As the 2024 NASCAR season draws to a close, many drivers are still trying to fine-tune their plans for 2025.

As the high benches at Daytona welcome the start of 2025 in less than four months, here are the top NASCAR free agents who are still looking for an opportunity for next season:

Corey Heim

Current route: No. 11 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, TRICON Garage
Heim may be NASCAR’s top prospect at the moment, but he hasn’t officially announced his plans for 2025. Heim was linked to 23XI Racing’s third entry over the summer, but that rumor faded. considerably calmed down.

Signs seem to indicate that Heim will stay with TRICON for one more season – a reality the team would be happy to accept and the Truck Series would dread – but the 22-year-old is clearly ready for the Cup Series.

Keep an eye on LEGACY Motor Club as a potential Cup Series contender to snag Heim this offseason, as well as Sam Hunt Racing in the Xfinity Series. Heim has already debuted for both organizations in 2024, and both teams are under the Toyota umbrella.

Zane Smith

Current Race: No. 71 NASCAR Cup Series, Spire Motorsports
The first 18 races of Smith’s inaugural Cup Series season went terribly poorly, but in the 15 races since, he has been one of the best drivers in the series. Smith’s average is 15.9 over the second half of the season, including a second-place finish in Nashville in which Smith almost stole a win and secured a playoff spot.