2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 Entry List

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There are 42 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway, the first of 33 events on the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule.

With just 38 spots available in every NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event this season, there will be four teams who won’t get to take the green flag in the 300-mile season-opener from ‘The World Center of Racing’ in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Among the drivers and teams that are on the entry list for Saturday’s season-opener are some new faces in new places, like Harrison Burton in the No. 24 Dead On Tools Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing, Ryan Ellis in the No. 02 Tablo TV Chevrolet Camaro for Young’s Motorsports, Anthony Alfredo in the No. 96 DUDE Wipes Chevrolet Camaro for Viking Motorsports, and Parker Retzlaff in the No. 99 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro for Viking Motorsports.

Other notables include NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular Gio Ruggiero, who will make his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut at Daytona, driving the No. 19 First Auto Group Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Plus, there are some new organizations on the grid for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series campaign, including Hettinger Racing, which will field the No. 5 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Luke Fenhaus has been announced as the driver for Daytona. Barrett-Cope Racing has also joined the grid, rising from the ashes of Cope Family Racing to field the No. 30 Chevrolet.

Peterson Racing Group and Hendrick Motorsports have upgraded their programs to full-time in 2026, and will have drivers Austin Green and Corey Day behind the wheel of the No. 87 and No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro full-time.

Notables:

No. 0 – Garrett Smithley – SS-GreenLight Racing
No. 02 – Ryan Ellis – Young’s Motorsports
No. 4 – Caesar Bacarella – Alpha Prime Racing
No. 5 – Luke Fenhaus – Hettinger Racing
No. 07 – Josh Bilicki – SS-GreenLight Racing
No. 17 – Corey Day – Hendrick Motorsports
No. 19 – Gio Ruggiero – Joe Gibbs Racing
No. 24 – Harrison Burton – Sam Hunt Racing
No. 25 – TBA (Nick Sanchez) – AM Racing
No. 30 – Carson Ware – Barrett-Cope Racing
No. 32 – Jordan Anderson – Jordan Anderson Racing
No. 35 – TBA (Natalie Decker) – Joey Gase Motorsports
No. 38 – Patrick Emerling – RSS Racing
No. 42 – Carson Hocevar – Young’s Motorsports
No. 45 – Lavar Scott – Alpha Prime Racing
No. 48 – Patrick Staropoli – Big Machine Racing
No. 52 – Daniel Dye – AM Racing
No. 53 – TBA (David Starr) – Joey Gase Motorsports
No. 55 – Joey Gase – Joey Gase Motorsports
No. 87 – Austin Green – Peterson Racing Group
No. 91 – Mason Maggio – DGM Racing
No. 96 – Anthony Alfredo – Viking Motorsports
No. 99 – Parker Retzlaff – Viking Motorsports

Entry	#	Driver	Team	Crew Chief
1	0	Garrett Smithley	SS-GreenLight Racing Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet	Bryan Berry
2	00	Sheldon Creed	Haas Factory Team Ollie's Chevrolet	Jonathan Toney
3	02	Ryan Ellis	Young's Motorsports Tablo TV Chevrolet	Eddie Troconis
4	07	Josh Bilicki	SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet	Paul Clapprood
5	1	Carson Kvapil	JR Motorsports Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet	Rodney Childers
6	2	Jesse Love	Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet	Danny Stockman
7	4	Caesar Bacarella	Alpha Prime Racing Alpha Prime Protein Rice Treats Chevrolet	Keith Wolfe
8	5	Luke Fenhaus	Hettinger Racing Jobber\dun-rite\ICS Ford	Joe Williams, Jr.
9	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports BRANDT Chevrolet	Andrew Overstreet
10	8	Sammy Smith	JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet	Corey Shea
11	17	Corey Day	Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	Adam Wall
12	18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota	Jeff Meendering
13	19	Gio Ruggiero	Joe Gibbs Racing First Auto Group Toyota	Seth Chavka
14	20	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing Menards/Swiffer Toyota	Sam McAulay
15	21	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing Bennett Transporation Chevrolet	Chad Haney
16	24	Harrison Burton	Sam Hunt Racing Dead On Tools Toyota	Brian Gainey
17	25	Nick Sanchez	AM Racing Telcel Ford	TBA
18	26	Dean Thompson	Sam Hunt Racing Thompson Pipe Group Toyota	Kris Bowen
19	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing Golden Corral Chevrolet	JC Umscheid
20	28	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing Hiami Heat Chevrolet	Aedan McHugh
21	30	Carson Ware	Barrett-Cope Racing Costa Oil Chevrolet	George Church
22	31	Blaine Perkins	Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet	Cody McKenzie
23	32	Jordan Anderson	Jordan Anderson Racing EasyCare Chevrolet	Mark Setzer
24	35	Natalie Decker	Joey Gase Motorsports TN Dickinson's Witch Hazel Chevrolet	Jay Guy
25	38	Patrick Emerling	RSS Racing FIRMAN Power Equipment Chevrolet	TBA
26	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing SciAps Chevrolet	Matt Noyce
27	41	Sam Mayer	Haas Factory Team Audibel Chevrolet	Jason Trinchere
28	42	Carson Hocevar	Young's Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet	Andrew Abbott
29	44	Brennan Poole	Alpha Prime Racing ROMA Chevrolet	Frank Kerr
30	45	Lavar Scott	Alpha Prime Racing Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet	Kase Kallenbach
31	48	Patrick Staropoli	Big Machine Racing SYFOVRE Chevrolet	Patrick Donahue
32	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet	Matt Weber
33	52	Daniel Dye	AM Racing Champion Container Ford	TBA
34	53	David Starr	Joey Gase Motorsports APEX Wireless Chevrolet	Jim Gase
35	54	Taylor Gray	Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota	Jason Ratcliff
36	55	Joey Gase	Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet	Scott Eggleston
37	87	Austin Green	Peterson Racing Group Peterson Racing Chevrolet	Jody Mesamer
38	88	Rajah Caruth	JR Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	Mardy Lindley
39	91	Mason Maggio	DGM Racing Success Unlocked Chevrolet	Mario Gosselin
40	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing Optum Chevrolet	TBA
41	96	Anthony Alfredo	Viking Motorsports DUDE Wipes Chevrolet	Joshua Graham
42	99	Parker Retzlaff	Viking Motorsports FUNKAWAY Chevrolet	Danny Efland

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