Taylor Gray Signs Extension With Joe Gibbs Racing For 2027
Joe Gibbs Racing has announced Taylor Gray, driver of the No. 54 Toyota GR Supra in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, will return to the organization for the 2027 season. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff will also return to the pit box. Gray has spent the past two seasons full-time with JGR, scoring wins at […]
Justin Allgaier Re-Signs with JR Motorsports on Multi-Year Deal
Justin Allgaier is returning to JR Motorsports on a multi-year deal, according to a SiriusXM interview with team co-owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller on Thursday. The 40-year-old has been with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series since 2016. “We don’t look at him as the 40-year-old veteran because he is having so much […]
Garrett Smithley Earns First Top-Ten of 2026 in Atlanta
One of NASCAR’s hardest-working veterans earned his best finish of the season on Saturday at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta. Garrett Smithley, driver of the No. 0 SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet, came home sixth for his first top-ten of 2026. The finish was meaningful not only on a competitive level for a team with limited resources, […]
Justin Allgaier Wins Atlanta to Clinch Regular Season Title
Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta on Saturday, locking himself in as the 2026 regular season champion. The No. 7 JR Motorsports team endured multiple overtime restarts for their sixth win of the year. Fellow JR Motorsports driver Carson Kvapil finished second, once again falling just […]
Brandon Jones Wins in Overtime at Chicagoland Speedway
Brandon Jones won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday. Driving the No. 20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, Jones scored his first win so far in the 2026 season. He also became the first Chicagoland winner since 2019 when Cole Custer won the most recent O’Reilly Auto Parts […]
Viking Motorsports Continues Landmark Season at Sonoma
The top three finishers in the recent NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma Raceway were somewhat predictable. Shane van Gisbergen won with JR Motorsports, teammate Connor Zilisch finished second, and Joe Gibbs Racing prospect Brent Crews finished third. From there, one may have expected Austin Hill, Taylor Gray, William Sawalich, Sam Mayer, or […]
Austin Hill Wins in San Diego After Gray, Kvapil Tangle Late
Austin Hill won the inaugural NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Naval Base Coronado on Saturday. The race was his 16th career victory and his second of the 2026 season. It was also Hill’s first ever win on a road course, despite his consistent road racing speed over several years in the O’Reilly Series. […]
Fan Arrested After Running on the Track During Coronado Red Flag
The NASCAR weekend at Naval Base Coronado has been chaotic, with several major wrecks and nearly an hour of red flag time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series alone. Chaos is typical of NASCAR road racing. What is not typical is a fan running on-track in the middle of the race. During the second […]
Justin Allgaier Gets First Pocono Win in Overtime
Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, snagging his fifth win of the 2026 season. Allgaier and the No. 7 JR Motorsports team battled Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer ferociously over the final stage of the race, before Mayer was shuffled back on the final restart. With […]
Nick Sanchez Joins Peterson Racing, Austin Green Now Part-Time
Peterson Racing Group announced Monday that Austin Green will no longer be full-time in their No. 87 Chevrolet Camaro. Nick Sanchez is confirmed to be driving at Pocono Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, EchoPark Speedway, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Green will still race the road courses at Naval Base Coronado and Sonoma Raceway. Peterson Racing announces Nick […]
