July 18. Chase Briscoe. Chandler Smith
20:New Hampshire (301). July 25.  Chris Buescher. Chris Buescher
21:Iowa (400).          August 1.   Chris Buescher. Erik Jones
22:Watkins Glen (355). August 8. Kyle Larson. Jack Lawton
23:Michigan (400)  August 15       Todd Gilliland. Kyle Larson
24:Bristol (500).     August 21.   Chase Elliott.  Matt Tifft
25:Darlington (500). September 5. Christopher Bell. William Byron
26:Richmond (400). September 12*. Erik Jones. Todd Gilliland
Playoff Races
27:Las Vegas (400). September 18. Erik Jones.  Joey Logano
28:Charlotte Roval (500). September 26. Kyle Larson. Kyle Larson
29:Dover (400).      October 3#. Matt Tifft.   Chris Buescher
30:Kansas (400).   October 10. Erik Jones.   Chase Elliott
31:Martinsville (500). October 17. Kyle Larson. Cole Custer
32:Talladega (500). October 24. Ryan Reed. Todd Gilliland
33:Atlanta (400). October 31. Erik Jones.    William Byron
34:Texas (500). November 7   Kyle Larson. Matt Tifft
35:Phoenix (500). November 14. Chase Briscoe. Chris Buescher
36:Homestead Miami (400). November 21. Chris Buescher. Kyle Larson
*race was postponed
#race was rained out
Channel coverage
FOX Sports:NAPA Clash at Daytona to Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
NBC:Coke Zero 400 at Daytona to Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond
ABC:Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas to Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead
Playoff Standings (Top 16). Wins
1.Cole Custer.                        3
2.Matt Tifft.                          2
3.William Byron.                  3
4.Todd Gilliland.                3
5.Chase Elliott*.               4
6.Kyle Larson*.              5
7.Daniel Suarez*.           1
8.Ryan Reed%.             1
9.Erik Jones*.               2
10.Chris Buescher%. 3
11.Christopher Bell#. 1
12.Chase Briscoe%.  2
13.Joey Logano%.     3
14.Brennan Poole#. 1
15.Chandler Smith#. 1
16.Jack Lawton# (RY). 1
17.Brennan Poole.       0
18.Alex Bowman.       0
19.Tyler Reddick.       0
20.Ryan Blaney.        0
21.Austin Theriault.   0
22.Ross Chastain.    0
23.Darrell Wallace Jr. 0
24.Austin Dillon.        0
25.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0
26.John Hunter Nemechek. 0
27.Ty Dillon.               0
28.Karsyn Elledge (R). 0
29.Daniel Hemric.   0
30.Ty Majeski.        0
31.Trevor Bayne.    0
32.Austin Cindric.   0
33.Noah Gragson. 0
34.Chris Eggleston. 0
35.Kyle Benjamin.   0
36.Jeffrey Earnhardt. 0
37.Dakoda Armstrong. 0
38.Harrison Burton. 0
39.Spencer Gallagher. 0
40.Hailee Deegan (R). 0
41.Garrett Smithley. 0
42.Ryan Sieg.          0
43.Brandon Brown. 0
44.Tyler Dippel.       0
45.Doug Coby.         0
46.Justin Marks.       0
47.Chase Purdy (R). 0
48.Ryan Preece.       0
49.Sheldon Creed.    0
50.Collin Cabre.       0
51.Chris Cockrum.   0
52.Julia Landauer.  0
53.Chase Cabre.     0
54.Cody Ware.       0
55.Spencer Davis. 0
56.Alon Day.             0
57.Cayden Lapcevich. 0
58.Kevin O'Connell.  0
59.Ben Rhodes.       0
60.Ben Kennedy.     0
61.Harrison Rhodes (R). 0
*eliminated in 3rd round
%eliminated in 2nd round
#eliminated in 1st round
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