- Free-Agent Sprint Cup Series Regulars after 2014 season
Marcos Ambrose (heads back to Australia)
Carl Edwards (headed to JGR)
David Gilliland
Sam Hornish Jr. (headed to RPM #9)
David Ragan (expects to return to Front Row) - POSSIBLE Free-Agent Sprint Cup Series Regulars after 2015 season
#11-Denny Hamlin
#48-Jimmie Johnson
#13-Casey Mears
#1-Jamie McMurray
#10-Danica Patrick
#78-Martin Truex Jr.
- Unofficial full-time rides by Manufacturer and Car# Assignments
43 Full Time Teams
Chevy: 23 Teams 1,3,4,5,7,10,13,14,24,27,30,31,33,36,40,41,42,47,48,51,78,88,98
Ford: 10 Teams - 2,6,9,16,17,22,32,34,38,43
Toyota: 10 Teams - 11,15,18,19,20,23,26,55,66,83 - Some Part-Time Teams by car # that may / will attempt a race or races in 2015:
Chevy: 29,37,44,52
Ford: 12,21,35,77,92,95
Toyota: 49,87,93 - Unassigned Numbers for 2015
00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,
0,8,19,25,28,39,45,46,
50,53,54,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,
65,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,79
80,81,82,84,85,86,89,90,91,94,96,97,99
Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR
teams can request a number and hold the license
paying NASCAR to hold a number
CHART KEYS
* part time team, or a team that has skipped at least one race
?unknown or a rumor for that section
ROTY = Rookie of the Year Candidate
(i) = not running for Sprint Cup Series points
Red Font = new driver, sponsor, car#, owner, crew chief..etc
A team in all red = new full time or part time team for this season
CAR#
(click # for news) / DRIVER
(contract end year..if known) / MANUFACTURER / PRIMARY SPONSORS
(number of races...if known) / LISTED OWNERS / TEAM / CREW CHIEF / ENGINE BUILDER / SUPPLIER
NOTES......
1 / Jamie McMurray 201? / Chevy / McDonald's
Cessna
?Bass Pro Shops / Chip Ganassi
Felix Sabates
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / Matt McCall / Hendrick Motorsports
LiftMaster moves to Hendrick Motorsports #5 team to sponsor Kahne for three races in 2015 (11-20-2014). Matt McCall named the new crew chief for McMurray (11-18-2014). Keith Rodden will be heading back to Hendrick Motorsports as Kasey Kahne's crew chief on the #5 (11-9-2014). McDonald's and Cessna will return in 2015 and will increase the number of races they sponsor. (10-15-2014) Ganassi extended McMurray's contract in August of 2013, at least for the 2014 season, looks like that extends into 2015. McDonald's was the primary sponsor for 13 races in 2014, no word if they return in 2015. Cessna / Textron returned in 2014 as the primary sponsor for 10 races. Liftmaster is signed thru 2014 and has been the primary sponsor for one race a year (7-30-2014). Keith Rodden came over from Hendrick as the crew chief for the 2014 season.
