| # | Driver | Team | Championships | Career wins | FIA Category | Racer Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 54 | — | 7,355 | |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 0 | 31 | — | 7,056 | |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 40 | — | 6,806 | |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 26 | — | 6,805 | |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 45 | Silver | 6,659 | |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 0 | 10 | — | 6,575 | |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 0 | 37 | Platinum | 6,507 | |
| 8 | William Byron | 2 | 30 | — | 6,469 | |
| 9 | Corey Heim | 3 | 37 | Silver | 6,394 | |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 0 | 58 | — | 6,327 | |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 27 | — | 6,237 | |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 9 | — | 6,234 | |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 0 | 12 | — | 6,192 | |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2 | 63 | Platinum | 6,131 | |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 0 | 4 | — | 6,124 | |
| 16 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 56 | Gold | 6,079 | |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 0 | 21 | — | 6,038 | |
| 18 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | 8 | — | 5,986 | |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 11 | Gold | 5,983 | |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 54 | — | 5,968 | |
| 21 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 162 | Platinum | 5,959 | |
| 22 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 14 | — | 5,927 | |
| 23 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 19 | Silver | 5,926 | |
| 24 | Will Brown | Red Bull Ampol Racing | 1 | 14 | Gold | 5,844 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 0 | 5 | Silver | 5,810 | |
| 26 | Martin Truex Jr | 3 | 34 | — | 5,787 | |
| 27 | Alex Bowman | 0 | 9 | — | 5,787 | |
| 28 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | 1 | 34 | — | 5,767 |
| 29 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 18 | Gold | 5,755 | |
| 30 | Zane Smith | 1 | 14 | — | 5,727 | |
| 31 | AJ Allmendinger | 0 | 20 | Gold | 5,669 | |
| 32 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 24 | — | 5,623 | |
| 33 | Burt Myers | 0 | 0 | — | 5,603 | |
| 34 | Kevin Magnussen | BMW M Team WRT | 1 | 8 | Platinum | 5,575 |
| 35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | — | 5,532 | |
| 36 | Connor Zilisch | 2 | 48 | Gold | 5,502 | |
| 37 | Riley Herbst | 0 | 5 | — | 5,446 | |
| 38 | Cole Custer | 0 | 19 | — | 5,420 | |
| 39 | Josh Berry | 0 | 7 | — | 5,322 | |
| 40 | Daniel Dye | Champion Container Corporation ( Joe Farre ) | 0 | 1 | — | 5,315 |
| 41 | Jesse Love | 2 | 21 | — | 5,281 | |
| 42 | Ryan Truex | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | 0 | 3 | — | 5,207 |
| 43 | Noah Gragson | 1 | 15 | — | 5,191 | |
| 44 | Austin Hill | 1 | 24 | — | 5,147 | |
| 45 | Ty Dillon | 0 | 4 | — | 5,124 | |
| 46 | Derek Kraus | 0 | 0 | — | 5,080 | |
| 47 | Casey Mears | 0 | 1 | Gold | 4,961 | |
| 48 | Chandler Smith | 1 | 22 | — | 4,954 | |
| 49 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | 0 | 11 | — | 4,918 |
| 50 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | 3 | Platinum | 4,735 | |
| 51 | Harrison Burton | 0 | 9 | — | 4,708 | |
| 52 | Anthony Alfredo | 0 | 0 | — | 4,705 | |
| 53 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 3 | — | 4,649 |
| 54 | Corey LaJoie | RBR Enterprises | 0 | 4 | — | 4,471 |
| 55 | Cody Ware | 0 | 0 | Silver | 4,404 | |
| 56 | B.J. McLeod | 0 | 0 | — | 4,307 | |
| 57 | Helio Castroneves | MERCADO LIVRE RACING | 2 | 35 | Platinum | 4,198 |
| 58 | Josh Bilicki | BJ McLeod Motorsports | 0 | 0 | — | 4,023 |
| 59 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | 0 | 0 | — | 3,943 |
| 60 | J.J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | 0 | 0 | — | 3,817 |
| 61 | David Starr | BJ McLeod Motorsports | 0 | 0 | — | 3,806 |
| 62 | Katherine Legge | 1 | 4 | Silver | 3,753 | |
| 63 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | 0 | 0 | — | 3,619 |
| 64 | Chad Finchum | 0 | 0 | — | 3,608 |
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top level of American stock car racing. It fields a grid of professional and experienced drivers in sprint competition, drawing its talent primarily from the lower NASCAR series and IMSA endurance racing. The field is established professional in calibre, with strengths around Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and Ty Gibbs anchoring a roster considerably stronger than its feeder series. Drivers arrive chiefly from NASCAR Xfinity and the Truck series, both notably weaker fields, and also from IMSA, whose drivers rate comparably to the Cup grid despite competing in a different discipline. Some Cup drivers step down to lower series, though the primary traffic flows upward, confirming Cup as the destination for top American stock car talent.