Taylor Gray: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver

Taylor Gray: Driver Profile

2026 Season

Taylor Gray drives the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Current points and Chase status are shown in the live stats on this page as official results are loaded.

Career

Gray is a 21-year-old New Mexico native in his second full-time O'Reilly Series season with Joe Gibbs Racing. He carries the Operation 300 primary sponsorship, a nonprofit that supports children of wounded, ill, or fallen military service members, which reflects a personal connection to military family service. JGR has invested in him as a long-term Toyota development driver.

Coverage (7 articles)

Corey Day Wins Las Vegas After Late Duel With Kvapil

John Speedway·October 6, 2026

Corey Day led 136 of 201 laps from the pole, then had to take the lead back from Carson Kvapil twice in the last 12. Sheldon Creed kept the Chase lead, now 19 points over Kvapil, after Justin Allgaier was caught in an early crash.

Sheldon Creed Led the Last Three Laps at Bristol and Won. He Takes an 11-Point Chase Lead to Las Vegas.

Jack Beckett·September 21, 2026

Sheldon Creed passed William Sawalich on an overtime restart and won the Food City 300 at Bristol by 0.253 seconds, leading only the final three laps. Carson Kvapil and Jesse Love led 240 laps between them and finished 24th and 17th. Creed now leads the O'Reilly Series Chase by 11 points over Justin Allgaier with six races left.

Jesse Love Won at Gateway. Justin Allgaier Finished 13th and Lost the Points Lead by Three.

Jack Beckett·September 13, 2026

Jesse Love took the lead with fifteen laps to go and won the Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway, his first victory of 2026. Sheldon Creed finished second and left St. Louis leading the O'Reilly Series Chase by three points over Justin Allgaier, who has won six races this season to Creed's two.

Sheldon Creed Won the Chase Opener at Darlington. Justin Allgaier's Lead Went From 25 Points to Seven.

Jack Beckett·September 6, 2026

Creed led the final 53 laps and won Saturday night's Fleetio 200 by 2.961 seconds, his second career win in the series. Allgaier led more laps than anyone, hit the wall with 23 to go and finished 17th. His championship lead, 229 points in August and 25 after the Chase reset, is now seven.

Justin Allgaier Led the O'Reilly Series by 229 Points. The Reset Left Him 25, at a Track Where He Has Never Won in the Fall.

Jack Beckett·September 5, 2026

Justin Allgaier ended the regular season 229 points clear. The Chase reset left him 25 ahead of teammate Carson Kvapil going into Saturday's Fleetio 200 at Darlington, where Allgaier has four spring wins and none in the fall.

The O'Reilly Series Chase Opens at Darlington Saturday Night: The Race, the Field and the Track

Jack Beckett·September 5, 2026

The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opens its first Chase on Saturday night at Darlington. The 12 drivers, the reset points, the track history, the tire and the schedule.

Austin Hill Survives a Wreck-Strewn San Diego Street Race for His 16th O'Reilly Series Win

Jack Beckett·June 22, 2026

Austin Hill won the inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, surviving a 25-car wreck and a run of engine failures for the 16th series victory of his career. Justin Allgaier still leads the championship comfortably.

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2026 Season: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series