Pulliam will be behind the wheel of the team’s No. 9 Chevrolet, which competes part-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. The entry won two races in 2025, with Shane van Gisbergen and Daniel Suarez taking checkered flags at the Chicago Street Circuit and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, respectively.
While those wins came on road courses, a short-track expert in Pulliam will take the car to a track where he has an incredible track record and level of success.
Pulliam’s racing slate has scaled back in recent years, focusing on operation of Lee Pulliam Performance. The team won the 2024 zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock championship with Brenden Queen behind the wheel.
Despite his incredible resume, the Martinsville event will be Pulliam’s first start in any of NASCAR’s three National Series. He made six starts in ARCA Menards Series East in 2014. Pulliam recorded top-five finishes in the first two races of the year at New Smyrna Speedway and on the temporary short track on the backstretch of Daytona International Speedway for the UNOH Battle at the Beach.