2 / Brad Keselowski 2017
2012 Champion / Ford 2017 / Miller Lite 2017 (24 races)
Alliance Truck Parts
Wurth (3 races)
?Detroit Genuine Parts / Team Penske
Roger Penske / Paul Wolfe 2017 / Roush-Yates
Wurth will be primary sponsor for Keselowski in three 2015 races (10-23-2014). Alliance Truck Parts (8 races), Wurth (4 races) and Detroit Genuine Parts (2 races) were signed thru the 2014 season, no word if they return as primary sponsors in 2015. Ryan Blaney & Juan Pablo Montoya ran two races each in the #12 Ford in 20914. No word if they will continue to do so, but Penske indicated in mid 2014 that Team Penske would remain a two-car team in 2015 (5-25-2014). Keselowski extended his contract to 2017 and sponsor Miller Lite to 2017 also, being the primary sponsor for 24 instead of 36. Crew chief Paul Wolfe is signed thru the 2017 season(1-30-2014)
3 / Austin Dillon / Chevy 2014 / ?Dow Chemical (16 races)
?Cheerios
?Bass Pro Shops
?American Ethanol
?Realtree / Bad Boy Buggies / Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing / Gil Martin / ECR Engines
No changes expected in 2014 after RCR brought back the #3 in 2014 and Dillon ran for rookie of the year in 2014 (5-25-2014). Bass Pro Shops was the primary sponsor for two races in 2014 (4-8-2014). Realtree and Bad Boy Buggies were the co-primary sponsor at Bristol in March(3-7-2014). Main primary sponsors in 2014 were Dow Chemical (16 races), Cheerios, Bass Pro Shops and American Ethanol, no word if they return, but supposedly the deals were multiyear. Gil Martin was the crew chief and is expected back in 2014. The team changed from #29 to #3 for 2014.
4 / Kevin Harvick 2016
2014 Champion / Chevy / Budweiser 2016
Jimmy Johns 2016
Outback Steakhouse 2015
?Hunt Brothers Pizza
Mobil1 2015 / Stewart Haas Racing
Tony Stewart
Joe Custer
Gene Haas / Rodney Childers / Hendrick Motorsports
Harvick and Budweiser signed deals thru 2016 starting in the 2014 season. Jimmy John's is signed thru 2016. Outback Steakhouse is signed thru 2015. Childers came over from #55 MWR team late in 2013. Budweiser was the primary sponsor for 20 races plus the Sprint Showdown in Feb (5-25-2014).
5 / Kasey Kahne 2018 / Chevy / Farmers Insurance(12 races)
Great Clips(10 races)
Time Warner Cable(5 races)
Pepsi(1 race)
LiftMaster (2017)(3 races) / Rick Hendrick / Keith Rodden / Hendrick Motorsports
Kahne re-signed with Hendrick for three years thru 2018 (11-20-2014). LiftMaster will be the primary sponsor for three races in 2015, thru the 2017 season. The three 2015 races: Charlotte in May; Kentucky in July; Kansas in Oct (11-20-2014). Keith Rodden comes back to Hendrick Motorsports as Kasey Kahne's crew chief on the #5 after a year at Chip Ganassi Racing as Jamie McMurray's crew chief. Former crew chief, Kenny Francis, will be HMS's Vehicle Technical Director (11-19-2014). Kahne is signed thru 2015 as is Time Warner Cable. Farmers Insurance is signed thru 2014 but expected back on the #5 in 2015 (5-25-2014). Valvoline becomes the oil / lubricant sponsor for Hendrick Motorsports starting in 2014, replacing Quaker State Oil (9-24-2013). Time Warner adds two races as sponsor for a total of six in 2013 and five races in both 2014 and 2015 (9-4-2013). Kahne signed thru 2015, Farmers Insurance is signed thru 2014 for 19/22 races. Crew chief Francis is signed thru at least 2014
6 [was 99] / Trevor Bayne 2017 ROTY / Ford / AdvoCare / Roush Fenway Racing
Jack Roush / ? / Roush-Yates
Crew chief Jimmy Fennig will not move to this team after the 2014 season, he will retire as a crew chief and work in RFR's shop (9-10-2014). Fennig could move over from the #99 team when Edwards leaves to be the crew chief (7-24-2014). Roush Fenway Racing announced in May 2014 that it will again field its iconic #6 Sprint Cup entry in the 2015 NASCAR season, with Trevor Bayne driving the car with full multi-year primary partnership from AdvoCare (5-24-2014). No word if Roush will run Bayne in a few 2014 races to build up some team attempts. The #6 sat out the 2013 & 2014 seasons. The #6 last ran during the 2012 season with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. running four races. The team last ran full-time in 2011 with David Ragan.
7 / ?Michael Annett / Chevy / ?Pilot Flying J
?Accell Construction
?Cypress HQ / Tommy Baldwin Racing
Tommy Baldwin Jr.
