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The No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet will feature five different drivers during the 2026 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season.

According to an announcement from HendrickCars.com, the 33-race season will see all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers making limited starts while sharing the entry with anchor driver Rajah Caruth.

Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott will each make two starts in the No. 88. William Byron and Kyle Larson will each suit up for three races. Caruth will fill out the rest of the schedule with 16 regular-season starts, including the first three races of the season. He will also take on the entirety of The Chase.

Caruth will split his time between two entries next season while competing for Rookie of the Year honors and the driver’s championship. He will fill out the rest of his schedule with Jordan Anderson Racing.

Byron will take over the No. 88 for the first time at Phoenix Raceway in the spring. Larson will follow with a start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bowman’s first start will be at Darlington Raceway. Elliott’s first start will be at Chicagoland Speedway as the once-dormant track returns to the schedule.

“We couldn’t be happier to welcome back all four of Hendrick Motorsports’ drivers into the JRM family to join Rajah (Caruth) behind the wheel of our No. 88 Chevrolet,” said JR Motorsports CEO Kelley Earnhardt Miller.

“Chase, William, Alex and Kyle all have such a unique history with us and it’s just a testament to the relationship that we have built with Mr. Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports and HendrickCars.com that we can bring them all together with Rajah to race for an owner’s championship in 2026.”

No. 88 schedule for 2026

Feb. 14 – Daytona International Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Feb. 21 – Atlanta (Rajah Caruth)
Feb. 28 – Circuit of the Americas (Rajah Caruth)
March 7 – Phoenix Raceway (William Byron)
March 14 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Kyle Larson)
March 21 – Darlington Raceway (Alex Bowman)
March 28 – Martinsville Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
April 4 – Rockingham Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
April 11 – Bristol Motor Speedway (Kyle Larson)
April 18 – Kansas Motor Speedway (William Byron)
April 25 – Talladega Superspeedway (Rajah Caruth)
May 2 – Texas Motor Speedway (Kyle Larson)
May 9 – Watkins Glen International (Rajah Caruth)
May 16 – Dover Motor Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
May 23 – Charlotte Motor Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
May 30 – Nashville Superspeedway (Alex Bowman)
June 13 – Pocono Raceway (William Byron)
June 20 – Naval Base Coronado (Rajah Caruth)
June 27 – Sonoma Raceway (Rajah Caruth)
July 4 – Chicagoland Speedway (Chase Elliott)
July 11 – Atlanta (Rajah Caruth)
July 25 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Chase Elliott)
Aug. 8 – Iowa Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Aug. 28 – Daytona International Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Sept. 5 – Darlington Raceway (Rajah Caruth)
Sept. 12 – World Wide Technology Raceway (Rajah Caruth)
Sept. 18 – Bristol Motor Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Oct. 3 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Oct. 10 – Charlotte Roval (Rajah Caruth)
Oct 17 – Phoenix Raceway (Rajah Caruth)
Oct. 24 – Talladega Superspeedway (Rajah Caruth)
Oct. 31 – Martinsville Speedway (Rajah Caruth)
Nov. 7 – Homestead-Miami Speedway (Rajah Caruth)

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