Driver Tracker: 2019 full-time rides

A list of full-time drivers and their rides in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the 2019 season (This will be updated as drivers are announced for 2019):

*-indicates a change from the 2018 season

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Car No.	Driver	Team	Notable
00	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing	Social media darling returns for second season at StarCom.
1	Kurt Busch*	Chip Ganassi Racing	Veteran carries six straight playoff trips into Ganassi move.
2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	His 26 wins in last eight years are fourth-most in series.
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	With new crew chief, AD eyes fourth straight playoff trip.
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	“Happy” reached Champ 4 for fourth time in five years.
6	Ryan Newman*	Roush Fenway Racing	Veteran takes over for Bayne/Kenseth combo at Roush.
8*	Daniel Hemric*	Richard Childress Racing	Renumbered car, Sunoco rookie battle on tap for Hemric.
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Breakout three wins in 2018; much more to come in 2019?
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Upstart driver reached Round of 8 in first year at SHR.
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Can new crew chief snap Hamlin’s 47-race win drought?
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Led seventh-most laps; knocking on door of multi-win year.
13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Third-year man looks to rebound from 27th in standings.
14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	With two wins, Bowyer looks to build off best year since ’12.
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Avg. start (14.8) was career-best in ’18, but missed playoffs.
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Four straight Champ 4 appearances, coming off best season.
19	Martin Truex Jr.*	Joe Gibbs Racing	’17 champ moves to JGR with Cole Pearn in tow as well.
20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Scored first Cup win at Daytona, primed for a breakout year.
21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Tallied most top 10s (7) since ’14 in first year with Woods.
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Reigning champ aims to be first since Johnson to repeat.
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Paired with Chad Knaus, much is expected of this youngster.
32	Corey LaJoie*	Go Fas Racing	Looks to carry momentum of DiBenedetto’s two-year stint.
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Matched career-best standings finish — 26th — in ’18.
36*	Matt Tifft*	Front Row Motorsports*	Rookie joins up with expanded three-car team.
37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Texas native becomes experienced hand of JTG stable.
38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ragan’s avg. finish of 22.9 marks his best since 2011.
41	Daniel Suarez*	Stewart-Haas Racing	After two years at JGR, he slides into Kurt Busch’s old seat.
42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	A repeat of last year’s winless season would be stunning.
43	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	Sophomore season in iconic car should see gains for Bubba.
47	Ryan Preece*	JTG Daugherty Racing	Part-time bet on self pays off with a Cup ride, rookie battle.
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Seven-time champ starts anew with CC Kevin Meendering.
88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	More top 10s, top fives on his agenda after playoff berth.
95	Matt DiBenedetto*	Leavine Family Racing	Alliance with JGR brings Matty D back to beginnings.
97	Tanner Berryhill*	Obaika Racing	Obaika Racing goes full time after three races in 2018.

 

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