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 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet (15 Races) Road Ranger (13 Races) Boulder Crest Foundation (Phoenix 1, Dover, San Diego) | Jonathan Toney |
| 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | Tablo TV (11 Races) Sweetwater Construction (4 Races) Pella Windows & Doors Georgia (EchoPark 1) ROSCH (COTA) Demco Products (Phoenix 1) Four Loko Eclipse Claims | Eddie Troconis |
| 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | Mando Deodorant (7 Races) Flex Power (EchoPark 1) Circle B Diecast (COTA) Waste Rentals (Phoenix 1) Cowboy Pillows (Vegas 1) Rita's Italian Ice (Darlington 1) | Paul Clapprood |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley (23 Races) Cole Custer (5 Races) Alex Labbe (4 Races) | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | Knight Fire Protection (Daytona 1, Darlington 1) GLCC (EchoPark 1) Trophy Tractor (COTA) Vet The Vote (Phoenix 1) Sysco (Vegas 1) West Piedmont YouthBuild (Martinsville 1) Liberty Brew (Watkins Glen) | Bryan Berry |
| 1 | Carson Kvapil (24 Races) Connor Zilisch (9 Races) | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | Champion Irrigation (Darlington 1, Talladega 1, Phoenix 2) Roto-Rooter (COTA, Bristol 1) Bass Pro Shops (Daytona 1, Phoenix 1) Arby's (EchoPark 1) Carolina Carports (Vegas 1) Registix (Martinsville 1) KOA Kampgrounds (Chicagoland) Jarrett Industries | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Whelen Engineering Samsara (EchoPark 1) Distributor Wire & Cable (Phoenix 1) | Danny Stockman |
| 5 | Luke Fenhaus (Daytona 1, EchoPark 1) Chandler Smith (Phoenix 1, Vegas 1) Tyler Gonzalez (COTA) JJ Yeley (Darlington 1) Luke Baldwin (Martinsville 1) | Hettinger Racing Ford | Victory Custom Trailers (6 Races) Jobber (Daytona 1) | Joe Williams, Jr. |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | BRANDT Fresh Agriculture (20 Races) Registix (EchoPark 1) Jarrett Industries (Vegas 1) Arby's (Darlington 2) Roto-Rooter Carolina Carports | Andrew Overstreet |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Chevrvolet | Pilot (5 Races) Arby's (Talladega 1, San Diego, Charlotte 2) Allstate Peterbilt Group (Darlington 1) TMC Transportation | Corey Shea |
| 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Adam Wall |
| 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | SoundGear | Jeff Meendering |
| 19 | Brent Crews (29 Races) Gio Ruggiero (Daytona 1, Atlanta 1) Chase Briscoe (Vegas 1) Christopher Bell (Darlington 1) | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Young Life (13 Races) - Young Life / Grand Canyon University (Phoenix 1) First Auto Group (Daytona 1, Atlanta 1) WIX Filters (Vegas 1, Watkins Glen) SportsClips Haircuts (Darlington 1) Mobil 1 (Martinsville 1) | Seth Chavka |
| 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Menards - Menards / Pelonis (Darlington 1, Martinsville 1) - Menards / Swiffer (Daytona 1) - Menards / Watts (EchoPark 1) - Menards / Fisher (COTA) - Menards / BestAir (Phoenix 1) - Menards / Bali (Vegas 1) | Sam McAulay |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation (5 Races) Global Industrial (4 Races) 1-800-PACK-RAT (Vegas 1, Darlington 1) Distributor Wire & Cable Titan Risk Solutions | Chad Haney |
| 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing Toyota | Dead On Tools (12 Races) DEX Imaging / Sharp (4 Races) AIRBOX (EchoPark 1) | Brian Gainey |
