All 41 Daytona 500 Paint Schemes for NASCAR's 2026 Season Opener

Vibrant reds, flashy purples and so many shades of inexperienced: Virtually each shade on the rainbow will probably be represented in Sunday’s 2026 Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Sequence 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 groups work all offseason to convey the strongest potential automobiles to Daytona Worldwide Speedway for an opportunity to win The Nice American Race. And that extends to trendy, eye-catching paint schemes that can race across the iconic 2.5-mile Daytona observe. For Sunday’s Daytona 500, here is a have a look at all 41 paint schemes within the subject in numerical order. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Austin Cindric, No. 2 Staff Penske Ford Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Noah Gragson, No. 4 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet [DAYTONA 500: A Fast Kyle Busch Is ‘Dangerous’] 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 Staff Penske Ford AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet [DAYTONA 500: Weather forecast for Sunday’s Race] Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Josh Berry, No. 21 Wooden Brothers Racing Ford Joey Logano, No. 22 Staff Penske Ford Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet [NASCAR: Could William Byron 3-Peat at Daytona 500?] Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota Zane Smith, No. 38 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Manufacturing facility Staff Chevrolet John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota [DAYTONA 500: Kevin Harvick ‘Concerned’ About 23XI Performances] Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Storage 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 Reside Quick Motorsports Chevrolet Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Membership Toyota Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet