NASCAR: 2017 charter teams announced

NASCAR has revealed its list of chartered teams for the 2017 Monster Energy Cup Series.

Last February, the sanctioning body revealed its new ownership structure, awarding 36 charters that guarantee entry into every points event. Since then, some leasing and buying of charters has occurred.

Teams are listed alphabetically.

Notes:
*Premium Motorsports sold this Charter to Furniture Row Racing for its second team, the No. 77. In 2016, the Charter was leased by the No. 46 team of HScott Motorsports.
**Richard Petty Motorsports is leasing the No. 44 Charter to the No. 32 team of Go Fas Racing in 2017.
***Roush Fenway Racing will lease the No. 16 Charter to JTG Daugherty Racing's newly formed second team (No. 37) in 2017.
^Near the end of the 2016 season, Tommy Baldwin Racing sold its Charter to Leavine Family Racing.
#HScott Motorsports' No. 15 Charter was sold to Premium Motorsports.
&Go Fas Racing is leasing the No. 32 Charter to the No. 21 team of Wood Brothers Racing.

Circle Sport has a Charter that originated from the No. 33, but that car was not run in 2016. Instead, Circle Sport partnered with Leavine Family Racing to field the No. 95. The organization's 2017 plans are unknown at this time.