| 25 | Nick Sanchez | AM Racing Ford | Paynuity / Travel Curious (6 Races) Better Compute Works, Inc. (Daytona 1) | Dewey Townsend IV |
| 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group (5 Races) MCM Transportation (Phoenix 1, Vegas 1) | Kris Bowen |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | Golden Corral (Daytona 1) Sprayway (EchoPark 1) BG Products (COTA) Dish / Zone Protects (Phoenix 1) Bommarito.com (Vegas 1) State Water Heaters (Darlington 1) Redneck Blinds (Martinsville 1) | JC Umscheid |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Chevrolet | Monroe Extinguisher (Martinsville 1, Watkins Glen) Hiami Hooch (Daytona 1) BIG House Construction (EchoPark 1) Austin HOSE (COTA) TAP and Sons Electric (Phoenix 1) SynerFuse (Vegas 1) Night Owl Companies (Darlington 1) | Aedan McHugh |
| 30 | Myatt Snider (Vegas 1, Darlington 1, Martinsville 1) Carson Ware (Daytona 1) Cody Ware (EchoPark 1) Baltazar Leguizamon (COTA) Austin J. Hill (Phoenix 1) | Barrett-Cope Racing Chevrolet | PROOF Hard Ice Cream (Darlington 1, Martinsville 1) Costa Oil (Daytona 1) JACOB Companies (EchoPark 1) RUS / Speed Energy Drink (COTA) Southern Ohio Equipment / Ashurst Honey (Phoenix 1) Rollin Smoke Barbeque / Ashurst Honey (Vegas 1) | George Church |
| 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | WERNER (4 Races) City Lights Shine (Vegas 1) Capital City Towing (Darlington 1) Bommarito.com (Martinsville 1) | Cody McKenzie |
| 32 | Rajah Caruth (10 Races) Andrew Patterson (8 Races) Ross Chastain (4 Races) Jordan Anderson (Daytona 1) | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | EasyCare (Daytona 1) PROTECT YOUR MELON (EchoPark 1) GFL Environmental (COTA) NASCAR 25 / iRacing (Phoenix 1) Donut Media (Vegas 1) Black Effect (Darlington 1) WinSupply / SCS Gearbox (Martinsville 1) | Mark Setzer |
| 35 | Natalie Decker (Daytona 1) Joey Gase (EchoPark 1) Austin J. Hill (COTA) Blake Lothian (Phoenix 1) Chad Finchum (Vegas 1) Matt DiBenedetto (Darlington 1) Justin Carroll (Martinsville) | Joey Gase Motorsports MULTIPLE | ACE Hardware (Vegas 1, Darlington 1, Martinsville 1) T.N. Dickinson's (Daytona 1) Stripes TV (EchoPark 1) SRI (COTA) The Texas Lawbook (Phoenix 1) | Scott Eggleston (2) Jim Gase (2) Garrett Harrington (2) Jay Guy (1) |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing Chevrolet | SciAps | Matt Noyce |
| 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | Audibel Charbroil (COTA, Charlotte 1) | Jason Trinchere |
| 42 | Nathan Byrd (Phoenix 1, Vegas 1, Darlington 1) Carson Hocevar (Daytona 1) Nick Leitz (EchoPark 1) J.J. Yeley (COTA) Brad Perez (Martinsville 1) Logan Bearden (Bristol 1) | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | Randco (Phoenix 1, Vegas 1, Darlington 1) Zeigler Auto Group (Daytona 1) Precision Measurement, Inc. (EchoPark 1) DuraMAX (COTA) Live to Be Different Foundation (Martinsville 1) | Andrew Abbott |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | Frontline Fire Protection (4 Races) Black's Island (EchoPark 1, Martinsville 1) ROMA (Daytona 1) Toxic Waste (Phoenix 1) Macc Door Systems (Vegas 1) CWSons.com / Clark's (Darlington 1) Members 1st FCU (Pocono) | Frank Kerr |
| 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | Sunoco (10 Races) Urban Affairs Coalition (5 Races) | Kase Kallenbach |
