2026 NASCAR Gateway Entry List: Every Driver Racing in the Enjoy Illinois 300

The NASCAR Cup Series circuit heads to the World Wide Technology Raceway, also known as Gateway, for the second race of the Cup Series Chase this weekend. Earlier this week, NASCAR released the full entry list for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 as 36 drivers and teams are entered for the race.

Absent from this week’s entry list are Corey Heim and Chad Finchum, who both raced in last Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Heim, the defending Craftsman Truck Series champion and two-time Cup winner in 2026, is on a part-time basis in the Cup Series for 23XI Racing in the No. 67 Toyota.

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Finchum and the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford also competes on a part-time basis and did not enter Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300.

Full entry list for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Gateway

Here is a look at the full 36-car entry list for the Enjoy Illinois 300.

• Ross Chastain — No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

• Austin Cindric — No. 2 Team Penske Ford

• Austin Dillon — No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

• Noah Gragson — No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

• Kyle Larson — No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

• Brad Keselowski — No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

• Daniel Suárez — No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

• Chase Elliott — No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

• Ty Dillon — No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

• Denny Hamlin — No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

• Ryan Blaney — No. 12 Team Penske Ford

• AJ Allmendinger — No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

• Chris Buescher — No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

• Chase Briscoe — No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

• Christopher Bell — No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

• Josh Berry — No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

• Joey Logano — No. 22 Team Penske Ford

• Bubba Wallace — No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

• William Byron — No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

• Austin Hill — No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

• Todd Gilliland — No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

• Riley Herbst — No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

• Zane Smith — No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

• Cole Custer — No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet

• John Hunter Nemechek — No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

• Erik Jones — No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

• Tyler Reddick — No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

• Alex Bowman — No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

• Cody Ware — No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

• Ty Gibbs — No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

• Ryan Preece — No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

• Michael McDowell — No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

• Carson Hocevar — No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

• Connor Zilisch — No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

• Shane van Gisbergen — No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

The Enjoy Illinois 300 can be watched on Sunday, September 13 at 3 p.m. Eastern time on USA Network. For a radio broadcast, fans can tune into the Motor Racing Network (MRN) at the same start time.