The 2024 NASCAR season is slowly coming together, but not all dominoes have fallen yet.
We are still a long way out from the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, so there is still plenty of offseason left to decipher who is going where.
Here are the pieces to the puzzle of the 2024 season that we don’t quite know yet, as of Dec. 6.
Drivers With Multi-Series Schedules
Shane van Gisbergen is leaving his Australian V8 Supercars seat to come to America and begin his NASCAR career. He signed a development deal with Trackhouse Racing that includes part-time starts in all three series of NASCAR in 2024. However, where he will compete in any series has yet to be announced, and who he will drive for in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck series is also unknown.
And even on the Cup front, it’s not known if his Cup starts will be with Trackhouse’s Project91 ride or a fourth car.
Similarly, William Sawalich told Frontstretch in July that he will have an expanded racing schedule in 2024. He will defend his ARCA Menards Series East title while still running part time in the ARCA Menards Series. He’ll also run more Truck races and is expected to run some or all of the remaining six Xfinity races after his 18th birthday on Oct. 3.
However, everything besides ARCA East is still ambiguous with regards to Sawalich’s racing schedule for 2024. He’s in the midst of a three-year deal with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota, so it’s expected he will drive a JGR Xfinity car and a TRICON Garage truck along with his JGR ARCA ride.
NASCAR Cup Series
Kaulig Racing remains silent on whether or not AJ Allmendinger will remain in the Cup Series or send him back to Xfinity. The ride had been linked to Ty Dillon for a while but it seems those rumors have gone quiet. So the driver of the No. 16 is still largely unknown. (Stay tuned on Dec. 7, when Allmendinger’s ride looks to be revealed.)
Even if Allmendinger ends up back in Xfinity, one wonders if Kaulig’s part-time No. 13 in Cup could be a landing place for him on road courses, especially given his Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL win in 2023.
Aric Almirola left Stewart-Haas Racing after 2023. His sponsor of 12 years, Smithfield, left NASCAR entirely. SHR has yet to announce a replacement. It will likely be Noah Gragson, who would seemingly bring sponsorship from Black Rifle Coffee Club and Wendy’s, who sponsored him at Legacy Motor Club but did not sponsor the team…
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