{"id":56221,"date":"2026-02-26T12:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=56221"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:37:55","slug":"nascar-oreilly-auto-parts-series-imsa-support-series-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/nascar-oreilly-auto-parts-series-imsa-support-series-fact-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series & IMSA Support Series Fact Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Connor Zilisch celebrates in Victory Lane with the JR Motorsports crew after winning last season\u2019s Focused Health 250.
Photo Credit: NASCAR at COTA\/Harold Hinson Photography.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Courtesy of NASCAR at COTA PR<\/em><\/p>\n

AT A GLANCE<\/strong>
\nWHAT:\u00a0<\/strong>NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250; IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge (two 45-minute races)<\/p>\n

WHERE:\u00a0<\/strong>Circuit of The Americas (COTA) \u2013 17-turn, 2.4-mile National Course<\/p>\n

WHEN:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday (Feb. 27) & Saturday (Feb. 28)<\/p>\n

MARQUEE COMPANION EVENT:\u00a0<\/strong>NASCAR Cup Series DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne \u2013 Sunday, March 1<\/p>\n

RACE DISTANCES<\/strong>
\nNASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250:\u00a0<\/strong>65 laps | 156 miles | 251.058 km<\/p>\n

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge:\u00a0<\/strong>Two 45-minute timed races<\/p>\n

SUPPORT SERIES BROADCAST INFORMATION (All times Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

IMSA practice #1\u00a0<\/strong>| 12:00-12:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

IMSA practice #2\u00a0<\/strong>| 2:00-2:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series practice\u00a0<\/strong>| 4:00-4:50 p.m. | CW App<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying\u00a0<\/strong>| 5:05-6:00 p.m. | CW App<\/p>\n

IMSA Qualifying\u00a0<\/strong>| 6:30-7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

IMSA Race #1\u00a0<\/strong>| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | TV \u2013 Peacock, IMSA YouTube channel | Radio \u2013 IMSA Radio on IMSA.com<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250\u00a0<\/strong>| 2 p.m. | TV: CW | Radio: PRN, SiriusXM<\/p>\n

IMSA Race #2\u00a0<\/strong>| 5:30-6:15 p.m. | TV: Peacock, IMSA YouTube channel | Radio: IMSA Radio on IMSA.com<\/p>\n

ENTRY LISTS<\/strong>
\nClick\u00a0HERE<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for the Focused Health 250 preliminary entry list.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0HERE<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge preliminary entry list.<\/p>\n

2025 FOCUSED HEALTH 250 RACE RECAP<\/strong>
\nAUSTIN, Texas (March 1, 2025) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The pursuit of a dream weekend at Circuit of The Americas continued for Connor Zilisch as he dominated the field to win Saturday\u2019s Focused Health 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race for his second victory in just seven career NXS races.<\/p>\n

After starting from the pole and leading most of Stage One, a pit road penalty relegated the 18-year-old JR Motorsports driver to the rear of the field to start the second stage. With a balance of patience and aggression, the Mooresville, N.C. native carved up the field, moving up to third to start the final stage. Late-race contact with Corey Heim of Sam Hunt Racing threatened to end the rookie\u2019s charge to the front, but ultimately got around teammate Carson Kvapil to reclaim the lead with nine laps to go.<\/p>\n

With the victory, Zilisch became just the second full-time NXS driver to win in five years of the Focused Health 250. For the fourth time in five years, the polesitter went on to take the checkered flag.<\/p>\n

Kvapil cut a tire late, relinquishing second place to Daytona 500 winner William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and ultimately finishing 23rd. Sam Mayer of Haas Factory Team finished third, a personal best at COTA. Richard Childress Racing\u2019s Austin Hill, the series points leader, and Kaulig Racing\u2019s AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

FOCUSED HEALTH 250 \u2013 RACE & POLE WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Year<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Race Winner<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Pole Winner<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2025<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2024<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2023<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2022<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2021<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

