Matt Johnson
NASCAR is headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for the fifth points race in the Cup Series season. The field of drivers for Sunday’ NASCAR race has been set, with this being the first time in 2026 that no open cars are running this weekend.
As of now, Hendrick Motorsports lists Alex Bowman as an entrant for the No. 48 car. He missed this past weekend’s race due to vertigo, with Anthony Alfredo taking his place behind the wheel at Phoenix. If Bowman returns this weekend, he’ll find gimself 36th in points and 77 points back of the 16th spot in The Chase.
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Let’s dive right into the NASCAR entry list for Las Vegas, presenting the field of Cup Series drivers for the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday.
NASCAR Entry List Las Vegas: Pennzoil 400
| Car | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing |
| 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
| 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | HYAK Motorsports |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing |
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