Al Heinke / ?Kevin "Bono" Manion / ECR Engines
Michael Annett ran the 2014 season, running for the rookie of the year. Annett is expected to return in 2015, as long as sponsor Pilot Flying J, returns as the sponsor. No word if crew chief, Kevin "Bono" Manion, will return in 2015. Accell Construction was the primary sponsor for six races (5-25-2014)
9 / Sam Hornish Jr. / Ford / Twisted Tea / Richard Petty Motorsports
Richard Petty
Andy Murstein
Doug Bergeron / ?Drew Blickensderfer / Roush-Yates
Twisted Tea will return for an unknown number of races (10-15-2014) Sam Hornish Jr. to drive the #9 in a multi-year deal and crew chief Drew Blickensderfer will return (10-7-2014). Stanley Tools will leave at end of 2014 and sponsor #19-Edwards for 12 races with Stanley and #20-Kenseth for 6 races with DeWalt (9-17-2014). Marcos Ambrose will leave at the end of 2014 and head back to his homeland, Australia and run for Penske in SuperV8 Series there (9-15-2014). No word on a replacement yet, some rumors include David Ragan and Stan HornishJr (9-15-2014). Stanley Tools (Black & Decker, DeWalt, Mac Tools), supposedly leaving and going to the new #19 Joe Gibbs Racing team with Carl Edwards. If Ambrose doesn't return, two drivers in the rumor mill include Ragan and Hornish Jr. (9-5-2014). Marcos Ambrose is a free-agent after the 2014 season, and there were rumors he will go back to his homeland in Australia and run a SuperV8 team that Penske could partner up with.(5-25-2014).
10 / Danica Patrick ?2015 / Chevy / ?GoDaddy.com 2014
?Aspen Dental / Stewart Haas Racing
Tony Stewart
Joe Custer
Gene Haas / Daniel Knost / Hendrick Motorsports
Knost will take over as crew chief at Texas. His status for 2015 has not been announced. (10-22-2014) GoDaddy.com supposedly is good thru 2014, but seems likely to renew with Patrick and SHR. Aspen Dental came aboard to be the sponsor in two 2014 races and will likely continue with the team. There have been rumors that Tony Gibson could be out as Patrick's crew chief, but SHR squashed it. Supposedly Patrick is signed with SHR at least thru 2015 (5-25-2014)
11 / Denny Hamlin 2015? / Toyota / FedEx Express
FedEx Freight
FedEx Ground
FedEx Office
Sport Clips / Joe Gibbs Racing / Darian Grubb 2014 / Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
Hamlin signed an extension in 2012, which are usually three-year deals, so looks like Hamlin is signed thru 2015 at JGR. Have not heard anything concerning FedEx leaving as the main primary sponsor. All indications are that Grubb returns as the crew chief in 2015 (5-25-2014).
13 / Casey Mears (2015) / Chevy / GEICO (33 races)(2015) / Germain Racing / ?Bootie Barker / Earnhardt Childress Racing
Been told Mears and GEICO are signed thru 2015 with GEICO as the sponsor in 33 of 36 races (except both Michigan races and one Kansas race). Last heard crew chief Barker was signed thru the 2014 season
14 / Tony Stewart
(2002, 2005, 2011 Champion) / Chevy / Bass Pro Shops
Mobil 1
Rush Truck Centers
Code 3 Associates / Stewart Haas Racing
Tony Stewart
Joe Custer
Gene Haas / Chad Johnston / Hendrick Motorsports
All retirement rumors have been denied (8-31-2014). Stewart is the co-owner and plans to race for years. All indications are that all sponsors return in 2015 and crew chief Chad Johnston, who just started as the #14 crew chief in 2014, will return in 2015 (5-24-2014).
