Bennett Logistics 250

First Year under O'Reilly Title Sponsorship [35]
NASCAR O'REILLY SERIES
ECHOPARK SPEEDWAY [21, 36]
DATE: FEB 21, 2026 [37]
TIME: 5:00 PM ET [37, 38]
PURSE: $1,653,590 [39]
BROADCAST: THE CW [37, 40]

Operational Intelligence

Race #2 of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity) consists of 163 laps (251.02 miles) [35, 38]. Stage breaks occur at Laps 45 and 90 [39]. There is no practice for this event [15, 39]. 39 teams are entered for 38 starting spots; one driver will miss the field [39, 41].

Qualifying Order (Metric Data)

Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, Feb 20 at 5:00 PM ET, broadcast on the CW App [42, 43].

PosNo.DriverTeamMetric Score
174Dawson CramMike Harmon Racing58.700 [42]
1141Sam MayerHaas Factory Team31.300 [42]
1617Corey DayHendrick Motorsports27.000 [42]
3532Ross ChastainJordan Anderson Racing5.500 [42]
3921Austin HillRichard Childress Racing1.000 [42]

Technical & Rule Framework

Tire Codes: D-6124 (Left) / D-6126 (Right) [38].
Min Inflation: LF: 19 | RF: 52 | LR: 19 | RR: 48 PSI [38].
Age Rule: Minimum age lowered to 17 for tracks < 1.25mi; EchoPark (1.54mi) still requires 18 years of age [44, 45].
Fastest Lap: Drivers entering the garage for repairs are no longer eligible for the bonus championship point [44, 46, 47].
Lug Nuts: 4 or more improperly secured nuts result in immediate disqualification [48, 49].

Contender Attributes

Austin Hill (#21): The undisputed master of EchoPark drafting, winning 5 of the last 7 events at this facility [50, 51].

Corey Day (#17): Hendrick Motorsports' first full-time series entry since 2006 [52, 53].

Rajah Caruth (#88): Moves to a full-time split schedule between JR Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing [52, 54].