The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series will compete this weekend at Rockingham Speedway. They will be joined by the ARCA Menards Series East on Saturday morning.
Rockingham will also serve as the qualifying race for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Dash 4 Cash program. The four best finishing eligible drivers at Rockingham will compete for the $100,000 bonus at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Garrett Mitchell will make his first start in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Rockingham, driving the Richard Childress Racing No. 33 Chevrolet.
It will also be the second race of the 2026 Triple Truck Challenge. On April 10, Bristol Motor Speedway will host the final race of the competition.
Triple Truck Challenge Schedule:
March 20: Darlington Raceway – Winner: Corey Heim
April 3: Rockingham Speedway
April 10: Bristol Motor Speedway
Drivers to Watch:
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Justin Allgaier leads all O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers with three wins and five top-five finishes this season. He is also the only driver who has earned stage points in every stage this year. His 31 career victories are tied with Jack Ingram for sixth on the all-time
Craftsman Truck Series Corey Day: In his first full season, Day has recorded six straight top-10 finishes, the longest active streak.
Pre-race activities:
Leading up to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, the track will showcase local talent, students, and dignitaries. Miss North Carolina, Sophia Kellstrom, will visit with fans. She will sign autographs from noon until 3 p.m. in the speedway’s Fan Zone.
The senior high school Marching Band will perform the school’s fight song on the front straightaway. It will feature over 50 of Richmond County’s most talented high school musicians. A medley of Richmond County elementary school students will also be on hand to honor America by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for both Friday’s and Saturday’s events.
The NASCAR Cup Series is off this weekend but returns to action on Sunday, April 12, at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Friday, April 3
11 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Practice – FS2
12:05 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying – FS2
1:30 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Practice – CW App
2:35 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying – CW App
Post O’Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying – NASCAR Press Pass
4:30 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tire 200
Purse: $839,700
FS1/FOX One/SiriusXM
Post Craftsman Truck Series race – NASCAR Press Pass
Saturday, April 4
9 a.m.: ARCA Menards Series East Practice
10:05 a.m.: ARCA Menards Series East Qualifying
11:30 a.m.: Rockingham ARCA Menards East 125
The NASCAR Channel/MRN/SiriusXM
Post ARCA Menards Series East race: NASCAR Press Pass
2:30 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black’s Tire Purse: $1,653,590
Post ARCA Menards Series East race – NASCAR Press Pass
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Entry List – 38 entries for 36 spots
No. 1 Corey Heim
No. 2 Luke Baldwin
No. 4 Connor Hall
No. 5 Adam Andretti
No. 7 Sammy Smith
No. 9 Grant Enfinger
No. 10 Corey LaJoie (LaJoie will drive the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Ram for the remainder of 2026)
No. 11 Kaden Honeycutt
No. 12 Brenden Queen
No. 13 Cole Butcher
No. 14 Mini Tyrrell
No. 15 Tanner Gray
No. 16 Justin Haley
No. 17 Gio Ruggiero
No. 18 Tyler Ankrum
No. 19 Daniel Hemric
No. 22 Clayton Green
No. 25 Ty Dillon
No. 26 Dawson Sutton
No. 33 Frankie Muniz
No. 34 Layne Riggs
No. 38 Chandler Smith
No. 42 Parker Eatmon
No. 44 Andres Perez de Lara
No. 45 Landen Lewis
No. 52 Stewart Friesen
No. 56 Timmy Hill
No. 62 Michael Christopher Jr.
No. 69 TBA
No. 76 Spencer Boyd
No. 77 Carson Hocevar
No. 81 Kris Wright
No. 88 Ty Majeski
No. 90 Justin Carroll
No. 91 Christian Eckes
No. 93 Caleb Costner
No. 98 Jake Garcia
No. 99 Ben Rhodes
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Entry List – 39 entries for 38 spots
No. 0 Garrett Smithley
No. 00 Sheldon Creed
No. 1 Carson Kvapil
No. 02 Ryan Ellis
No. 2 Jesse Love
No. 5 J.J. Yeley
No. 07 Josh Bilicki
No. 7 Justin Allgaier
No. 8 Sammy Smith
No. 17 Corey Day
No. 18 William Sawalich
No. 19 Brent Crews
No. 20 Brandon Jones
No. 21 Austin Hill
No. 24 Harrison Burton
No. 25 Nick Sanchez – Withdrawn
No. 26 Dean Thompson
No. 27 Jeb Burton
No. 28 Kyle Sieg
No. 31 Blaine Perkins
No. 32 Andrew Patterson
No. 33 Cleetus McFarland
No. 35 TBA
No. 39 Ryan Sieg
No. 41 Sam Mayer
No. 42 TBA
No. 44 Brennan Poole
No. 45 Lavar Scott
No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
No. 51 Jeremy Clements
No. 54 Taylor Gray
No. 55 Blake Lothian
No. 74 Dawson Cram
No. 87 Austin Green
No. 88 Rajah Caruth
No. 91 Alex Labbe
No. 92 Josh Williams
No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