15 / Clint Bowyer 2017 / Toyota / Five Hour Energy Drink (2017)
Peak
AAA Mid-Atlantic
?Charter / Michael Waltrip Racing
Michael Waltrip
Robert Kauffman
Johnny Harris / Brian Pattie 2017 / Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
MWR announced extensions with Bowyer, Pattie and 5-Hour Energy, looks like it will be for three years thru 2017. 5-Hour Energy will be the primary sponsor for 24 races a season (5-5-2014). Supposedly Peak (3 races) and AAA-Mid Atlantic (2 races) will return to sponsor some races as they did in 2014 (5-25-2014).
16 / Greg Biffle 2016 / Ford / Ortho
Cheez-It / Roush Fenway Racing
Jack Roush / Matt Puccia / Roush-Yates
Cheez-It will move to Biffle's team for an unannounced number of races (10-22-2014). Ortho announced they will be a primary sponsor for about half the races (16-17) in 2015, some using the Ortho Fire Ant Killer featured on the #16 (8-29-2014). 3M will leave as the sponsor after the 2014 season and move to the #24 with Jeff Gordon. RFR and Biffle say they have sponsors in place for 2015 and expect to announcene them soon (8-13-2014). Biffle re-signed to stay at RFR at least thru 2016 (7-27-2014)
17 / Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / Ford / Fastenal
Zest
EcoPower
Cargill
Fifth Third Bank
NOS / Roush Fenway Racing
Jack Roush
John Henry / Mike Kelley / Roush-Yates
Zest will again serve as a primary for Stenhouse for multiple races in 2015, as well as a season-long associate. Indications are that Fifth Third Bank and NOS will return in some capacity (7-30-2014). Roush Fenway Racing announced that Fastenal will team with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., serving as the anchor sponsor on the #17 Ford for a multi-year agreement beginning in 2015 (7-27-2014). Nationwide Insurance will leave and go to the #88 Hendrick Motorsports team starting in 2015. No word if Zest, Fifth Bird Bank, or NOS return in 2015. EcoPower and Cargill will return in 2015 as they signed multi-year deals in 2014. Stenhouse Jr. is supposedly signed thru at least 2015 (6-24-2014).
18 / Kyle Busch 2017 / Toyota / M&M's (2017)
?Interstate Batteries / Joe Gibbs Racing / Dave Rogers / Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
M&M Mars renewed with JGR to stay with Busch and the #18 car thru 2017 (8-13-2014). M&M's was rumored to be going to a 4th JGR car with Carl Edwards, but Gibbs denied it and says M&M's will return to the #18 in 2015. No word on any crew chief changes and no word if Interstate Batteries will be back, but they are expected to be back as they are a long time sponsor of the #18 car and JGR (6-20-2014).
19 / Carl Edwards 2017 / Toyota / Arris (17 races)
Stanley (12 races)
?Subway / Joe Gibbs Racing / ? / Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
Stanley Tools (Black & Decker, DeWalt, Mac Tools), will move from the #9 RPM team and be the primary sponsor for JGR in some 2015 races, DeWalt with Kenseth on the #20 in 6 races and Stanley on the #19 with Edwards in 12 races (9-17-2014). Edwards moves to Joe Gibbs Racing starting in 2015 with Arris as the primary sponsor for half of the races, supposedly thru 2017. The new team will run the #19. No word on a crew chief. Gibbs said that sponsorship for most of the other 19 races that ARRIS will not be the primary sponsor have been sold and will be announced at a later date (8-19-2014). Still only rumored as of 7-30-2014, Edwards will supposedly sign with Joe Gibbs Racing to run a car for a fourth team. No word on a sponsor or a car number. Past car numbers JGR has used for their 4th part-time team include: #02, #80 and #81. Supposedly only Subway will be allowed to leave Roush Fenway Racing and go with Edwards. Fastenal will stay with RFR and move to the #17 Ford (7-30-2014).
