Carson Kvapil made the Championship 4 last season as a rookie in the Xfinity Series. Now, he will be able to pursue a spot in The Chase while competing full-time in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.
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Kvapil has filled out his 2026 schedule by joining a new team, DGM Racing. He will make four starts while controlling a new race car.
Kvapil will take over the No. 91 Chevrolet to close out February. He will compete at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. He will then return to the entry at Watkins Glen International, Charlotte Motor Speedway (May), and Sonoma Raceway.
Adding Carson to the lineup 🧑🧑🧒🧒 @JRMotorsports Driver, @CarsonKvapil will pilot the No. 91 at four @NASCAROReillyAP races filling out the remainder of his full time schedule. pic.twitter.com/IM80KzpGgh
— DGM Racing (@DGMRacingFL) February 18, 2026
JR Motorsports previously announced part of Kvapil's schedule. The team first said that he would scale back from a full-time schedule and that he would share the No. 1 entry with Connor Zilisch. This entry would feature Rodney Childers as the crew chief.
The team later provided a new update. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that Kvapil would actually compete full-time in 2026 so that he could pursue a championship. He would just split his time between multiple entries.
The current expectation is that Kvapil will make 24 starts in the No. 1. He will make five additional starts in the No. 9 while sharing the entry with Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen.
The No. 1 schedule currently features announced events in spring Darlington, spring Talladega, and fall Phoenix. These will all feature Champion Irrigation Products as the primary sponsor of the No. 1 Chevrolet.
The first race of this altered schedule featured the North Carolina native behind the wheel of the No. 1 Chevrolet at Daytona. He crossed the line seventh overall as all four JR Motorsports drivers finished inside the top 10.
P7 finish in the @NASCAROReillyAP race at Daytona in the #1 @JRMotorsports @BassProShops @TeamChevy. Top 3 finishes in both stages made for a great points day overall. Excited for what this year has to come! Huge thank you to Johnny Morris, @BassProShops and @TeamChevy! pic.twitter.com/RGckANYby0
— Carson Kvapil (@Carson_Kvapil) February 17, 2026
Justin Allgaier crossed the line second behind Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill. Sammy Smith then finished fifth. Rajah Caruth, who also splits time between multiple teams this season, finished 10th in his JR Motorsports debut.
