Daytona 500 Paint Schemes: All 41 Looks for NASCAR’s 2026 Season Opener

Bright reds, flashy purples and so many shades of green: Practically every color on the rainbow will be represented in Sunday’s 2026 Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Series season opener. Plus, first-time Daytona 500 pole sitter Kyle Busch and two-time defending 500 champ William Byron are rocking flames on their Chevrolets with can’t-miss paint schemes. 

Drivers and teams work all offseason to bring the strongest possible cars to Daytona International Speedway for a chance to win The Great American Race. And that extends to stylish, eye-catching paint schemes that will race around the iconic 2.5-mile Daytona track.

For Sunday’s Daytona 500, here’s a look at all 41 paint schemes in the field in numerical order.

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 

Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford 

Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 

Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 

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Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 

Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 

Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford 

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 

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Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 

Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 

Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 

Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford 

Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota 

William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 

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Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 

Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota 

Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 

Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 

Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota 

Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota 

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Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 

Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 

Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 

BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota 

Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet