The 2012 Cup Series champion from Rochester Hills, Michigan, fell one position shy of snapping a 65-race winless drought despite leading the most laps and winning two stages throughout the 2026 Goodyear 400.
Crew chief Patrick Donahue, car chief Dillon Bassett and engineer Morgan Olsen have been barred for the next four O'Reilly events due to fallen ballast from Patrick Staropoli's No. 48 entry during this past weekend's event at Sin City.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led a race-high 134 of 267-scheduled laps and prevailed in a 50-lap dash to the finish to achieve his first Cup victory of 2026 at Sin City.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, went from seventh to first during a 47-lap dash that enabled him to achieve his first NASCAR victory of the 2026 season in Sin City.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 & 2025 All-Star Race champion from Norman, Oklahoma, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 187.156 mph in 28.853 seconds for his first Cup pole of 2026 at Sin City.
The 22-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, clocked in a singe-qualifying pole-winning lap at 183.287 mph in 29.462 seconds for his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole of 2026 at Sin City.
The 2023 Cup Series champion rallied from a pair of loose wheel miscues, utilizing a late two-tire pit strategy to claim his first Cup victory of 2026.
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, rallied from a slow pit service prior to the final stage to notch his first O'Reilly victory of 2026 at Phoenix.
The two-time Indy 500 & IndyCar champion from Nashville, Tennessee, led eight of 250 laps and went from 10th to first through a 32-lap dash to achieve his first IndyCar victory of 2026 at Phoenix.
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will be making the 400th start of his NASCAR Cup Series career this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
Anthony Alfredo and Parker Retzlaff will continue to pilot the Nos. 96 and 99 Chevrolet entries, respectively, for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season amid a breakout year in 2026.
This race marks a significant milestone for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing as driver Chris Buescher makes his 400th Career Start after leading 53 laps this past weekend in Talladega.
