NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The late two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, is the 21st competitor to be named Most Popular Driver in the Cup division and the first to posthumously receive the title since Dale Earnhardt in 2001.

The 32-year-old Rodgers from Maui, Hawaii, replaces Patrick Staropoli as the full-time driver of Big Machine Racing's No. 48 Chevrolet entry for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.

The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, etched his name as a two-time champion by 14 points with a top-10 result in the 2026 finale at Homestead that was won by Brandon Jones.

The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, posted a qualifying lap of 160.820 mph in 33.578 seconds to achieve the pole position in his final start with Haas Factory Team and in preparation of his 2026 championship bid in Miami.

The 29-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, will drive the No. 41 Chevrolet entry for Haas Factory Team for his first full-time O'Reilly Auto Parts Series campaign since 2023.

The 24-year-old native of Washington, D.C. will return to JR Motorsports and drive the No. 88 Chevrolet on a full-time basis for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.

The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, ended retirement speculations as both he and sponsor BRANDT will remain at JR Motorsports under a new multi-year renewal that will commence in 2027.

The 2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 121 of 250 laps and reduced his points deficit from 59 to 31 with his third O'Reilly victory of 2026 in Ridgeway, Virginia.

The 2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 95.371 mph in 19.855 seconds for his third O'Reilly career pole in Ridgeway, Virginia.

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.