All four Hendrick Cup drivers to share JR Motorsports car in 2026

In 2025, we got accustomed to seeing the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane, courtesy of Connor Zilisch and his ten wins.

For this year, it was already announced that Rajah Caruth will pilot the car in 23 of 33 NOAPS races during the 2026 season.

However, we  now know who will drive the car in the other ten events. With Hendrick Motorsports taking its No. 17 full-time with Corey Day, there is no room for their Cup stars to make appearances in the secondary division. So instead, they will take turns behind the wheel of the No. 88 JRM entry.

With sponsorship from Hendrickcars.com for the full season, we will see Hendrick's Cup stars Kyle Larson, William Byron, Chase Elliott, and Alex Bowman in the car.

Byron will be first up for the March 7 race at Phoenix Raceway, then April 18 at Kansas Speedway, and finally June 13 at Pocono Raceway for a total of three races.

Larson will also run three races, beginning with Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 14, then April 11 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and finally May 2 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Bowman and Elliott will each compete in two races to fill out the schedule. Bowman's two starts will come at Darlington Raceway on March 21 and May 30 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Elliott won't appear until the summer months with his starts coming on July 4 at Chicagoland Speedway and July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“We couldn’t be happier to welcome back all four of Hendrick Motorsports’ drivers into the JRM family to join Rajah (Caruth) behind the wheel of our No. 88 Chevrolet,” said JR Motorsports CEO Kelley Earnhardt Miller. “Chase, William, Alex and Kyle all have such a unique history with us and it’s just a testament to the relationship that we have built with Mr. Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports and HendrickCars.com that we can bring them all together with Rajah to race for an owner’s championship in 2026.”