who owns the 88 car in nascar

In NASCAR, individual teams do not permanently “own” car numbers like 88; NASCAR itself controls all car numbers and licenses them out to teams season by season.

For the modern Cup Series context:

• The No. 88 is scheduled to return to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 with Trackhouse Racing, with Shane van Gisbergen announced as the full‑time driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet.

• That means the team running the 88 car in the Cup Series will be Trackhouse Racing (team co‑owned by Justin Marks and Pitbull), while NASCAR still retains ultimate ownership of the number and assigns it to them through its licensing system.

Historically, the No. 88 has been associated with:

• Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series (Dale Earnhardt Jr., then Alex Bowman), before the entry was renumbered to 5 for Kyle Larson in 2021.

• JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series, where Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s team has fielded a part‑time No. 88 entry with multiple drivers.

So, if you’re asking “who owns the 88 car in NASCAR?” in a strict legal/structural sense, NASCAR owns the number and licenses it; in practical, current Cup terms, the 2025 No. 88 car is Trackhouse Racing’s entry with Shane van Gisbergen as the driver.

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