NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, maintains a seven-point lead following the first Chase event despite having a dominant run hindered with a late fade and wall scrape.

The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington endured a roller-coaster run in his first O'Reilly Chase event that concluded with a 26th-place run following a late (second) fuel pickup issue.

The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, led the final 53 of 147 laps after he inherited the lead following a pit stop prior to the final stage period and withstood two restarts under the final 50 laps to win the first Chase event of the 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.

Alpha Prime Racing will utilize Ford equipment for select events in the closing stretches of the 2026 season and utilize Roush Yates Engines prior to a full manufacturer change to Ford in 2027.

The 2021 CARS Tour Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, will commence his first-ever Chase for a championship on pole position for the first time in his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career.

The 39-year-old Sieg from Tucker, Georgia, led the final two of 105 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to notch his first career victory in his 424th series start at the World Center of Racing.

The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington, D.C., posted a pole-winning lap at 183.232 mp in 49.118 seconds to become the 220th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position and to take a critical step towards his 2026 Chase hopes.

The 29-year-old Jones from Atlanta, Georgia, will return for his 13th consecutive full-time campaign in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series division and eighth with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2027.

The two-time CARS Late Model Stock Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, will replace Sammy Smith and drive the No. 8 JR Motorsports' Chevrolet entry next season amid Smith's departure following this season.

The four-time NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion from Semora, North Carolina, will pilot Peterson Racing's No. 87 entry at Las Vegas and Martinsville in October before campaigning on a full-time O'Reilly Auto Parts Series basis in 2027.