Entry List for NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Event at COTA

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There are 40 drivers on the preliminary entry list [for 38 spots] in Saturday’s Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), the third event of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series campaign, and the first of four scheduled road course events.

Sheldon Creed, who finally, after a record 15 second-place finishes, went to Victory Lane in NASCAR’s second-tier division. Creed returns to the series looking to secure his second victory of 2026, piloting the No. 00 Chevrolet Camaro for Haas Factory Team.

JR Motorsports will, without a doubt, have something to say about the battle for the victory on Saturday, as both Connor Zilisch (defending O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race-winner at COTA) and Shane Van Gisbergen (a six-time NASCAR Cup Series winner on road courses) will be in the field.

Zilisch will pilot the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro, with Van Gisbergen in the No. 9 Chevrolet. That, as a result, bumps full-time NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Carson Kvapil to the No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet for the event.

However, one of the most notable drivers on the entry list for Saturday’s event at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is one making his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut, and is expected to perform quite well. Brent Crews, a Joe Gibbs Racing prospect, will pilot the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra for the first time.

Other notables in the field for Saturday’s Focused Health 250 include Alex Labbe (No. 0 Chevrolet for SS-GreenLight Racing), Baltazar Leguizamon (No. 30 Chevrolet for Cope Family Racing), Ross Chastain (No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing), and Preston Pardus (No. 50 Chevrolet for Pardus Racing, Inc.).

Focused Health 250 Entry List:

Entry	#	Driver	Team	Crew Chief
1	00	Sheldon Creed	Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Chevrolet	Jonathan Toney
2	02	Ryan Ellis	Young's Motorsports ROSCH Chevrolet	Eddie Troconis
3	07	Josh Bilicki	SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet	Paul Clapprood
4	0	Alex Labbe	SS-GreenLight Racing Trophy Tractor Chevrolet	Bryan Berry
5	1	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports Roto-Rooter Chevrolet	Rodney Childers
6	2	Jesse Love	Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet	Danny Stockman
7	5	Tyler Gonzalez	Hettinger Racing Victory Custom Trailers Ford	Joe Williams, Jr.
8	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports BRANDT Chevrolet	Andrew Overstreet
9	8	Sammy Smith	JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet	Corey Shea
10	9	Shane Van Gisbergen	JR Motorsports SafetyCulture Chevrolet	Philip Bell
11	17	Corey Day	Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	Adam Wall
12	18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota	Jeff Meendering
13	19	Brent Crews	Joe Gibbs Racing YoungLife Toyota	Seth Chavka
14	20	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Fisher Toyota	Sam McAulay
15	21	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing Bennett Transportation Chevrolet	Chad Haney
16	24	Harrison Burton	Sam Hunt Racing DEX / Sharp Toyota	Brian Gainey
17	25	Nick Sanchez	AM Racing Ford	Dewey Townsend IV
18	26	Dean Thompson	Sam Hunt Racing Thompson Pipe Group Toyota	Kris Bowen
19	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing BG Products Chevrolet	JC Umscheid
20	28	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing Austin HOSE Chevrolet	Aedan McHugh
21	30	Baltazar Leguizamon	Cope Family Racing RUS / Speed Energy Drink Chevrolet	George Church
22	31	Blaine Perkins	Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet	Cody McKenzie
23	32	Ross Chastain	Jordan Anderson Racing GFL Environmental Chevrolet	Mark Setzer
24	35	Austin J. Hill	Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet	Scott Eggleston
25	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing SciAps Chevrolet	Matt Noyce
26	41	Sam Mayer	Haas Factory Team Charbroil Chevrolet	Jason Trinchere
27	42	JJ Yeley	Young's Motorsports Chevrolet	Andrew Abbott
28	44	Brennan Poole	Alpha Prime Racing Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet	Frank Kerr
29	45	Lavar Scott	Alpha Prime Racing Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet	Kase Kallenbach
30	48	Patrick Starapoli	Big Machine Racing SYFOVRE Chevrolet	Patrick Donahue
31	50	Preston Pardus	Pardus Racing, Inc. Chinchor Electric Chevrolet	Dan Pardus
32	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet	Matt Weber
33	54	Taylor Gray	Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota	Jason Ratcliff
34	55	TBA	Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota	Joey Gase
35	87	Austin Green	Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet	Jody Mesmeanor
36	88	Rajah Caruth	JR Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	Mardy Lindley
37	91	Carson Kvapil	DGM Racing Clarience Technologies Chevrolet	Mario Gosselin
38	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing Star Tron / Star Brite Chevrolet	Steve Addington
39	96	Anthony Alfredo	Viking Motorsports Protein Rice Treats Chevrolet	Joshua Graham
40	99	Parker Retzlaff	Viking Motorsports Chevrolet	Danny Efland

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