This is what the start of the 2011 Sprint Cup season is set to look like. There are some "part time" teams expected to run but I haven't included that information
| 2011 NASCAR Nextel CUP DRIVER LIST | ||||
| Driver | # | Sponsor | Model | Team/Owner |
| McMurray, Jamie | 1 | Bass Pro Shop | Chevy | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| Keselowski, Brad | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Kahne, Kasey | 4 | Red Bull | Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz/Red Bull Racing |
| Martin, Mark | 5 | GoDaddy.com/ Kellogg's/ CARQUEST | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Ragan, David | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Ambrose, Marco | 9 | Stanley Black & Becker | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Hamlin, Denny | 11 | FedEx | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| ?? | 12 | Verizon {no logos} | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| Mears, Casey | 13 | GEICO | Toyota | Germain Racing |
| Stewart, Tony | 14 | Office Depot / Old Spice / Burger King | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Biffle, Gregg | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Kenseth, Matt | 17 | Crown Royal / Valvoline | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Busch, Kyle | 18 | M&M's/Snickers/Pedigree Dog Food/Interstate | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Logano, Joey | 20 | Home Depot / Old Spice / Burger King | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Bayne, Trevor | 21 | Motorcraft | Ford | Wood Brothers |
| Busch, Kurt | 22 | Shell/Penzoil | Ford | Penske Racing |
| Gordon, Jeff | 24 | Du Pont | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Menard, Paul | 27 | Menard's | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Harvick, Kevin | 29 | Budweiser | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Burton, Jeff | 31 | Catapiller | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Bowyer, Clint | 33 | General Mills/Cherrios / BB&T | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Kvapil, Travis | 34 | Long John Silver's | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| Newman, Ryan | 39 | U. S. Army / Haas Automation / Tornados | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Montoya, Juan Pablo | 42 | Target / Big Red / Juicy Fruit | Chevy | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| Allmendinger, AJ | 43 | Best Buys | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Labonte, Bobby | 47 | Little Debbie's / Clorax / Kingsford | Toyota | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| Johnson, Jimmie | 48 | Lowe's | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Truex Jr, Martin | 56 | NAPA | Toyota | Michael Waltrip |
| Smith, Regan | 78 | Furniture Row | Chevy | Furniture Row 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 |
| Edwards, Carl | 99 | Aflac | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Reutimann, David | 00 | Aaron's | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing |