{"id":78688,"date":"2025-08-18T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/78688\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:35:08","slug":"nascar-xfinity-series-to-have-new-name-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/78688\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Xfinity Series to have new name in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR has signed O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts to be the entitlement sponsor of the Xfinity Series beginning next year, the sanctioning body announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The series will be known as the NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series beginning in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This season marks the end of Xfinity as the sponsor for NASCAR\u2019s No. 2 series. Xfinity has sponsored the series since 2015. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Winners, losers of NASCAR Cup race at Richmond won by Austin Dillon \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nascar\/news\/winners-losers-of-nascar-cup-race-at-richmond-won-by-austin-dillon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755520508_90_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Austin Dillon earns his first Cup win of the season and snags a playoff spot with Richmond victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the great sport of NASCAR, O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts was born in America and built on the hard work and drive of passionate people,\u201d said NASCAR President Steve O\u2019Donnell in a statement. \u201cThis new partnership allows us to continue to fuel that passion for the next generation of NASCAR\u2019s stars and fans while celebrating the journey we\u2019ve been on together for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts was founded in Springfield, Missouri in 1957. The company has more than 6,400 locations across 48 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur company is rooted in the same values that define NASCAR\u2014teamwork, enthusiasm, and dedication,\u201d said O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts President Brent Kirby in a statement. \u201cYou\u2019ll see those in action when our customers walk through our doors. We know they need fast service, and Team O\u2019Reilly will get them the parts they need quickly, with excellent customer service. We welcome all fans to stop by our stores and see how our team can help keep them running.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASCAR has signed O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts to be the entitlement sponsor of the Xfinity Series beginning next year,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-78688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nascar","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}