Prior to the 2016 NASCAR Cup Series season, NASCAR issued 36 charters to teams based on their longevity in the sport, granting them guaranteed spots in every race. These charters are used to determine financial earnings based on performance over a number of years, and provide more concrete value to teams. In addition to their ability to be sold, charters can also be leased for one season, but can only do so once between 2016-2020, and once in 2021-2024. There is also a “performance clause” where if a charter finishes in the bottom-3 for three consecutive years, NASCAR has the right to take away the charter.
Credit to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass for clarifying these changes.
Key:
* – bottom-3 charter
S – sold
L – leased
# – number change
D – driver change
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 (Issued) | |||||||
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| #1 - Trackhouse Racing Ross Chastain | S | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kurt Busch | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kurt Busch | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kurt Busch | D | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Jamie McMurray | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Jamie McMurray | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Jamie McMurray | #1 - Chip Ganassi Racing Jamie McMurray | |||||
| #2 - Team Penske Austin Cindric | D | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | #2 - Team Penske Brad Keselowski | ||||||
| #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | #3 - Richard Childress Racing Austin Dillon | |||||||
| #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | #4 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kevin Harvick | |||||||
| #5 - Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Larson | #5 - Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Larson | # D | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson | ||||||
| #6 - RFK Racing Brad Keselowski | D | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Ryan Newman | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Ryan Newman | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Ryan Newman | D | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Trevor Bayne | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Trevor Bayne | # D | #16 - Roush Fenway Racing Greg Biffle | #16 - Roush Fenway Racing Greg Biffle | ||||
| #7 - Spire Motorsports Corey LaJoie | S | #53 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | S | #53 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | L | #38 - Front Row Motorsports David Ragan | S | #23 - BK Racing Several Drivers * | #23 - BK Racing Several Drivers * | D | #23 - BK Racing David Ragan | D | #23 - BK Racing J.J. Yeley | |
| #8 - Richard Childress Racing Tyler Reddick | #8 - Richard Childress Racing Tyler Reddick | #8 - Richard Childress Racing Tyler Reddick | D | #8 - Richard Childress Racing Daniel Hemric | # D | #31 - Richard Childress Racing Ryan Newman | #31 - Richard Childress Racing Ryan Newman | #31 - Richard Childress Racing Ryan Newman | #31 - Richard Childress Racing Ryan Newman | |||||
| #9 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | #9 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | #9 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | #9 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | #9 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | # | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott | D | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon | |||||
| #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Aric Almirola | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Aric Almirola | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Aric Almirola | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Aric Almirola | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Aric Almirola | D | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Danica Patrick | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Danica Patrick | #10 - Stewart-Haas Racing Danica Patrick | ||||||
| #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | #11 - Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin | |||||||
| #12 - Team Penske Ryan Blaney | #12 - Team Penske Ryan Blaney | #12 - Team Penske Ryan Blaney | #12 - Team Penske Ryan Blaney | #12 - Team Penske Ryan Blaney | S | #37 - JTG Daugherty Racing Chris Buescher | L | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Trevor Bayne | #6 - Roush Fenway Racing Trevor Bayne | |||||
| #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Chase Briscoe | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Chase Briscoe | D | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Clint Bowyer | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Clint Bowyer | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Clint Bowyer | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Clint Bowyer | D | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart | #14 - Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart | |||||
| #15 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers | #15 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | S | #15 - Premium Motorsports Brennan Poole | D | #15 - Premium Motorsports Ross Chastain | #15 - Premium Motorsports Ross Chastain | D | #15 - Premium Motorsports Reed Sorenson * | S | #15 - HScott Motorsports Clint Bowyer | # | #51 - HScott Motorsports Justin Allgaier | ||
| #16 - Kaulig Racing Several Drivers | S | #77 - Spire Motorsports Several Drivers | S | #95 - Leavine Family Racing Christopher Bell | D | #95 - Leavine Family Racing Matt DiBenedetto | D | #95 - Leavine Family Racing Kasey Kahne | D | #95 - Leavine Family Racing Michael McDowell | S | #7 - Tommy Baldwin Racing Regan Smith | D | #7 - Tommy Baldwin Racing Alex Bowman |
| #17 - RFK Racing Chris Buescher | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Chris Buescher | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Chris Buescher | D | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #17 - Roush Fenway Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | ||||||
| #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch | |||||||
| #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Martin Truex Jr. | D | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Daniel Suarez | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Daniel Suarez | D | #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing Carl Edwards | S | #55 - Michael Waltrip Racing David Ragan | ||||
