The 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series is 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 started on February 14 with the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 7.
Jesse Love of Richard Childress Racing enters the season as the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. [1]
This will be the first year under the new title sponsor, O'Reilly Auto Parts, as Xfinity did not extend their sponsorship. [2] [3]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 4 | Caesar Bacarella | Keith Wolfe | 1 | [76] |
| Anthony Alfredo | [N 2] | |||||
| Barrett–Cope Racing | 30 | Carson Ware | George Church | 1 | [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [50] | |
| Cody Ware | 1 | |||||
| Baltazar Leguizamón | 1 | |||||
| Austin J. Hill | 1 | |||||
| Myatt Snider | 3 | |||||
| Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 53 | David Starr | Jim Gase | 1 | [83] | |
| Joey Gase | 1 | [84] | ||||
| JR Motorsports | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Phillip Bell | 1 | [85] [30] | |
| Carson Kvapil | 5 | [86] [10] | ||||
| Ross Chastain | 1 | [85] [30] | ||||
| Lee Pulliam | 1 | [87] | ||||
| Jake Finch | 5 | [88] | ||||
| Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon | 6 | [89] [90] [91] | |
| Gray Gaulding [N 3] | 2 | |||||
| Pardus Racing Inc. | 50 | Preston Pardus | Dan Pardus | 5 | [92] | |
| Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | TBA | 1 | [93] | |
| 33 | Garrett Mitchell [N 4] | Robert Strmiska | 1 | [94] [95] | ||
| RSS Racing | 38 | Patrick Emerling | R. B. Bracken | 1 | [96] | |
| Ford | AM Racing | 25 | Nick Sanchez | Dewey Townsend IV | 7 | [97] |
| 52 | Daniel Dye | Blake Bainbridge 1 Matthew Lucas 2 | 3 | [98] [99] |
Notes:
Rookies
Moving between series
Moving teams
Moving to part-time schedule
Haas Factory Team switched from Ford to Chevrolet in 2026, with a technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports. [12] RSS Racing switched from Ford to Chevrolet in 2026 to continue its existing technical alliance with Haas Factory Team. [39]
Jeremy Clements Racing will form a technical alliance with Haas Factory Team. [117] [39] Viking Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing formed technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. [118] [104]
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.
Bolded races indicate Dash 4 Cash race. [123]
Homestead–Miami Speedway will return to its traditional date as the finale for all three national series. [134] The series will join the Craftsman Truck Series and the Cup Series at the Coronado Street Course. [135] The series will not return to Portland International Raceway, Chicago Street Course, and Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The series will return to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, and the second Darlington race was readded after a one-year hiatus. [136] The Charlotte Motor Speedway fall race will move away from the roval layout to the oval, after seven years as a road course race. [137]
At Daytona, Austin Hill won the pole. [138] Hill continued his dominance at Superspeedway tracks, winning both stages and the race. The win was Hill's fourth in five seasons at Daytona. [139]
Sam Mayer won the pole at Atlanta. [140] Jesse Love won stage 1, and Rajah Caruth won stage 2, his first career stage win in the O'Reilly series. On the final lap, Austin Hill was looking to defend his win from last year, however Ross Chastain knocked him off the racing line, giving Sheldon Creed his first career win after 15 runner up finishes. [141]
Connor Zilisch won the pole at Austin, with his Cup Series teammate Shane van Gisbergen on the front row. [142] Austin Hill won stage 1, and Sam Mayer won stage 2. Van Gisbergen dominated the race, leading a race-high 31 laps, ultimately winning the race. [143]
Taylor Gray won the pole at Phoenix. [144] Sammy Smith won stage 1, and Jesse Love won stage 2. Justin Allgaier passed Love late in the race, holding him off to win the race, becoming the first driver to win a race in the Nationwide, Xfinity, and O'Reilly era of the series. [145]
Sam Mayer won the pole at Las Vegas. [146] defending race winner Justin Allgaier swept the stages, Kyle Larson would end up winning the race. [147]
Kyle Larson won the pole at Darlington. [148] Larson dominated the race, sweeping the stages and leading all but 40 laps. Justin Allgaier controlled the race after the final restart leading the final 17, claiming his second consecutive win. [149]
Justin Allgaier won the pole at Martinsville after qualifying was canceled due to rain. [150] Allgaier won stage 1, and Austin Hill, the defending race winner, won stage 2. JR Motorsports would dominate the later half of the race, with Allgaier and Lee Pulliam leading majority of the laps "The Big One" would occur with 17 laps remaining, taking out several contenders. Allgaier would later win the race, claiming his second consecutive win.
