NASCAR has announced a 37-car entry list for Sunday’s huge Cup Series showdown at COTA.

The uraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne takes center stage over 95 laps and 228 miles with the action slated for 3.30pm ET on Sunday March 1 (FOX).

Tyler Reddick bids for an early season trifecta as the 23XI Racing star looks to follow up those epic victories at the Daytona 500 and then at Atlanta last weekend.

Controversial 23-year-old phenom Carson Hocevar meanwhile will have all eyes on him after causing that overtime wreck which ruined Christopher Bell’s victory hopes at EchoPark Speedway.

The hot favorite though will be New Zealand road course bully Shane van Gisbergen, who racked up a string of dominant victories in 2025.

The only Open entry will be defending O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love, driving the No. 33 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing.

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Cup Series entry list for COTA, Sunday March 1

The 37 cars entered for the uraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at COTA this weekend are as follows:

NASCAR COTA Entry List 2026
Car Driver Team
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing / Busch Light Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske / Discount Tire Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing / BREZTRI Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports / Rush Truck Centers Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports / HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing / Graza Ford
7 Daniel Suarez Spire Motorsports / Freeway Insurance Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing / Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports / NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing / National Debt Relief Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske / Menards / Pennzoil Ford
16 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing / CELSIUS Energy Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing / Trimble Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing / Columbia Bank Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing / DEWALT Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing / DEX Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske / Shell-Pennzoil Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing / Robinhood Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports / All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevrolet
33 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing / C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports / Love's Travel Stops Ford
35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing / Monster Energy Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports / Aaron's Rent to Own Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team / Haas / Bonanza Chevrolet
42 John Hunter Nemechek LEGACY MOTOR CLUB / Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota
43 Erik Jones LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. HYAK Motorsports / Ram Self Storage Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports / Ally Financial Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus / Costa Oil Chevrolet
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing / Saia LTL Freight Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing / Castrol Ford
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports / Katz Coffee Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports / Chili's Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch Trackhouse Racing / Red Bull Chevrolet
97 Shane Van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing / SafetyCulture Chevrolet

NASCAR COTA odds

Unsurprisingly, van Gisbergen is a very hot favorite to again dominate on a road course. He is currently trading at +110.

Teenage sensation Connor Zilisch (another road course expert) comes next in the market, he is just +400 to claim a first Cup Series victory.

Reddick meanwhile is currently a +1600 shot to claim his third consecutive win.
The front runners look like this (odds correct at time of writing):

  • +110 Shane van Gisbergen
  • +400 Connor Zilisch
  • +1200 Christopher Bell
  • +1400 William Byron
  • +1600 Tyler Reddick
  • +2000 Chase Elliott
  • +2000 Kyle Larson

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