Ryan Blaney will be crowned NASCAR’s 2023 Cup Series champion in Nashville while the rest of the drivers look ahead to the 2024 season and another opportunity to compete for a title.
The upcoming year brings about numerous schedule changes, such as Cup’s first trip to Iowa and Watkins Glen moving into the playoffs. The 2024 season also features familiar names in new places.
Here’s a look at the NASCAR Silly Season scorecard:
Cup Series
No. 1: Ross Chastain, fresh off a two-win season, is back at Trackhouse Racing for his third season.
No. 2: Austin Cindric is back at Team Penske for his third Cup season.
No. 3: Austin Dillon returns to Richard Childress Racing.
No. 4: Josh Berry will take over the No. 4 after Kevin Harvick’s retirement.
No. 5: Kyle Larson takes on his third season with Hendrick Motorsports after finishing second in the championship standings.
No. 6: Brad Keselowski will be back in an owner-driver role at RFK Racing after making the playoffs.
No. 7: Corey LaJoie returns to lead the Spire Motorsports lineup after signing a multi-year contract extension.
No. 8: Kyle Busch is back at Richard Childress Racing after winning three races in his first season with the team.
No. 9: Chase Elliott returns to Hendrick Motorsports on a long-term contract that runs through 2027.
No. 10: Aric Almirola stepped away from full-time competition. Stewart-Haas Racing has not announced his replacement.
No. 11: Denny Hamlin returns to Joe Gibbs Racing after signing an extension.
No. 12: Ryan Blaney, the reigning Cup champion, returns to Team Penske.
No. 14: Chase Briscoe returns to Stewart-Haas Racing as he takes on a leadership role.
No. 16: Kaulig Racing has not provided any updates about who will drive this car in 2024.
No. 17: Chris Buescher returns to RFK after winning three races and reaching the Round of 8.
No. 19: Martin Truex Jr. returns to Joe Gibbs Racing after winning the regular-season championship and three races.
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No. 20: Christopher Bell is back at JGR after reaching the Championship 4 for the second consecutive season.
No. 21: Harrison Burton returns for his third season in the Wood Brothers Ford.
No. 22: Joey Logano remains at Team Penske after signing a long-term extension in 2022.
No. 23: Bubba Wallace is back at 23XI Racing after making the playoffs for the first time.
No. 24: William Byron remains at Hendrick Motorsports after leading the series with six wins.
No. 31: Daniel Hemric returns to Cup and replaces Justin Haley in the No. 31.
No. 34: Michael McDowell leads the Front Row Motorsports lineup once again.
No. 38: Todd Gilliland returns to Front Row Motorsports for his third season.
No. 41: Ryan Preece returns to Stewart-Haas Racing for another season in the No. 41.
No. 42: John Hunter Nemechek returns to Cup and takes over the No. 42 as Legacy Motor Club moves to Toyota.
No. 43: Erik Jones leads the Legacy MC lineup as he returns to Toyota.
No. 45: Tyler Reddick returns to 23XI Racing after winning two races and reaching the Round of 8.
No. 47: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the reigning Daytona 500 winner, returns to JTG Daugherty Racing after signing a multi-year extension in 2022.
No. 48: Alex Bowman returns to Hendrick Motorsports as he seeks to rebound from missing multiple races with a back injury.
No. 54: Ty Gibbs returns to the No. 54 after winning Rookie of the Year.
No. 71: Zane Smith will move up to Cup after signing a multi-year deal with Trackhouse Racing. His rookie season will be with Spire Motorsports, who purchased Live Fast Motorsports’ charter.
No. 77: Carson Hocevar will move up to Cup to join Spire Motorsports.
No. 99: Daniel Suarez will be back for his fourth season at Trackhouse Racing.
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Xfinity Series
No. 00: Cole Custer, the reigning Xfinity champion, returns to Stewart-Haas Racing.
No. 1: Sam Mayer returns to JR Motorsports after reaching the Championship 4.
No. 2: ARCA champion Jesse Love moves up to Xfinity and replaces Sheldon Creed at Richard Childress Racing.
No. 7: Justin Allgaier returns to JR Motorsports after finishing second in the championship standings.
No. 8: Sammy Smith left Joe Gibbs Racing to drive for JR Motorsports.
No. 9: Brandon Jones returns to JR Motorsports.
No. 10: Kaulig Racing has not made any announcements about the No. 10, which fielded multiple drivers during the regular season.
No. 11: Josh Williams moves to Kaulig Racing and takes over the No. 11.
No. 15: Hailie Deegan moves up to the Xfinity Series and joins AM Racing.
No. 16: Chandler Smith departed Kaulig Racing. No announcement has been made about the new driver.
No. 21: Austin Hill returns to Richard Childress Racing after signing a multi-year extension.
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No. 27: Jeb Burton will return to Jordan Anderson Racing after winning at Talladega and reaching the playoffs.
No. 31: Parker Retzlaff will return to Jordan Anderson Racing for another full season.
No. 39: Ryan Sieg will be back for another season at RSS Racing.
No. 43: Ryan Ellis returns to Alpha Prime Racing and takes on his first full-time schedule.
No. 44: Brennan Poole joins Alpha Prime Racing for the full season.
No. 48: Parker Kligerman returns to Big Machine Racing after making the playoffs.
No. 51: Jeremy Clements returns to his family team after becoming the fifth driver to make more than 460 Xfinity starts.
No. 78: Anthony Alfredo won’t return to BJ McLeod Motorsports. The team will field one Xfinity entry.
No. 91: Kyle Weatherman will run the full season for DGM Racing.
No. 98: Riley Herbst returns to Stewart-Haas Racing after winning his first career national series race.
