The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his ninth full-time season as a competitor in NASCAR's premier series.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led all but one of 200-scheduled laps en route to his second All-Star career victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Gibbs and Wallace finished first and second during the All-Star Open to automatically transfer into the All-Star Race while Gragson claimed the final starting spot based on achieving his second consecutive Fan Vote title.
The 21-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 66 of 250-scheduled laps en route to his second Truck victory of the 2024 season at North Wilkesboro.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, posted a pole-winning three-lap qualifying run in 1:29.75 seconds to claim his first All-Star pole position while Christopher Bell's No. 20 team achieved the 2024 Mechanix Wear Pit Crew Challenge with the fastest-recorded four-tire pit serve in 13.223 seconds.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, posted a pole-winning lap at 88.398 mph at COTA in 97.740 seconds, which was enough for him to claim his first O'Reilly pole position of the 2026 season.
The 27-year-old Mosack from Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's Truck event at St. Petersburg due to rain canceling Saturday's qualifying and practice sessions.
Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of running double-duty in the NASCAR Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Circuit of The Americas.
Scott McLaughlin showed the speed that has earned him two prior poles at this event, leading the first practice Friday for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brent Crews was made available to the media on Friday prior to his NASCAR O’Reilly Parts Series debut this weekend at Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas.