NASCAR Cup Series Entry List for New Hampshire: Every Driver Racing in the 2026 Dollar Tree 301

The NASCAR Cup Series heads back to New England this weekend with precious little time remaining for drivers to change the trajectory of their regular seasons.

NASCAR has released the official entry list for Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and 36 cars are scheduled to compete on the 1-mile oval.

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The Aug. 23 race will be the 25th points-paying event of the 2026 Cup Series season and, more importantly, the penultimate race of the regular season. After New Hampshire, only Daytona remains before the postseason field is set.

That puts even more weight on a weekend that already features several noteworthy names and entries.

36 Cars Entered for NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire

The New Hampshire field includes the usual full-time Cup Series competitors along with several entries worth watching.

Austin Hill is entered in Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Chevrolet. Hill is listed as ineligible for Cup Series driver championship points.

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Riley Herbst will drive the No. 35 Toyota for 23XI Racing, while Cole Custer is entered in the No. 41 Ford for Haas Factory Team.

Trackhouse Racing will have three cars in the field. Ross Chastain returns in the No. 1, Connor Zilisch is entered in the No. 88 and Shane van Gisbergen will drive the No. 97.

New Hampshire also brings another opportunity for the sport’s biggest names to make a move before the regular season ends.

Joey Logano arrives with considerable momentum after winning two of the past four Cup races, including the most recent event at Richmond Raceway. The Team Penske driver also owns two career Cup victories at New Hampshire, winning there in 2009 and 2014.

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Ryan Blaney, meanwhile, returns as the defending winner at the track.

Full 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Entry List for New Hampshire

Here is the complete 36-car field for Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301:

1. No. 1 Ross Chastain — Trackhouse Racing

2. No. 2 Austin Cindric — Team Penske

3. No. 3 Austin Dillon — Richard Childress Racing

4. No. 4 Noah Gragson — Front Row Motorsports

5. No. 5 Kyle Larson — Hendrick Motorsports

6. No. 6 Brad Keselowski — RFK Racing

7. No. 7 Daniel Suárez — Spire Motorsports

8. No. 9 Chase Elliott — Hendrick Motorsports

9. No. 10 Ty Dillon — Kaulig Racing

10. No. 11 Denny Hamlin — Joe Gibbs Racin

11. No. 12 Ryan Blaney — Team Penske

12. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger — Kaulig Racing

13. No. 17 Chris Buescher — RFK Racing

14. No. 19 Chase Briscoe — Joe Gibbs Racing

15. No. 20 Christopher Bell — Joe Gibbs Racing

16. No. 21 Josh Berry — Wood Brothers Racing

17. No. 22 Joey Logano — Team Pensk

18. No. 23 Bubba Wallace — 23XI Racing

19. No. 24 William Byron — Hendrick Motorsports

20. No. 33 Austin Hill — Richard Childress Racing

21. No. 34 Todd Gilliland — Front Row Motorsports

22. No. 35 Riley Herbst — 23XI Racing

23. No. 38 Zane Smith — Front Row Motorsports

24. No. 41 Cole Custer — Haas Factory Team

25. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek — Legacy Motor Club

26. No. 43 Erik Jones — Legacy Motor Club

27. No. 45 Tyler Reddick — 23XI Racing

28. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — HYAK Motorsports

29. No. 48 Alex Bowman — Hendrick Motorsports

30. No. 51 Cody Ware — Rick Ware Racing

31. No. 54 Ty Gibbs — Joe Gibbs Racing

32. No. 60 Ryan Preece — RFK Racing

33. No. 71 Michael McDowell — Spire Motorsports

34. No. 77 Carson Hocevar — Spire Motorsports

35. No. 88 Connor Zilisch — Trackhouse Racing

36. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen — Trackhouse Racing

With exactly 36 cars on the entry list, every listed driver is positioned to make the field.

The Dollar Tree 301 is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. ET at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race will air on USA Network, with streaming coverage on HBO Max and radio coverage from PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.