NOTEWORTHY<\/strong>
\nRace Notes \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This will be the sixth running of the Focused Health 250 and second on the 17-turn, 2.4-mile National Course that debuted last year. The event was previously held on the 20-turn, 3.41-mile Full Course. \u2026 Fans from 47 states and 10 foreign countries as far away as Australia will visit NASCAR at COTA this weekend (Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, England, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Australia, Netherlands). \u2026 The Focused Health 250 race winner has come from the pole position four out of the five years. The exception came in 2022 when\u00a0Ty Gibbs<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0earned the pole and\u00a0AJ Allmendinger<\/strong><\/em>, who started fourth, took the win. \u2026 The race has produced four different race winners and five different polesitters in the five races. \u2026 All three Trackhouse Racing Cup Series drivers \u2013\u00a0Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Ross Chastain<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 will be competing for O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series teams in the Focused Health 250. Van Gisbergen will be driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports while Zilisch, the defending race winner, will be behind the wheel of the No. 1 entry for the organization. Chastain will be driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport. SVG made one previous series start at COTA in 2024, starting second, leading 20 laps and finishing 27th<\/sup>. Zilisch also has one start as well, winning the 2025 race from the pole while leading 26 of the 65 laps. Chastain has made three O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series starts at NASCAR at COTA with one top-10 finish, an eighth-place effort last year for JR Motorsports. He has been a solid qualifier, starting second in all three races. \u2026 Zilisch\u2019s win last season with JR Motorsports pushed Chevrolet\u2019s winning streak to four in the Focused Health 250. \u2026\u00a0Austin Hill<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Richard Childress Racing co-shares the lead for most top-five finishes (3) in the Focused Health 250 with\u00a0AJ Allmendinger<\/strong><\/em>. He finished runner-up in 2022 and \u201924, and was fourth last season. \u2026\u00a0Sam Mayer<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of the Haas Factory Team has produced top-10 finishes in all four of his starts in the Focused Health 250. He is coming off a best of third in last season\u2019s race. His top-10 total is tied for the most with Allmendinger. \u2026\u00a0Jesse Love\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>of Richard Childress Racing has finished sixth in his two starts in the Focused Health 250 (2024, \u201925).\u00a0 \u2026 Among drivers with multiple starts at COTA,\u00a0William Byron<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0has the best average finishing position at 2.0. Allmendinger is second at 3.5 while Love and Mayer are tied for third at 6.0. Chastain leads for averaging starting position at 2.0. He has started second in all three of his starts. \u2026 Only four drivers have completed all 862.73 miles of the five Focused Health 250 races. They are\u00a0Justin Allgaier<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of JR Motorsports,\u00a0Brandon Jones<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Joe Gibbs Racing,\u00a0Ryan Sieg<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of RSS Racing and\u00a0Jeremy Clements<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Jeremy Clements Racing. \u2026\u00a0J.J. Yeley<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will be representing NASCAR at COTA\u2019s new Cup Series entitlement sponsor \u2013 DuraMAX \u2013 in the Focused Health 250. Yeley will be sponsored by DuraMAX in the No. 42 Chevrolet for Young\u2019s Motorsports. Yeley, with 393 O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series starts across 21 years, will be making his first series start of the season. \u2026The No. 88 JR Motorsports entry will feature all four Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series drivers along with\u00a0Rajah Caruth<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0throughout the season. Caruth will get the call for the Focused Health 250 after competing in the season-opening race at Daytona and then last weekend at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta.\u00a0Byron<\/em>\u00a0will take over at Phoenix Raceway on March 7. \u2026\u00a0Carson Kvapil<\/strong><\/em>, scheduled for 29 starts with JR Motorsports, also is making five appearances with DGM Racing, beginning with the Focused Health 250. \u2026 Veteran\u00a0Alex Labbe<\/strong>\u00a0will make his season debut in the Focused Health 250 for SS-GreenLight Racing. Labbe is scheduled to drive all of the road course events this season in the No. 0 Chevrolet. Last season, he finished 14th<\/sup>\u00a0in the Focused Health 250. \u2026 Argentine driver\u00a0Baltazar Leguizam\u00f3n\u00a0<\/strong>also will make his season debut in the Focused Health 250. He is running a partial schedule in the No. 30 Chevrolet entry for Barrett-Cope Racing. \u2026 Road-course competitor\u00a0Austin J Hill<\/strong>\u00a0will begin his partial season schedule for Joey Gase Motorsports in the No. 35 Chevrolet this weekend.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Notes \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Austin Hill<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>of Richard Childress Racing won the season opener at Daytona from the pole while\u00a0Sheldon Creed<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Haas Factory Team captured his first career series victory this past weekend at Atlanta\u2019s EchoPark Speedway. \u2026 Hill sits atop the series standings by 22 points over\u00a0Rajah Caruth<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of JR Motorsports. Creed and\u00a0Jesse Love<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of Richard Childress Racing are tied for third (-24) and\u00a0Parker Retzlaff<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0rounds out the top five (-30). \u2026 Caruth and Love are the only two drivers with top-10 finishes in the first two races. Caruth was 10th\u00a0at Daytona and eighth at Atlanta while Love was ninth and fifth, respectively. \u2026 Retzlaff finished second at EchoPark Speedway, matching his career-best finish set at Rockingham Speedway last season. \u2026 Hill is the series leader for laps led with 112, and is followed by Love (58) and Caruth (23).<\/p>\n

