2024 NASCAR Cup Series

Chartered teams

Non-chartered teams

Limited schedule

Notes

Notable changes

Teams

• Spire Motorsports purchased Live Fast Motorsports' charter for approximately US$40 million. Spire will field a third full-time team in partnership with Trackhouse Racing, who signed 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Zane Smith. LFM will continue to operate as a part-time open team in 2024.
• Front Row Motorsports switched its technical alliance from RFK Racing to Team Penske.

Manufacturers

• Legacy Motor Club switched from Chevrolet to Toyota.
• Ford Performance switched to the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the 2024 season, replacing the sixth generation Mustang.
• Toyota Racing Development switched to the XV80 body style for the Toyota Camry in 2024, replacing the XV70.

Sponsorship

• Anheuser-Busch (Busch Light) signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Trackhouse Racing No. 1 driven by Ross Chastain for 18 races starting in 2024. Anheuser-Busch left Stewart–Haas Racing following Kevin Harvick's retirement.
• Smithfield Foods announced that it will not return to NASCAR as a sponsor in 2024, after Aric Almirola announced his retirement from full-time competition. Smithfield sponsored Almirola from 2012 to 2023, as he drove the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports and the No. 10 for Stewart–Haas Racing.
• AdventHealth will sponsor nine races in 2024 for Legacy Motor Club, split between the No. 43 driven by Erik Jones and the No. 84 driven by Jimmie Johnson. AdventHealth sponsored Ross Chastain's Trackhouse Racing No. 1 in six races during 2023. Dollar Tree and subsidiary Family Dollar will sponsor both the No. 43 and the No. 84, as well as the No. 42 driven by John Hunter Nemechek, in select races in 2024.
• Hunt Brothers Pizza signed a multi-year deal to serve as sponsor of the Team Penske No. 22 of Joey Logano, starting in 2024. The pizza chain will also act as an associate sponsor for the No. 12 of Ryan Blaney. Hunt Brothers previously sponsored the Stewart–Haas Racing No. 4 of Kevin Harvick, who retired at the end of the 2023 season.
• Zeigler Automotive Group will sponsor the Spire Motorsports No. 77 of Carson Hocevar for nine races in 2024.
• The United States Air Force signed a deal to sponsor the 23XI Racing No. 23 of Bubba Wallace for several races in 2024. The USAF previously sponsored Wallace when he drove the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 from 2018 to 2020.
• Rebel Bourbon signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Richard Childress Racing No. 8 driven by Kyle Busch. Global Industrial, which sponsors Austin Hill in the Xfinity Series, will also sponsor the No. 8 in select races in 2024.
• Wendy's signed a multi-year deal as an associate sponsor for Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series.
• Chili's signed a deal as the primary sponsor for Corey LaJoie for the Daytona 500 and as an associate sponsor for three races.
• Choice Hotels signed a multi-race deal as a primary sponsor with Daniel Suárez for four races, starting with the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas.
• Walmart signed a deal as the primary sponsor for Justin Haley for The Clash.
• WorkforceOHSS signed a multi-race and multi-year as the associate sponsor with Zane Smith.
• Black Rifle Coffee Company, Ranger Boats, TrueTimber, and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company signed a deal to sponsor the Stewart–Haas Racing No. 10 driven by Noah Gragson for multiple races in 2024.

Other potential and rumored changes

Teams

• In 2022, 3F Racing announced that they hope to run the full season with their No. 30 car in the Cup Series in 2024 after debuting in the series part-time in 2023. The team ultimately did not enter any Cup Series races in 2023. On July 18, 2023, the team announced that Xfinity and Truck Series driver Ryan Vargas would be their Director of Team and Driver Development as well as a reserve driver for them when they debut in the Cup Series. On November 5, Frontstretch reporter Jared Haas spoke to the team's owners at the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race and they indicated that 3F could debut in the Cup Series in 2024 and run eight to ten races if they are able to find sponsorship. The team did make their debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in 2023.
• In 2023, it was announced that Erebus Motorsport planned to enter the Cup Series for five races in 2024, including an oval race with Brodie Kostecki in collaboration with Richard Childress Racing. Due to ongoing contract controversy between Erebus and Kostecki, it is unknown whether or not Erebus Motorsport will still race in the Cup Series or with a different driver. Paul Morris, Kostecki's long–time mentor, later confirmed that the planned races, Sonoma and Chicago being two of the likely races, had been axed.
• In 2023, it was announced that The Money Team Racing would run five to eight races in 2024. They had plans to participate in the 2024 Daytona 500, but they ended up not competing. The number 50 moved over to 23XI Racing, and it's unknown if TMT is still going to participate in races.

Drivers

• Multi-time Supercars race winner Cameron Waters is rumored to drive the RFK Racing No. 60 at three Cup events in 2024, including the Chicago street race.
• On March 11, 2024, Matt Jaskol revealed that he is planning on making his Cup Series debut at the Circuit of the Americas with MBM Motorsports, whom he had previously driven for in the Xfinity Series in 2021 and 2022, but that they would need sponsorship in order to participate in the race. A couple hours before it was announced that Timmy Hill would drive the car, Jaskol stated that he had failed to find sponsorship in time for the race, but that he was still planning on making a start with MBM later this season.

