NASCAR O'Reilly Series PR

The North Carolina Education Lottery 250 (250 laps | 235 miles) is the eighth of thirty-three (33) NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races on the 2026 schedule.

Corey Day earned the best finish of his NASCAR O'Reilly Series career last weekend, finishing second at Martinsville Speedway.

While the Cup Series is off this weekend, NASCAR’s O’Reilly and Truck Series head to Rockingham Speedway for the second consecutive season.

JR Motorsports has competed at Rockingham Speedway a combined four times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 1.017-mile oval, the organization has recorded one win, one top-five and one top-10. The average finish is 12.8.

Sam Hunt Racing’s Dean Thompson led Toyota with a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville Speedway. It is the California-native’s third top-10 in as many starts in the series at Martinsville.

Insurance King announced today that the Rockford, Illinois-based insurance agency has renewed its partnership with NASCAR driver Josh Bilicki for the 2026 season

AM Racing will embark on its fourth full-schedule season in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026 with driver Nick Sanchez competing in the full 33-race schedule, continuing with Saturday afternoon’s NFPA 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

The 2026 season will mark Ellis’ fourth full-time campaign in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

JR Motorsports has competed at Martinsville Speedway a combined 47 times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 0.526-mile oval, the organization has recorded three wins, 22 top-fives and 30 top-10s.

Young’s Motorsports confirmed today that motorsports polymath Brad Perez will drive for the team in Saturday afternoon’s NFPA 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.