2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

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The 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series will be the 45th season of the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will start in mid-February with the Daytona 300 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 7.

This will be the first year under the new title sponsor, as Xfinity did not extend their sponsorship. [1] On August 18, 2025, it was announced that O'Reilly Auto Parts will serve as the series sponsor in 2026. [2]

Teams and drivers

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRef
Chevrolet Haas Factory Team [3] 00 Sheldon Creed Jonathan Toney [3] [4]
41 Sam Mayer TBA [3] [4]
Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Jeremy Clements TBA [4]
JR Motorsports 1 Carson Kvapil Rodney Childers [5]
Connor Zilisch
7 Justin Allgaier Jim Pohlman [6] [7]
8 Sammy Smith Phillip Bell [8] [9]
Kaulig Racing 16 Christian Eckes TBA [4]
Richard Childress Racing 21 Austin Hill Chad Haney [4]
Ford RSS Racing 28 Kyle Sieg TBA [4]
39 Ryan Sieg TBA
Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Brandon Jones TBA [4]

Schedule

The 2026 schedule was released on August 20, 2025.

Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed.

NoRace title [10] Track LocationDateTVRadio
1 United Rentals 300  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 14 CW MRN
2 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250  O  EchoPark Speedway Hampton, Georgia February 21 PRN
3 Focused Health 250  R  Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas February 28
4 GOVX 200  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona March 7MRN
5 The LiUNA!  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada March 14PRN
6 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina March 21MRN
7 US Marine Corps 250  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia March 28
8 North Carolina Education Lottery 250  O  Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina April 4
9 SciAps 300  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee April 11PRN
10 Kansas Lottery 300  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas April 18MRN
11 Ag-Pro 300  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama April 25
12 Andy's Frozen Custard 340  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas May 2PRN
13 Mission 200 at The Glen  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York May 9MRN
14 BetRivers 200  O  Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware May 16PRN
15 BetMGM 300  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina May 23
16 Tennessee Lottery 250  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee May 30
17 Explore the Pocono Mountains 250  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania June 13MRN
18 TBA  S  Coronado Street Course San Diego, California June 20
19 Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250  R  Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California June 27PRN
20 TBA  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois July 4MRN
21 Focused Health 250  O  EchoPark Speedway Hampton, Georgia July 11PRN
22 Pennzoil 250  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana July 25
23 Hy-Vee PERKS 250  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa August 8MRN
24 Wawa 250  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida August 28
25 TBA  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina September 5
26 Nu Way 200  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois September 12
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Playoffs
Round of 12
27 Food City 300  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 18CWPRN
28 Focused Health 302  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada October 3
29 Blue Cross NC 250  R  Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) Concord, North Carolina October 10
Round of 8
30 TBA  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona October 17CWMRN
31 United Rentals 250  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama October 24
32 National Debt Relief 250  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia October 31
Championship 4
33 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race  O  Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida November 7CWMRN

Notes

    O Oval track
    R Road course
    S Street course

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (February 4, 2025). "Comcast Renews NASCAR Partnership, 'Xfinity Fastest Lap' Program Added for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
    2. ↑ Bianchi, Jordan (August 16, 2025). "NASCAR adds O'Reilly Auto Parts as new series sponsor, ending Xfinity pact: Sources". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
    3. 1 2 3 "Haas Factory Team switching to Chevrolet in 2026". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Team/Driver Chart". Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
    5. ↑ Albino, Dustin (September 24, 2025). "Rodney Childers joining JR Motorsports for 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season". Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
    6. ↑ Stumpf, Stephen (September 5, 2024). "Justin Allgaier Discusses Recent Surge, 2025 Xfinity Schedule & JRM's Young Talent". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
    7. ↑ Christie, Toby (October 25, 2024). "Justin Allgaier Signs Contract Extension with JR Motorsports Through 2026". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
    8. ↑ Leffew, Steve (July 17, 2024). "Eyes on Xfinity: Sammy Smith Excited for Playoff Push, Future at JR Motorsports". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
    9. ↑ Page, Scott (September 8, 2025). "Sammy Smith set to return to JR Motorsports in 2026". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
    10. ↑ "2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Schedule". NASCAR . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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