• Cup Series cars will run a new aero package at all road courses and tracks measuring one mile or shorter (except Bristol Motor Speedway and Dover Motor Speedway). The package consists of a three-inch spoiler, a simplified diffuser and diffuser strakes, the 2023-spec short track/road course splitter stuffers, and no engine panel strakes.
• All road/street courses in 2024 will have stage-break cautions.

The 2024 schedule was released on October 4, 2023 and consists of 31 oval races, 4 road course races, one street track race, and 4 non-championship races to be held on ovals.

Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2024. For the races where a 2024 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2023 are listed.

Notes

Bolded races indicate an event generally known as a Crown Jewel race.

 O  Oval track
 R  Road course
 S  Street course

Confirmed schedule changes

• On November 6, 2022, it was confirmed that 2023 would be the last race on Auto Club Speedway's 2-mile configuration. The track is scheduled to be reconfigured into a short track in the coming years and will not be on the 2024 schedule while it is under construction.
• On September 15, 2023, Bristol Motor Speedway announced that the spring Bristol race would return to being run on concrete, after the race taken place of dirt the prior three seasons. In the same press release, it was confirmed that Bristol will continue having two race dates; the spring race reverted back to its old Food City 500 name due to the return to concrete.
• On September 28, 2023, Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that the Cup Series will return to the oval layout in 2024, in time to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Brickyard 400. The track hosted NASCAR since 1994 and used the oval layout until 2020. From 2021 to 2023, the Cup Series used the grand prix circuit layout.
• On October 2, 2023, Fox Sports and The Athletic reported that Iowa Speedway was expected to receive a NASCAR Cup Series race in 2024, replacing the race at Auto Club Speedway. A press conference by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was held on October 3, where she and NASCAR officially announced the inaugural Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway on June 16.
• The Cup Series will take a two-week hiatus between the Brickyard 400 and the Cook Out 400, as NBC will cover the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Rumored schedule changes

• NASCAR was rumored to potentially return to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, with the track hosting a Cup Series race for the first time in 2024. The race would have been the first international Cup Series race since the 1958 season. On October 2, 2023, it was reported by Fox Sports and The Athletic that this deal fell through.

Regular season

Exhibition: Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

The Busch Clash was moved from Sunday, February 4 to Saturday, February 3 in advance of the February 2024 California atmospheric rivers. This resulted in the cancellation of scheduled heat races, as the event was condensed into a one-day practice, qualifying, and race event. Denny Hamlin took the pole for the 23-car field, with notable drivers such as Daniel Suárez, Austin Dillon, Austin Cindric, and Christopher Bell failing to qualify for the 150-lap event. Hamlin led most of the first 50 laps before yielding the lead to Ty Gibbs on lap 50. Gibbs led 84 of the next 91 laps, as Justin Haley, Chase Elliott, and Todd Gilliland all failed to finish due to mechanical issues. Hamlin reclaimed the lead on a restart with ten laps remaining as Gibbs fell back through the field. Gibbs spun with two laps remaining, ultimately finishing 18th. Hamlin held off on the final restart to win.

Round 1: Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 was moved from Sunday to Monday due to rain. On lap 6, John Hunter Nemechek bumped into Harrison Burton, causing a collision involving Carson Hocevar, Kaz Grala, Austin Dillon, Ryan Preece, and Jimmie Johnson in the tri-oval. From the ensuing restart until lap 191, the race was incident-free, with Chase Elliott winning the first stage and Ryan Blaney winning the second stage. On lap 191, as the field entered turn 3, William Byron turned Brad Keselowski into the wall, collecting Blaney, Logano, Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Chris Buescher, Daniel Hemric, Todd Gilliland, Tyler Reddick, and others, resulting in a red flag. At the white flag, Ross Chastain was turned when Corey LaJoie made contact with Austin Cindric, bringing out the caution. Byron was ahead of teammate Alex Bowman when the caution came out and was awarded the victory. This is the 9th Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports, tying them with Petty Enterprises for the most all-time.

Round 2: Ambetter Health 400

Michael McDowell started on the pole. On Lap 2, Austin Dillon was turned and collected Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, Noah Gragson, Josh Williams, Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek, and others. McDowell won the first stage, and Austin Cindric won the second stage as Joey Logano hit the wall along with Chris Buescher and Denny Hamlin. Todd Gilliland impressed with a good performance and led the most laps. Chase Elliott spun after contact with Ross Chastain. Brad Keselowski hit the wall along with Kyle Larson and Corey LaJoie. Chase Briscoe slammed into the wall with Hamlin, which brought out the red flag. On the restart, Josh Berry hit the wall with Elliott and Carson Hocevar. Coming to the finish line, Daniel Suárez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish for the fourth closest finish in NASCAR history and for his second career win.

Round 3: Pennzoil 400

Joey Logano started on the pole. Christopher Bell and Chris Buescher both hit the wall after a flat tire, with Buescher exiting the race due to the wheel coming off his car. Kyle Larson dominated the race by leading the most laps. Larson also won both stages and secured the victory by holding off a charging Tyler Reddick.

