The 2017 NASCAR season is just weeks away and I thought it might be helpful to have a list of the drivers in the top series to study before we see them on the track for the first time racing.
I mean, the majority of drivers and car numbers are still together. However, with Tony Stewart retiring, Carl Edwards‘ surprise walk away from racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. back in the car and other driver changes, it just feels like there is more than the usual seat-shifting this year.
So, before the Daytona 500 Sunday, February 26th you might want to check over this list a few times. Don’t worry, there will not be a test or even a pop quiz.
By: Buck Stevens
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Full-Time Drivers List
(Highlighted in red signifies change from 2016 season.)
|
CAR # |
Driver Name | |
|
1 |
 |
Jamie McMurray |
|
2 |
 |
Brad Keselowski |
|
3 |
|
Austin Dillon |
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4 |
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Kevin Harvick |
|
5 |
|
Kasey Kahne |
|
6 |
|
Trevor Bayne |
|
10 |
|
Danica Patrick |
|
11 |
 |
Denny Hamlin |
|
13 |
|
Ty Dillon |
|
14 |
|
Clint Bowyer |
|
15 |
|
TBD (Michael Waltrip for Daytona 500) |
|
17 |
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
|
18 |
|
Kyle Busch |
|
19 |
|
Daniel Suarez |
|
20 |
|
Matt Kenseth |
|
21 |
|
Ryan Blaney |
|
22 |
|
Joey Logano |
|
23 |
|
Joey Gase/Gray Gaulding |
|
24 |
|
Chase Elliott |
|
27 |
|
Paul Menard |
|
31 |
|
Ryan Newman |
|
32 |
|
Matt DiBenedetto |
|
33 |
|
Jeffrey Earnhardt/TBD |
|
34 |
|
Landon Cassill |
|
37 |
|
Chris Buescher |
|
38 |
|
David Ragan |
|
41 |
|
Kurt Busch |
|
42 |
|
Kyle Larson |
|
43 |
|
Aric Almirola |
|
47 |
|
AJ Allmendinger |
|
48 |
|
Jimmie Johnson |
|
72 |
|
Cole Whitt |
|
77 |
|
Erick Jones |
|
78 |
|
Martin Truex Jr. |
|
83 |
|
Corey LaJoie/TBD |
|
88 |
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
|
95 |
|
Michael McDowell |