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>This is the second consecutive season that the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge is part of the NASCAR at COTA race weekend. All three classes \u2013 P3, GTDX and GSX \u2013 will be competing together in two timed races Saturday on the National Course. COTA\u2019s mix of tight corners, heavy braking and aero\u2011dependent sections suits LMP3 machinery, often producing close battles and strategic passing windows. \u2026 Toyota enters COTA with a 15\u2011race GSX win streak, but formidable competition from BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG will make things challenging for the Supras in Texas. \u2026 It is the series\u2019 second event of the season, following January\u2019s Roar Before The Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.\u00a0Oscar Tunjo\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>swept both LMP3 races in the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season-opening weekend at Daytona International Speedway with dominant pace in the No. 1 Gebhardt Duqueine D08. He now returns to COTA seeking redemption after last year\u2019s late fuel miscalculation cost him a likely win. \u2026\u00a0Danny Soufi<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(No. 11 PINAXIS \u2013 ZONE 4 Racing Duqueine) opened the LMP3 season with a strong Daytona podium \u2013 his best start yet \u2013and now races at home in Austin with added momentum. \u2026\u00a0Brady Golan<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(No. 30 Gebhardt Young Driver Academy) and\u00a0Lincoln Day<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(No. 95 Toney Driver Development) both scored podiums at Daytona in brand\u2011new Ligier JS P325s, proving immediate adaptability and speed. Golan also will be competing in his hometown of Austin. \u2026 Veteran\u00a0Brian Thienes<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0claimed both Daytona Bronze Cup wins with consistent, mistake\u2011free runs in his No. 77 Forte Racing Ligier JS P320, positioning him as a reliable podium threat at COTA. \u2026\u00a0Westin Workman<\/strong>\u00a0dominated the GSX opener aboard the No. 8 RAFA Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 \u2013 a straightforward Saturday win followed by a last\u2011to\u2011first Sunday comeback \u2014 pushing Toyota\u2019s GSX win streak to 15.<\/p>\n

WEEKEND SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE (All times Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

IMSA practice #1\u00a0<\/strong>| 12:00-12:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

IMSA practice #2\u00a0<\/strong>| 2:00-2:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series practice\u00a0<\/strong>| 4:00-4:50 p.m.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying\u00a0<\/strong>| 5:05-6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

IMSA Qualifying\u00a0<\/strong>| 6:30-7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series practice\u00a0<\/strong>| 9:00-10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying\u00a0<\/strong>| 10:10-11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

IMSA Race #1\u00a0<\/strong>| 12:30-1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250\u00a0<\/strong>| 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

IMSA Race #2\u00a0<\/strong>| 5:30-6:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne\u00a0<\/strong>| 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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