There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2009. Thought I'd get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor.
I'll only post changes that have been "Officially Announced" by the teams!
New drivers/sponsors are highlighted in yellow. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with NASCAR and the information isn't guaranteed to be accurate.
Once the green flag drops on the Daytona 500 new "mid-season / silly season" changes will be highlighted in blue
| 2009 NASCAR Nextel CUP DRIVER LIST | ||||
| Driver | # | Sponsor | Model | Team/Owner |
| Truex Jr, Martin | 1 | Bass Pro Shop | Chevy | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| Busch, Kurt | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Martin, Mark | 5 | Kellogg's/CARQUEST | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Ragan, David | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Gordon, Robby | 7 | Jim Beam | Toyota | Robby Gordon Racing |
| Almirola, Aric Race #1-7 {Team shutdown} | 8 | Guitar Hero | Chevy | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| Kahne, Kasey | 9 | Budweiser | Dodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Hamlin, Denny | 11 | FedEx | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Stremme, David Race #1 - #33 | 12 | Penske Racing | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Keselowski, Brad Race #34 - #36 | 12 | Penske Racing | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Stewart, Tony | 14 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Biffle, Gregg | 16 | 3M / DISH Network | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Kenseth, Matt | 17 | DeWalt Tools / Several others | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Busch, Kyle | 18 | M&M's/Snickers/Pedigree Dog Food/Interstate | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Sadler, Elliott | 19 | Stanley Tools | Dodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Logano, Joey | 20 | Home Depot | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Elliott, Bill {partial season} | 21 | Motorcraft | Ford | Wood Brothers |
| Gordon, Jeff | 24 | Du Pont | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| McMurray, Jamie | 26 | Crown Royal, Irvin Tools | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Kvapil, Travis | 28 | Golden Corral | Ford | Yates Racing |
| Harvick, Kevin | 29 | Shell/Reeses/Hershey Foods | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Burton, Jeff | 31 | Catapiller | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Bowyer, Clint | 33 | General Mills/Cherrios / BB&T | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Riggs, Scott | 36 | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| Newman, Ryan | 39 | U. S. Army | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Mayfield, Jeremy Race #1-11 {Suspended} | 41 | All Sport | Toyota | Jeremy Mayfield |
| Montoya, Juan Pablo | 42 | Target / Big Red / Juicy Fruit | Chevy | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| Sorenson, Reed | 43 | U.S. Air Force/ PVA.org/ Super 8 | Dodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Allmendinger, AJ | 44 | Valvoline | Dodge | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Ambrose, Marco | 47 | Little Debbie's / Clorax / Kingsford | Toyota | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| Johnson, Jimmie | 48 | Lowe's | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Waltrip, Michael | 55 | NAPA | Toyota | Michael Waltrip |
| Hornish, Sam | 77 | Mobil 1 | Dodge | Penski Racing South |
| Labonte, Bobby {7 Races} | 71 | TaxSlayer.com / others | Chevy | TRG Motorsports |
| Smith, Regan | 78 | Furniture Row | Chevy | Furniture Row Racing |
| Speed, Scott | 82 | Red Bull Energy Drink | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing |
| Vickers, Brian | 83 | Red Bull Energy Drink | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing |
| Eaarnhardt Jr, Dale | 88 | Mountain Dew/Amp / National Guard | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Labonte, Bobby {29 Races} | 96 | ask.com | Ford | Hall of Fame Racing |
| Darnell, Erik {7 Races} | 96 | Ford | Hall of Fame Racing | |
| Menard, Paul | 98 | Menard's | Ford | Yates Racing |
| Edwards, Carl | 99 | Aflac | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Reutimann, David | 00 | Aaron's | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| Mears, Casey | 07 | Jack Daniel's | Chevy | Richard Childress |