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 on Sunday, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX. 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 Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front 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 Team 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 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 [NASCAR: Could William Byron 3-Peat at Daytona 500?] 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 John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club 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 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 Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Read More
All 41 Daytona 500 Paint Schemes for NASCAR’s 2026 Season Opener … from Fox sports
