| 2016 NASCAR Nextel CUP DRIVER LIST | ||||
| Driver | # | Sponsor | Model | Team/Owner |
| McMurray, Jamie | 1 | McDonald's | Chevy | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felus Sabates |
| Keselowski, Brad | 2 | Miller Lite / Allance Truck Parts | Ford | Penske Racing |
| Dillon, Austin | 3 | Dow Chemical / Cherrios / Bass Pro Shop | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Harvick, Kevin | 4 | Busch Beer / Jimmy Johns / Outback | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Kahne, Kasey | 5 | Farmers Ins/ Great Clips / Quicken Loans | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Bayne, Trevor | 6 | AdvoCare | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Bowman, Alex | 7 | Toy State | Chevy | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| Patrick, Danica | 10 | Nature's Bakery / Aspen Dental / TaxAct | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Hamlin, Denny | 11 | FedEx | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Mears, Casey | 13 | GEICO | Chevy | Germain Racing |
| Stewart, Tony | 14 | Bass Pro / Mobil | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Bowyer, Clint | 15 | 5 our Energy/ PEAK | Chevy | Harry Scott Motorsports |
| Biffle, Gregg | 16 | Cheez-it | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Stenhouse Jr, Ricky | 17 | Fastenal / Zest/ RcoPower / Cargill | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| Busch, Kyle | 18 | M&M's / Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Edwards, Carl | 19 | Arris / Stanley / Subway | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Kenseth, Matt | 20 | Dollar General / DeWalt | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Logano, Joey | 22 | Shell/Penzoil | Ford | Penske Racing |
| Burton, Jeb | 23 | MAXIM Fantasy Sports / TraqGear / Estes | Toyota | BK Racing |
| Elliott, Chase | 24 | NAPA Auto Parts / 3M / Pepsi | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Yeley. J J | 26 | Dr Pepper / Beds for Kids /LiveDeals / MAXIUM Fantasy Sports | Toyota | BK Racing |
| Menard, Paul | 27 | Menard's | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Newman, Ryan | 31 | Caterpillar / Kwikset | Chevy | Richard Childress |
| Buescher, Chris | 34 | CSX Transportation / Farm Fresh / Taco Bell | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| Busch, Kurt | 41 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Chevy | Stewart Haas Racing |
| Larson, Kyle | 42 | Target / Big Red / Juicy Fruit | Chevy | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felus Sabates |
| Almirola, Aric | 43 | Smithfield Foods | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Scott, Brian | 44 | Albertson's / Shore Lodge/ Whitetail | Ford | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| Annett, Michael | 46 | Pilot Flying J/ Kingsford /Clorex | Chevy | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| Allmendinger, A J | 47 | Kroger Beans / Clorex | Toyota | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| Johnson, Jimmie | 48 | Lowe's | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |
| Truex Jr, Martin | 78 | Furniture Row | Toyota | Furniture Row Racing |
| DiBenedetto, Matt | 83 | Burger King / several others | Toyota | BK Racing |
| Earnhardt Jr, Dale | 88 | Mountain Dew/Amp / National Guard | Chevy | Rick Hendrick |