We have reached the point in the season where rumors begin to swirl about the futures of drivers and race teams, and announcements regarding the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series campaign start to be revealed. While the silly season in the NASCAR Cup Series appears like it might be rather subdued, that is not the case in NASCAR’s second-tier series.
Here are some of the major storylines:
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | TBA | Jonathan Toney |
| 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | Tablo TV (11 Races) Sweetwater Construction (4 Races) Demco Products (3 Races) Four Loko Eclipse Claims ROSCH | TBA |
| 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | Mando Deodorant (7 Races) Rita's Italian Ice | TBA |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley (23 Races) Alex Labbe (5 Races) Cole Custer (5 Races) | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | TBA | TBA |
| 1 | Carson Kvapil Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | Champion Irrigation (Darlington 1, Talladega 1, Phoenix 2) Roto-Rooter (Bristol 1) KOA Kampgrounds (Chicagoland) Bass Pro Shops Jarrett Industries Carolina Carports Registix | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Whelen Engineering Distributor Wire & Cable (Phoenix 1) | Danny Stockman |
| 5 | Luke Fenhaus (Daytona 1) | Hettinger Racing Ford | TBA | Joe Williams, Jr. |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | BRANDT Fresh Agriculture (20 Races) Arby's (Darlington 2) Roto-Rooter Jarrett Industries Carolina Carports Registix | Andrew Overstreet |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | Pilot TMC Transportation Allstate Peterbilt Group Arby's (Talladega 1, San Diego, ROVAL) | Corey Shea |
| 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Adam Wall |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | SoundGear Starkey | Jeff Meendering |
| 19 | Brent Crews (29 Races) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | TBA | Seth Chavka |
| 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Menards | Sam McAulay |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation & Logistics Global Industrial (4 Races) Distributor Wire & Cable | Chad Haney |
| 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing Toyota | Dead On Tools (12 Races) | Brian Gainey |
| 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group | Kris Bowen |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | TBA | TBA |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Chevrolet | Night Owl Companies Sustainachem | Aedan McHugh |
| 30 | Baltazar Leguizamon (COTA, Martinsville 1, Watkins Glen) Carson Ware (Daytona 1) Stanton Barrett | Barrett-Cope Racing Chevrolet | TBA | George Church |
| 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | WERNER | TBA |
| 32 | Rajah Caruth (10 Races) Ross Chastain (4 Races) Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | GFL Environmental (COTA) | TBA |
| 35 | TBA | Joey Gase Motorsports MULTIPLE | TBA | TBA |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing Chevrolet | SciAps | Matt Noyce |
| 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | Audibel | Jason Trinchere |
| 42 | TBA | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | TBA | TBA |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | Maac Door Systems ROMA (Daytona 1) Members 1st FCU (Pocono) | TBA |
| 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | Urban Affairs Coalition (Daytona 1) | TBA |
| 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing Chevrolet | SYFOVRE | Patrick Donahue |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet | TBA | Matt Weber |
| 53 | David Starr (Daytona 1) | Joey Gase Motorsports MULTIPLE | APEX Wireless (Daytona 1) | TBA |
| 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Operation 300 | Jason Ratcliff |
| 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet | 3Dimensional.com | Jody Mesmeanor |
| 88 | Rajah Caruth (23 Races) William Byron (Phoenix 1, Kansas, Pocono) Kyle Larson (Vegas 1, Bristol 1, Texas) Alex Bowman (Darlington 1, Nashville) Chase Elliott (Chicago, Indy) | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Mardy Lindley |
| 91 | Mason Maggio (Daytona 1, TBA) | DGM Racing Chevrolet | TBA | TBA |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing Chevrolet | TBA | Steve Addington |
| 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports Chevrolet | DUDE Wipes VaVia Dumpsters (Atlanta 1, TBA) | Joshua Graham |
| 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY | Danny Efland |
| ?? | AM Racing Ford | TBA |
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | |||
| 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen Ross Chastain Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | Roto-Rooter Jarrett Registix Carolina Carports | Phillip Bell |
| 55 | Joey Gase Motorsports | |||
| 71 | DGM Racing Chevrolet |
