NASCAR CUP SERIES CHARTERS AND OPEN TEAMS BY 2025 TEAM
CAR
2025
TEAM
CHARTER HISTORY
#1
TRACKHOUSE
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO CHIP GANASSI RACING #1
2022 | SOLD TO TRACKHOUSE RACING #1
2026 PLAN | ROSS CHASTAIN FULL TIME
#2
TEAM
PENSKE
2015 | ISSUED TO TEAM PENSKE # 2
2026 PLAN | AUSTIN CINDRIC FULL TIME
#3
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #3
2026 PLAN | AUSTIN DILLON FULL TIME
#4
FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO STEWART-HAAS RACING #4
2025 | SOLD TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #4
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | NOAH GRAGSON FULL TIME
#5
HENDRICK
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48
2021 | RENUMBERED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #5
2026 PLAN | KYLE LARSON FULL TIME
#6
ROUSH FENWAY KESELOWSKI RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO ROUSH FENWAY #16
2017 | RENUMBERED TO ROUSH FENWAY #6
2022 | SOLD PARTIAL STAKE, REBRANDED TO RFK RACING
2026 PLAN | BRAD KESELOWSKI FULL TIME
#7
SPIRE
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO BK RACING #23
2018 | SIEZED BY BANK DUE TO BANKRUPTCY
2018 | PURCHASED AT AUCTION BY FRM
2019 | RENUMBERED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38
2020 | LEASED TO RICK WARE RACING #36 / 53
2021 | SOLD TO RICK WARE RACING #53
2022 | SOLD TO SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #7
2026 PLAN | DANIEL SUAREZ FULL TIME
#8
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #31
2019 | RENUMBERED TO RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #8
2026 PLAN | KYLE BUSCH FULL TIME
#9
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24
2018 | RENUMBERED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #9
2026 PLAN | CHASE ELLIOTT FULL TIME
#10
KAULIG
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO FURNITURE ROW RACING #78
2019 | SOLD TO SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #77
2021 | LEASED TO TRACKHOUSE RACING #99
2022 | SOLD TO KAULIG RACING #31
2025 | RENUMBERED TO KAULIG RACING #10
2026 PLAN | TBD
#11
JOE GIBBS
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO JOE GIBBS RACING #11
2026 PLAN | DENNY HAMLIN FULL TIME
#12
TEAM
PENSKE
2015 | ISSUED TO ROUSH FENWAY RACING #6
2016 | LEASED TO JTG DAUGHERTY #37
2017 | SOLD TO TEAM PENSKE #12
2026 PLAN | RYAN BLANEY FULL TIME
#16
KAULIG
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO PREMIUM MOTORSPORTTS #62
2016 | SOLD TO HSCOTT MOTORSPORTS #46
2017 | SOLD TO FURNITURE ROW RACING #77
2018 | TRANSFERRED TO JTG DAUGHERTY RACING #37
[FURNITURE ROW RACING STILL HAD RIGHTS TO CHARTER]
2021 | RECLAIMED BY SPIRE MOTORSRTS #77
[FURNITURE ROW CHARTER RIGHTS WERE OWNED BY SPIRE]
2022 | SOLD TO KAULIG RACING #16
2026 PLAN | TBD
#17
ROUSH FENWAY KESELOWSKI RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO ROUSH FENWAY RACING #17
2022 | SOLD PARTIAL STAKE, REBRANDED TO RFK RACING
2026 PLAN | CHRIS BUESCHER FULL TIME
#19
JOE GIBBS
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING #55
2016 | SOLD TO JOE GIBBS RACING #19
2026 PLAN | CHASE BRISCOE FULL TIME
#20
JOE GIBBS
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO JOE GIBBS RACING #20
2026 PLAN | CHRISTOPHER BELL FULL TIME
#21
WOOD BROTHERS
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO GOFAS RACING #32
2017 | LEASED TO WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21
2017 | SOLD TO WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21
2026 PLAN | JOSH BERRY FULL TIME
#22
TEAM
PENSKE
2015 | ISSUED TO TEAM PENSKE #22
2026 PLAN | JOEY LOGANO FULL TIME
#23
23XI
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO GERMAIN RACING #23
2021 | SOLD TO 23XI RACING #23
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | BUBBA WALLACE FULL TIME
#24
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #5
2018 | RENUMBERED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24
2026 PLAN | WILLIAM BYRON FULL TIME
#34
FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #35
2016 | RENUMBERED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #34
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | TODD GILLILAND FULL TIME
#35
23XI
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO STEWART-HAAS RACING #10
2025 | SOLD TO 23XI RACING #35
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | RILEY HERBST FULL TIME
#38
FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO BK RACING #83
2017 | SOLD TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS
2017 | LEASED TO TRISTAR MOTORSPORTS #72
2018 | RECLAIMED BY FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38
2019 | RENUMBERED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #36
2020 | RENUMBERED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | ZANE SMITH FULL TIME
#41
HAAS FACTORY TEAM
2015 | ISSUED TO MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING #15
2016 | SOLD TO STEWART-HAAS RACING #41
2025 | REBRANDED TO HAAS FACTORY TEAM #41
2026 PLAN | COLE CUSTER FULL TIME
#42
LEGACY
MOTOR CLUB
2015 | ISSUED TO RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #9
2016 | RENUMBERED TO RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #44
2017 | LEASED TO GOFAS RACING #32
2018 | RECLAIMED BY RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS
2018 | RENUMBERED TO RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #43
2019 | PARTNERSHIP WITH RICK WARE RACING #51
2022 | SOLD TO GMS RACING #94
2022 | MERGED WITH RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS
2022 | REBRANDED TO PETTY GMS MOTORSPORTS #42
2023 | REBRANDED TO LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #42
2026 PLAN | JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK FULL TIME
#43
LEGACY
MOTOR CLUB
2015 | ISSUED TO RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #43
2018 | LEASED TO RICK WARE RACING #51
2019 | RECLAIMED BY RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #43
2022 | MERGED WITH GMS RACING
2022 | REBRANDED TO PETTY GMS MOTORSPORTS #43
2023 | REBRANDED TO LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #43
2026 PLAN | ERIK JONES FULL TIME
#45
23XI
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #27
2018 | LEASED TO STARCOM RACING #00
2019 | SOLD TO STARCOM RACING #00
2022 | SOLD TO 23XI RACING #45
2025 | DID NOT SIGN CHARTER AGREEMENT, SUED NASCAR
2025 | INJUNCTION GRANTED TO RACE AS CHARTERED TEAM
2025 | INJUNCTION OVERTURNED, OPEN TEAM AS OF DOVER
2026 PLAN | TYLER REDDICK FULL TIME
#47
HYAK
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO JTG DAUGHERTY RACING #47
2025 | REBRANDED TO HYAK MOTORSPORTS #47
2026 PLAN | RICKY STENHOUSE JR. FULL TIME
#48
HENDRICK
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #88
2021 | RENUMBERED TO HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48
2026 PLAN | ALEX BOWMAN FULL TIME
#51
RICK WARE
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38
2018 | LEASED TO TRISTAR MOTORSPORTS #72
2019 | SOLD TO RICK WARE RACING #52
2020 | RENUMBERED TO RICK WARE RACING #27 MID YEAR
2021 | RENUMBERED TO RICK WARE RACING #52
2022 | RENUMBERED TO RICK WARE RACING #51
2026 PLAN | TBD
#54
JOE GIBBS
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO JOE GIBBS RACING #18
2023 | RENUMBERED TO JOE GIBBS RACING #54
2026 PLAN | TY GIBBS FULL TIME
#60
ROUSH FENWAY KESELOWSKI RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO PHOENIX RACING #51
2016 | SOLD TO HSCOTT MOTORSPORTS #51
2017 | SOLD TO PREMIUM MOTORSPORTS #7 / #15
2020 | SOLD TO RICK WARE RACING #15
2025 | LEASED TO RFK RACING #60
2026 PLAN | RYAN PREECE FULL TIME
#71
SPIRE
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO CIRCLE SPORT #33
2016 | PARTNERED WITH LEAVINE FAMLIY RACING #95
2017 | RECLAIMED BY CIRCLE SPORT #33
2017 | PARTNERED WITH TMG
2017 | REBRANDED TO CIRCLE SPORT TMG #32
2018 | RECLAIMED BY CIRCLE SPORT
2018 | PARTNERED WITH GO FAS RACING #32
2021 | SOLD TO LIVEFAST MOTORSPORTS #78
2024 | SOLD TO SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #71
2024 | PARTNERED WITH TRACKHOUSE RACING
2025 | RECLAIMED BY SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #71
2026 PLAN | MICHAEL MCDOWELL FULL TIME
#77
SPIRE
MOTORSPORTS
2015 | ISSUED TO TOMMY BALDWIN RACING #7
2017 | SOLD TO LEAVINF FAMILY RACING #95
2021 | SOLD TO SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #7
2022 | RENUMBERED TO SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #77
2026 PLAN | CARSON HOCEVAR FULL TIME
#88
TRACKHOUSE
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO STEWART-HAAS RACING #14
2025 | SOLD TO TRACKHOUSE RACING #88
2026 PLAN | CONNOR ZILISCH FULL TIME
#97
TRACKHOUSE
RACING
2015 | ISSUED TO CHIP GANASSI RACING #42
2022 | SOLD TO TRACKHOUES RACING #99
2026 | RENUMBERED TO TRACKHOUSE RACING #97
2026 PLAN | SHANE VAN GISBERGEN FULL TIME
