Teams
Because of the merger of DEI with Chip Ganassi, the No. 01 and No. 15 teams closed after the 2008 season. However, the owners' points from the No. 15 were transferred to the No. 34, while points from either the No. 01 or No. 41 was transferred to the No. 07, with the No. 33 car, owned by Richard Childress, receiving the other. (NASCAR allows for a transfer if the original owner maintains some stake in the team to which points are transferred.) Also Bill Davis Racing was bought by Triad Racing, however the No. 22 was bought by Penske Racing with Bill Davis holding minority interest. The No. 22's points were transferred to the No. 77, thus guaranteeing that car a spot in the Daytona 500 should all other transfers occur.
| Team | Car | No | Racing Driver | Primary Sponsor | Crew Chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 02 | Brandon Ash | Efusjon Energy Club/Spinter Trucking | Kenneth Wood | 3 |
| BlackJack Racing | Dodge Charger | 51 | Kelly Bires | Livewire Energy/FAB Grills | Ryan Bergenty | 1 |
| David Starr | 1 | |||||
| Dexter Bean | 6 | |||||
| Boys Will Be Boys Racing Co. | Dodge Charger | 06 | Trevor Boys | Iain Moncrieff | 2 | |
| Carl Long Racing | Dodge Charger | 46 | Carl Long | Romeo Guest Construction | 1 | |
| Dennis Setzer | 1 | |||||
| Carter/Simo Racing | Ford Fusion | 08 | Boris Said | U.S. Chrome | Frankie Stoddard | 3 |
| Toyota Camry | Terry Labonte | FanCar | Tony Furr | 5 | ||
| Cope/Keller Racing | Dodge Charger | 75 | Derrike Cope | Blu Frog Energy Drink/FlipnBags.com | Rich Markle | 6 |
| E&M Motorsports | Dodge Charger | 60 | James Hylton | E&M Motorsports | Unknown | 1 |
| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet Impala | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Kevin Manion | All |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero/TomTom | Doug Randolph | 7 | ||
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Brian Pattie | All | ||
| Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet Impala | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row | Jay Guy | 19 |
| Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 34 | John Andretti | Window World | Steve Lane | 34 |
| Tony Raines | A&W/Taco Bell | 2 | ||||
| Chevrolet Impala/Dodge Charger | 37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's | Scott Eggleston | 21 | |
| Chris Cook | 1 | |||||
| Tony Ave | 1 | |||||
| Kevin Hamlin | Long John Silver's | Peter Sospenzo | 1 | |||
| Travis Kvapil | 3 | |||||
| Germain Racing | Toyota Camry | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO | Bootie Barker | 21 |
| 35 | Todd Bodine | 1 | ||||
| Gunselman Motorsports | Toyota Camry | 64 | Geoffrey Bodine | Doug Richert | 2 | |
| Todd Bodine | 9 | |||||
| Mike Wallace | 8 | |||||
| Derrike Cope | 1 | |||||
| H&S Motorsports | Dodge Charger | 73 | Mike Garvey | Quality Concrete | Buddy Sisco | 4 |
| Tony Raines | 1 | |||||
| Josh Wise | 1 | |||||
| Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/Carquest | Alan Gustafson | All |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Steve Letarte | All | ||
| 25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com | Lance McGrew | 8 | ||
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Chad Knaus | All | ||
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP/National Guard | Tony Eury, Jr. | All | ||
| Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota Camry | 02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau | Wally Brown | 3 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx | Mike Ford | All | ||
| 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's/Interstate Batteries | Steve Addington | All | ||
| 20 | Joey Logano (R) | The Home Depot | Greg Zipadelli | All | ||
| JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota Camry | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | McKee Foods/Clorox Co. | Frank Kerr | All |
| Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Toyota Camry | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Biker Design | 1 | |
| Mayfield Motorsports | Toyota Camry | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport | Tony Furr | 11 |
| J. J. Yeley | SmallSponsor.com | 1 | ||||
| Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota Camry | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Rodney Childers | All |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Bootie Barker/Gene Nead | 34 | ||
| Patrick Carpentier | Bootie Barker | 2 | ||||
| Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 4 | Eric McClure | Hefty SteelSak | 1 | |
| Scott Wimmer | Alpha Natural Resources | 2 | ||||
| NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota Camry | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Phillipe Lopez | All | |
| Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet Impala | 57 | Norm Benning | D3 Outdoor | Mark Tutor | 1 |
| Penske Racing | Dodge Charger | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Pat Tryson | All |
| 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing | Roy McCauley | 33 | ||
| Brad Keselowski | 3 | |||||
| 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 | Travis Geisler | All | ||
| Phoenix Racing | Dodge Charger/Chevrolet Impala | 09 | Brad Keselowski | Miccosukee Indian Gambling | Marc Reno | 6 |
| Sterling Marlin | 12 | |||||
| Mike Bliss | 12 | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 2 | |||||
| Aric Almirola | 2 | |||||
| David Gilliland | 1 | |||||
| David Stremme | 1 | |||||
| Prism Motorsports | Toyota Camry | 66 | Terry Labonte | Window World | Bill Henderson | 1 |
| Dave Blaney | 35 | |||||
| R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 23 | Mike Skinner | Mahindra Tractors | 1 | |
| Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota Camry | 82 | Scott Speed (R) | Red Bull | Jimmy Elledge | All |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Ryan Pemberton | All | |||
| Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet Impala | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's | Gil Martin | All |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil | Todd Berrier | All | ||
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar, Inc. | Scott Miller | All | ||
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | General Mills/BB&T | Shane Wilson | All | ||
| Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge Charger | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Kenny Francis | All |
| Dodge Charger/Ford Fusion | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy/Stanley | Kevin Buskirk | All | |
| Dodge Charger | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's/Air Force/Valvoline | Mike Shiplett | All | |
| Dodge Charger/Ford Fusion | 44 | A. J. Allmendinger | Valvoline/Charter/Harrah's | Sammy Johns | All | |
| Robby Gordon Motorsports | Toyota Camry | 04 | P.J. Jones | Jim Beam/Menards | Bob Gordon | 2 |
| David Gilliland | 1 | |||||
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Kirk Almquist | 35 | |||
| David Gilliland | 1 | |||||
| Roush Fenway Racing | Ford Fusion | 6 | David Ragan | United Parcel Service | Jimmy Fennig | All |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Greg Erwin | All | ||
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Drew Blickensderfer | All | ||
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal/Irwin Tools | Donnie Wingo | All | ||
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Bob Osbourne | All | ||
| Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet Impala | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice | Darian Grubb | All |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army | Tony Gibson | All | ||
| Tommy Baldwin Racing | Toyota Camry | 36 | Scott Riggs | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | 12 | |
| Mike Skinner | 6 | |||||
| Patrick Carpentier | 5 | |||||
| Brian Simo | 2 | |||||
| Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink | 10 | ||||
| Robert Richardson Jr. | Mahindra Tractors | 1 | ||||
| TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet Impala | 70 | David Gilliland | TaxSlayer.com | 1 | |
| Mike Skinner | 2 | |||||
| Kevin Conway | ExtenZe | 1 | ||||
| 71 | Mike Wallace | Slugger Labbe | 1 | |||
| David Gilliland | Capital Window/American Monster | 25 | ||||
| Andy Lally | Adobe Road Winery | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com | 7 | ||||
| Mike Bliss | 2 | |||||
| Wood Brothers Racing | Ford Fusion | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft | David Hyder | 12 |
| David Gilliland | 1 | |||||
| Yates/ Hall of Fame Racing | Ford Fusion | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Golden Corral | Ben Leslie | 5 |
| 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com/Academy Sports | Todd Parrott/Ben Leslie | 28 | ||
| Erik Darnell | Academy Sports | Ben Leslie | 7 | |||
| 98 | Paul Menard | Menards | Larry Carter | All |
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