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.Â
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 ChevroletÂ
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Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletÂ
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Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports FordÂ
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Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletÂ
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Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletÂ
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Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske FordÂ
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AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletÂ
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Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaÂ
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Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaÂ
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Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing FordÂ
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske FordÂ
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Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing ToyotaÂ
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William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports FordÂ
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Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing ToyotaÂ
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports FordÂ
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Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
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Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team ChevroletÂ
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Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club ToyotaÂ
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Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing ToyotaÂ
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Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing ChevroletÂ
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Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
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Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
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Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
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Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletÂ
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BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
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Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club ToyotaÂ
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Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletÂ
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