| 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing Chevrolet | SYFOVRE | Patrick Donahue |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet | All South Electric / One Stop (10 Races) Alliance Driveway Solutions (9 Races) Fly and Form Structures (Darlington 1) Kingdom Truck Sales (Martinsville 1) | Matt Weber |
| 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | Operation 300 | Jason Ratcliff |
| 55 | Joey Gase (5 Races) Chad Finchum (EchoPark 1) Sage Karam (COTA) | Joey Gase Motorsports MULTIPLE | Stripes TV (Daytona 1, Phoenix 1) NFPA.org (Darlington 1, Martinsville 1) Alkamind (EchoPark 1) Point Blank Tequila (COTA) Nevada Donor Network (Vegas 1) | Scott Eggleston (5) Garrett Harrington (1) Joey Gase (1) |
| 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet | Navy Seal Foundation / 3Dimensional.com (4 Races) OVERPLAY Games (Daytona 1) 3Dimensional.com (Darlington 1) | Jody Measamer |
| 88 | Rajah Caruth (23 Races) Kyle Larson (4 Races) William Byron (Phoenix 1, Kansas, Pocono) Chase Elliott (Chicago, Indy) Alex Bowman (Nashville) | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Mardy Lindley |
| 91 | Mason Maggio (4 Races) Carson Kvapil (4 Races) Alex Labbe (Darlington 1) Ross Chastain (Martinsville 1) | DGM Racing Chevrolet | Success Unlocked (Daytona 1, Vegas 1) FreeRent.org (EchoPark 1) Clarience Technologies (COTA) Denssi Energy Pouches (Phoenix 1) Larue Snowblowers (Darlington 1) Who's Your Driver? (Martinsville 1) | Mario Gosselin |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing Chevrolet | Optum (Daytona 1, Phoenix 1, Martinsville 1) Call811.com (EchoPark 1, Vegas 1) Star Tron / StarBrite (COTA) Down Syndrome Foundation of FL (Darlington 1) | Steve Addington |
| 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports Chevrolet | DUDE Wipes (5 Races) VaVia Dumpsters (Atlanta 1) Alpha Prime Protein Rice Treats (COTA) | Josh Graham |
| 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY (Daytona 1, Vegas 1) KYRO Whisky (Atlanta 1) Viking Motorsports (COTA, Phoenix 1) South Carolina Outcast (Darlington 1) SciAps (Martinsville 1) | Danny Efland |
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Caesar Bacarella (Daytona 1) | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Protein Rice Treats (Daytona 1) | Keith Wolfe |
| 9 | Jake Finch (5 Races) Shane Van Gisbergen (COTA) Carson Kvapil (Vegas 1) Ross Chastain (Darlington 1) Lee Pulliam (Martinsville 1) | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | Jarrett (Darlington 1) SafetyCulture (COTA) WILDE Protein Chips (Vegas 1) Folsom Fence Supply (Martinsville 1) Roto-Rooter Registix Carolina Carports Arby's | Phillip Bell |
| 33 | Cleetus McFarland (Rockingham, Talladega 1, Daytona 2) | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | Tommy's Express Car Wash (Rockingham, Talladega 1, Daytona 2) | Andy Street |
| 38 | Patrick Emerling (Daytona 1) | RSS Racing Chevrolet | FIRMAN Generators (Daytona) | RB Bracken |
| 50 | Preston Pardus (COTA) | Pardus Racing, Inc. Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric (COTA) | Dan Pardus (1) |
| 52 | Daniel Dye (Daytona 1, Phoenix 1, Vegas 1) | AM Racing Ford | Champion Container (Daytona 1, Phoenix 1, Vegas 1) | Matthew Lucas (2) Blake Bainbridge (1) |
| 53 | David Starr (Daytona 1) | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | APEX Wireless (Daytona 1) | Jim Gase |
| 74 | Dawson Cram (EchoPark 1, Phoenix 1, Vegas 1) | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | Drowned Valley Brewing Company (EchoPark 1) Beechwood Brothers BBQ (Phoenix 1) N/A (Vegas 1) | Mike Harmon (3) |