| #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Christopher Bell | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Christopher Bell | D | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Erik Jones | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Erik Jones | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Erik Jones | D | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Matt Kenseth | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Matt Kenseth | #20 - Joe Gibbs Racing Matt Kenseth | |||||
| #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Harrison Burton | D | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Matt DiBenedetto | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Matt DiBenedetto | D | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Paul Menard | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Paul Menard | S D | #21 - Wood Brothers Racing Ryan Blaney | L | #32 - Go Fas Racing Jeffrey Earnhardt * | D | #32 - Go Fas Racing Several Drivers | ||
| #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | #22 - Team Penske Joey Logano | |||||||
| #23 - 23XI Racing Bubba Wallace | #23 - 23XI Racing Bubba Wallace | S | #13 - Germain Racing Ty Dillon | #13 - Germain Racing Ty Dillon | #13 - Germain Racing Ty Dillon | #13 - Germain Racing Ty Dillon | D | #13 - Germain Racing Casey Mears | #13 - Germain Racing Casey Mears | |||||
| #24 - Hendrick Motorsports William Byron | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports William Byron | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports William Byron | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports William Byron | #24 - Hendrick Motorsports William Byron | # D | #5 - Hendrick Motorsports Kasey Kahne | #5 - Hendrick Motorsports Kasey Kahne | #5 - Hendrick Motorsports Kasey Kahne | ||||||
| #31 - Kaulig Racing Justin Haley | S | #99 - Team Trackhouse Daniel Suarez | L | #77 - Spire Motorsports Several Drivers | #77 - Spire Motorsports Several Drivers * | S | #78 - Furniture Row Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #78 - Furniture Row Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #78 - Furniture Row Racing Martin Truex Jr. | #78 - Furniture Row Racing Martin Truex Jr. | ||||
| #34 - Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Michael McDowell | D | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Landon Cassill | D | #34 - Front Row Motorsports Chris Buescher | # D | #35 - Front Row Motorsports Cole Whitt | ||||
| #38 - Front Row Motorsports Todd Gilliland | D | #38 - Front Row Motorsports Anthony Alfredo | D | #38 - Front Row Motorsports John Hunter Nemechek | # D | #36 - Front Row Motorsports Matt Tifft | # D | #38 - Front Row Motorsports David Ragan | #72 - TriStar Motorsports Cole Whitt | S L | #83 - BK Racing Matt DiBenedetto * | #83 - BK Racing Matt DiBenedetto | ||
| #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Cole Custer | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Cole Custer | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Cole Custer | D | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Daniel Suarez | D | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kurt Busch | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kurt Busch | #41 - Stewart-Haas Racing Kurt Busch | S | #15 - Michael Waltrip Racing Clint Bowyer | ||||
| #42 - Petty GMS Ty Dillon | S | #51 - Rick Ware Racing Cody Ware | #51 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | #51 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | S | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Bubba Wallace | # | #32 - Go Fas Racing Matt DiBenedetto | L | #44 - Richard Petty Motorsports Brian Scott | # D | #9 - Richard Petty Motorsports Sam Hornish Jr. | ||
| #43 - Petty GMS Erik Jones | S | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Erik Jones | D | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Bubba Wallace | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Bubba Wallace | D | #51 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | L | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Aric Almirola | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Aric Almirola | #43 - Richard Petty Motorsports Aric Almirola | |||
| #45 - 23XI Racing Kurt Busch | S | #00 - StarCom Racing Quin Houff * | #00 - StarCom Racing Quin Houff * | D | #00 - StarCom Racing Landon Cassill | S | #00 - StarCom Racing Landon Cassill * | L | #27 - Richard Childress Racing Paul Menard | #27 - Richard Childress Racing Paul Menard | #27 - Richard Childress Racing Paul Menard | |||
| #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | D | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing Ryan Preece | D | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing A.J. Allmendinger | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing A.J. Allmendinger | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing A.J. Allmendinger | #47 - JTG Daugherty Racing A.J. Allmendinger | |||||
| #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman | #48 - Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman | # | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman | D | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr. | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr. | #88 - Hendrick Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr. | |||||
| #51 - Rick Ware Racing Cody Ware | # | #52 - Rick Ware Racing Josh Bilicki | # | #27 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers | # | #52 - Rick Ware Racing Several Drivers * | S | #72 - TriStar Motorsports Corey LaJoie | L | #38 Front Row Motorsports David Ragan | D | #38 Front Row Motorsports Landon Cassill | D | #38 Front Row Motorsports David Gilliland |
| #77 - Spire Motorsports Several Drivers | # | #7 - Spire Motorsports Corey LaJoie | S | #37 - JTG Daugherty Racing Ryan Preece | D | #37 - JTG Daugherty Racing Chris Buescher | #37 - JTG Daugherty Racing Chris Buescher | S | #77 - Furniture Row Racing Erik Jones | S | #46 - HScott Motorsports Michael Annett * | L | #62 - Premium Motorsports Several Drivers | |
| #78 - Live Fast Motorsports BJ McLeod | #78 - Live Fast Motorsports BJ McLeod | S | #32 - Go Fas Racing Corey LaJoie | #32 - Go Fas Racing Corey LaJoie | D | #32 - Go Fas Racing Matt DiBenedetto | S | #33 - The Motorsports Group Jeffrey Earnhardt * | D | #95 - Leavine Family Racing Michael McDowell | L | #33 - Circle Sport Several Drivers | ||
| #99 - Trackhouse Racing Daniel Suarez | S | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Ross Chastain | D | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Matt Kenseth | D | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kyle Larson | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kyle Larson | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kyle Larson | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kyle Larson | #42 - Chip Ganassi Racing Kyle Larson |