20 / Matt Kenseth 2016+
(2003 Champion) / Toyota / Dollar General (30 races, 2016+)
DeWalt (6 races) / Joe Gibbs Racing / Jason Ratcliff / Toyota Racing Development (TRD)
Stanley Tools (Black & Decker, DeWalt, Mac Tools), will move from the #9 RPM team and be the primary sponsor for JGR in some 2015 races, DeWalt with Kenseth on the #20 in 6 races and Stanley on the #19 with Edwards in 12 races (9-17-2014). Dollar General will be the primary sponsor for 30 races starting in 2015 thru at least 2016. Kenseth extended his contract at least thru 2016. Gibbs said the team has another sponsor lined up for the remainder of the 2015 season but could not announce it at this point (6-28-2014). Home Depot-Husky Tools will leave the team and NASCAR after 2014. Kenseth is signed at least thru 2015 and supposedly crew chief Jason Ratcliff will return in 2015 (6-23-2014)
22 / Joey Logano 2015 / Ford 2017 / Shell-Pennzoil 2018 (32 races)
AAA (3 races)
Autotrader.com (1 race) / Team Penske
Roger Penske / Todd Gordon 2013 / Roush-Yates
Shell-Pennzoil will sponsor 32 races, AAA will sponsor 3 and AutoTrader 1. (10-15-2014) No changes expected, looks like all sponsors will return in 2015 (6-15-2014). Team Penske is not expected to expand to a full-time third team
23 / Alex Bowman / Toyota / Dr. Pepper
Burger King / BK Racing
Ron Devine
Wayne Press
Thomas Ueberall / Dave Winston / Race Engines Plus
Alex Bowman will drive the car full-time in 2014, running for rookie of the year. The team will change from #93 to #23 and be sponsored by Dr Pepper. Dave Winston will be the crew chief with Dale Ferguson moving to BK Racing #83 for Ryan Truex (1-20-2014). Ryan Truex will test the car at Daytona in Jan 2014. Dale Ferguson will return as the crew chief in 2014 (1-5-2014). Travis Kvapil ran the #83 in 2013 under a one-year deal. No word if he or #83 driver David Reutimann will return in 2014 (7-14-2013). Dale Ferguson took over as the crew chief at Daytona in July 2013. Mike Ford goes back to his regular job, director of competition and racing operations (7-2-2013).
24 / Jeff Gordon 2017/lifetime
(1995,1997,1998,2001 champ) / Chevy / Drive to End Hunger(13 races)(2015)
3M (2017)(11 races)
Axalta Coating Systems(2016)(10 races)
Pepsi(2015)(2 races)
Panasonic (2 races) / Rick Hendrick
Jeff Gordon / Alan Gustafson
?2014 / Hendrick Motorsports
3M will move from the #16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford of Greg Biffle to the #24 for 11 races in 2015, thru 2017 (8-12-2014). AARP's Drive to End Hunger will return in 2014, being the sponsor for 13 races (down from 20), including the Daytona 500 (8-8-2014). Gordon is on a lifetime deal with Hendrick. Gordon says while thinking of retirement but he plans to race at least 2-3 years more. Axalta is signed thru 2016 for 10 races a year, Panasonice back for two races and supposedly Pepsi is signed thru 2015 to be the sponsor for two races. Crew chief Alan Gustafson is signed thru 2014 but expect him to return. Gordon is signed to a long term 'lifetime' deal with Hendrick, and Gordon says he plans to drive at least a couple more years.
26 / ?Cole Whitt / Toyota / ? / Anthony Marlowe
BK Racing
Ron Levine
was Swan Racing
Brandon Davis / Randy Cox / Triad Racing Technologies
Anthony Marlowe and BK Racing both tweeted that Whitt would leave BK Racing and go to the #34 ride with Front Row Racing but a Front Row Motorsports spokesperson said there are "no expected changes with the 34 car"(11-26-2014). No word on any changes or 2015 plans. Swan Racing restructured the company with Anthony Marlowe merging his ownership of the #26 team into BK Racing [#23 & #93](7-30-2014)