Corey Day won his first career pole at Rockingham. [151] Day would sweep the stages for the first time in his career. During stage 3, teenagers like Brent Crews and William Sawalich would dominate the later half of the race, Sawalich would hold off teammate Brandon Jones for his first career O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory. [152]
William Sawalich won the pole at Bristol. [153] Kyle Larson swept the stages. After an intense, late race battle for the lead, involving Larson, Connor Zilisch and rookie Brent Crews, Zilisch was able to get the upper hand for the race, winning the event. [154]
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner
| Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | ROC | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | Pts. | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | 2 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4*12 | 1F | 1*1F | 3 | 4 | 470 | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 340 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jesse Love | 9 | 51 | 4 | 2*2F | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 324 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Corey Day | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10*12 | 8 | 304 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson Kvapil | 7 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 300 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Austin Hill | 1*12 | 12* | 21 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 62 | 11 | 21 | 293 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sammy Smith | 5 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 284 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brandon Jones | 30 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 275 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Parker Retzlaff | 14 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 257 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | William Sawalich | 26 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 1F | 7 | 254 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rajah Caruth | 10F | 82 | 31 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 238 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Taylor Gray | 28 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 230 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ryan Sieg | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 202 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sam Mayer | 31 | 7 | 142 | 5 | 35F | 10 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 195 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Brennan Poole | 12 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 181 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Jeb Burton | 25 | 16F | 18 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 163 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Anthony Alfredo | 11 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 158 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Brent Crews (R) | 6 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 3F | 155 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Blaine Perkins | 8 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 137 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | 18 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 34 | 27 | 129 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Dean Thompson | 35 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 125 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Harrison Burton | 29 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 125 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Jeremy Clements | 32 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 120 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Lavar Scott (R) | 16 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 32 | 103 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Josh Bilicki | 17 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 98 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Kyle Sieg | 15 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 25 | 89 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Austin Green | 22 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 88 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Ryan Ellis | 6 | 22 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 30 | 85 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Nick Sanchez | 36 | 3 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 33 | Wth | 81 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Josh Williams | 34 | 27 | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 78 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Garrett Smithley | DNQ | 14 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 60 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Joey Gase | DNQ | 34 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 60 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | J. J. Yeley | 28 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 49 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Alex Labbé | 13 | 38 | 18 | 44 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Nathan Byrd | 31 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 35 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Jordan Anderson | 4 | 33 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Lee Pulliam | 5 | 32 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | 23 | 20 | 31 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Mason Maggio | 38 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 27 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Myatt Snider | DNQ | 33 | 19 | 22 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Andrew Patterson | 31 | 21 | 22 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Carson Ware | 19 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Brad Perez | RL‡ | 21 | RL¶ | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Preston Pardus | 27 | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Blake Lothian | DNQ | 30 | 34 | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Gray Gaulding | 28 | 9 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Garrett Mitchell | 32 | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Natalie Decker | 33 | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Logan Bearden | 33 | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Austin J. Hill | 38 | 34 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Dawson Cram | DNQ | 36 | DNQ | Wth | DNQ | 35 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Sage Karam | 35 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Baltazar Leguizamón | 37 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Starr | DNQ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Gonzalez | DNQ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt DiBenedetto | DNQ | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caesar Bacarella | QL† | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ineligible for O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | ROC | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | Pts. | Stage | |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 4*12 | 2*12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connor Zilisch | 21 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane van Gisbergen | 1*F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Briscoe | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Bell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Chastain | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Emerling | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Byron | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Dye | 21 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Finchum | 17 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Leitz | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cole Custer | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson Hocevar | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chandler Smith | 21 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gio Ruggiero | 37 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cody Ware | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Baldwin | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Carroll | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | ROC | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | Pts. | Stage | |
| † – Qualified but replaced by Anthony Alfredo ‡ – Relieved J. J. Yeley. Since Yeley started the race, he is officially credited with 28th place ¶ – Relieved Logan Bearden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference: [156] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner
| Pos. | No. | Car Owner | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | ROC | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kelley Earnhardt Miller | 2 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4*12 | 1F | 1*1F | 3 | 4 | 470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 10F | 82 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 4*12 | 25 | 4 | 2*12 | 365 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 00 | Gene Haas | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | L. W. Miller | 7 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Richard Childress | 9 | 51 | 4 | 2*2F | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 17 | Rick Hendrick | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10*12 | 8 | 304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | Richard Childress | 1*12 | 12* | 21 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 62 | 11 | 21 | 293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 5 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 20 | Joe Gibbs | 30 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 275 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 19 | Joe Gibbs | 37 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 3F | 266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 99 | Don Sackett | 14 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 18 | Joe Gibbs | 26 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 1F | 7 | 254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 28 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 230 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 39 | Rod Sieg | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Car Owner | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | DAR | MAR | ROC | BRI | KAN | TAL | TEX | GLN | DOV | CLT | NSH | POC | COR | SON | CHI | ATL | IND | IOW | DAY | DAR | GTW | BRI | LVS | CLT | PHO | TAL | MAR | HOM | Points | |
| Reference: [157] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After 9 of 33 races
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 8 | 474 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1 | 281 |
| 3 | Ford | 0 | 154 |
| Reference: [157] | |||