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See the full story · 1 sourcesThe NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2026 Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway , and the entry list has been revealed.
NASCAR released the 2026 Cook Out 400 and Truck Series entry list for Richmond on Monday afternoon. This is Richmond's only date on the NASCAR schedule, and the second straight short-track following Iowa Speedway. The NASCAR O'Reilly Series is taking a two-week break.
There are 36 guaranteed charters for the 2026 Cook Out 400 on Saturday night. Thirty-five drivers are full-time, while Austin Hill replaces Kyle Busch in the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing after his tragic passing. Josh Bilicki (Garage 66) is the open entry, making it a 27-driver field.
Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the Cup Series race at Richmond in August 2026!
NASCAR Cup Series entry list, Richmond (August 2026)
No. 1 Ross Chastain
No. 2 Austin Cindric
No. 3 Austin Dillon
No. 4 Noah Gragson
No. 5 Kyle Larson
No. 6 Brad Keselowski
No. 7 Daniel Suarez
No. 9 Chase Elliott
No. 10 Ty Dillon
No. 11 Denny Hamlin
No. 12 Ryan Blaney
No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
No. 17 Chris Buescher
No. 19 Chase Briscoe
No. 20 Christopher Bell
No. 21 Josh Berry
No. 22 Joey Logano
No. 23 Bubba Wallace
No. 24 William Byron
No. 33 Austin Hill
No. 34 Todd Gilliland
No. 35 Riley Herbst
No. 38 Zane Smith
No. 41 Cole Custer
No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
No. 43 Erik Jones
No. 45 Tyler Reddick
No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
No. 48 Alex Bowman
No. 51 Cody Ware
No. 54 Ty Gibbs
No. 60 Ryan Preece
No. 66 Josh Bilicki*
No. 71 Michael McDowell
No. 77 Carson Hocevar
No. 88 Connor Zilisch
No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
* = open entry
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This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Richmond in August 2026
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