Round 4: Shriners Children's 500

Denny Hamlin won the pole. Austin Cindric sustained heavy damage after contact with Austin Dillon. Tyler Reddick won the first stage, while Christopher Bell won the second stage. Kyle Busch and Hamlin both spun in separate incidents. Joey Logano spun after contact with John Hunter Nemechek and collected Corey LaJoie and Derek Kraus. Martin Truex Jr. attempted pit strategy by pitting early in anticipation of a fuel mileage race, but the leaders had enough fuel to finish, and Bell held off Chris Buescher for the win.

Round 5: Food City 500

Ryan Blaney won the pole. The race was plagued by extreme tire wear. Ty Gibbs dominated the first half of the race and won both stages. The race saw 54 lead changes, the most for a short-track race in Cup Series history. Kyle Busch spun twice with a flat tire. Gibbs was heading to the win until the lapped car of Todd Gilliland slowed down and caused Gibbs and teammate Christopher Bell to lose multiple spots. Denny Hamlin dominated the second half of the race and led the most laps. Hamlin and teammate Martin Truex Jr. stayed out front after the final round of green-flag pit stops and saved their tires. Hamlin was able to hold off Truex for the win, followed by Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson, marking the first time since the 2004 MBNA America 400 at Dover that a race ended with 5 or fewer cars on the lead lap.

Round 6: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

William Byron won the pole. On lap 1, at the exit of turn 11, Corey LaJoie made contact with Bubba Wallace and Martin Truex Jr. Christopher Bell won Stage 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kamui Kobayashi, in his 2nd career Cup Series start, spun after Stenhouse ran into him, causing Stenhouse to spin as he tried to drive away. Denny Hamlin won Stage 2. In the final stage, Bell made a bold move into turn 1, spinning Kyle Busch. Towards the end of the race, it seemed to be a battle between Byron, Alex Bowman, and Ty Gibbs. However, Bell, with fresher tires, charged through the field but ultimately fell one lap short, allowing Byron to secure the victory. Busch was very upset by this and confronted Bell after the race, during which Bell remained quiet as Busch expressed his frustration.

Round 7: Toyota Owners 400

Kyle Larson won the pole after qualifying. Denny Hamlin won the first stage and Martin Truex Jr. won the second stage. Hamlin would hold on and win.

Round 8: Cook Out 400

Kyle Larson won the pole. Larson won the first stage while Denny Hamlin won the second stage. William Byron came out on the final lap for the win.

Round 9: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

Kyle Larson won the pole. Larson cleared the first stage and Ross Chastain won the second stage. Larson led most of the laps with 77. In the end, Chase Elliott took the lead and pulled away to win his first race of the season.

Round 10: GEICO 500

Michael McDowell started on pole for the second time in his career. Austin Cindric narrowly beat Chase Elliott by inches to win Stage 1, while Joey Logano won Stage 2. The race was incident-free until lap 132 when Christopher Bell crashed out on the backstretch, collecting Justin Haley, Chase Briscoe, and Zane Smith. On lap 151, the Toyota drivers were drafting alone as part of a pit strategy when Erik Jones lost control and hit the outside wall head-on in turn 3, collecting Bubba Wallace, John Hunter Nemechek, and Denny Hamlin, which claimed four of the six Toyotas in the draft. McDowell held onto the lead in the closing laps of the race until the last lap when Brad Keselowski attempted a crossover move from second. McDowell got loose while blocking and wrecked on the tri-oval, triggering "The Big One", which caused Corey LaJoie to flip upside-down. Tyler Reddick evaded the wreck and passed Keselowski to score his first win of the season and his first at a superspeedway.

Round 11: Würth 400

Kyle Busch won the pole. Martin Truex Jr. won the first stage and Kyle Larson won the second stage. In the end, Denny Hamlin would comeback and go on to win his 3rd race of the season.

Round 12: AdventHealth 400

Christopher Bell won the pole. An hour before the race, they entered a light rain delay, which resulted in a 4 hour rain delay that ended at 6:25 PM EST. Denny Hamlin won the first stage and Chris Buescher won the second stage. After Kyle Busch spun on lap 261, the fuel and tire management battles were reset and the field lined up for a restart with two laps to go. Buescher and Hamlin restarted on the front row, but Kyle Larson jumped into second with a move to the apron going into turn 1. Buescher and Larson drove away from the remainder of the field by the white flag. Larson stuck his car against the outside wall to Buescher's right in turns three and four and the two raced two wheel to wheel by the wall through the corner. They came down the track and made contact coming to the line as Chase Elliott and Martin Truex, Jr. closed in. Larson edged out Buescher by 0.001 seconds, and it became the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Race results

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. ¹ – Stage 1 winner. ² – Stage 2 winner. ³ – Stage 3 winner.

Notes

Manufacturers' championship

After 12 of 36 races

• 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2024 ARCA Menards Series
• 2024 ARCA Menards Series East
• 2024 ARCA Menards Series West
• 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series