The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly known as the Xfinity Series) season kicks off this weekend with the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway. The United Rentals 300 will be the first race of the 2026 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season and will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14.
The season-opening O’Reilly Series race is set to kick off at 5 pm ET and will be broadcast on CW, and radio coverage will be live on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. It will be contested over 120 laps with 300 miles on the 2.5-mile-long tri-oval superspeedway. It will be the 45th annual United Rentals 300 hosted by Daytona International Speedway.
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There are 37 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series entries for 37 spots at this year’s Daytona O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race. Some notable drivers on the entry list are Luke Fenhaus, Anthony Alfredo, Parker Retzlaff, Austin Green, Josh Williams, Taylor Gray, and David Starr.
Richard Childress Racing driver Jesse Love is the defending winner of the United Rentals 300. He won last year in two hours, 33 minutes, and 17 seconds after beating Sam Mayer. Love will look to clinch a second consecutive win at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season opener this weekend.
2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series United Rentals 300 full entry list
Here’s a list of the 37 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series entries who will take part at the Daytona International Speedway:
- #00 – Sheldon Creed
- #0 – Garrett Smithley
- #02 – Ryan Ellis
- #2 – Jesse Love
- #4 – Caesar Bacarella
- #5 – Luke Fenhaus
- #07 – Josh Bilicki
- #7 – Justin Allgaier
- #8 – Sammy Smith
- #17 – Corey Day (R)
- #18 – William Sawalich
- #19 – Gio Ruggiero (i)
- #20 – Brandon Jones
- #21 – Austin Hill
- #24 – Harrison Burton
- #26 – Dean Thompson
- #27 – Jeb Burton
- #28 – Kyle Sieg
- #30 – Carson Ware
- #31 – Blaine Perkins
- #32 – Jordan Anderson
- #35 – Natalie Decker
- #39 – Ryan Sieg
- #41 – Sam Mayer
- #42 – TBA
- #44 – Brennan Poole
- #45 – Lavar Scott (R)
- #48 – Patrick Staropoli (R)
- #51 – Jeremy Clements
- #53 – David Starr
- #54 – Taylor Gray
- #87 – Austin Green
- #88 – Rajah Caruth (R)
- #91 – Mason Maggio
- #92 – Josh Williams
- #96 – Anthony Alfredo
- #99 – Parker Retzlaff
Watch every event of the season’s first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series weekend live on CW from Feb. 13 to 14.
Edited by Yash Soni
