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 |
