Ross Chastain adds third ride to packed 2026 | Sports News

Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain, a six-time winner within the NASCAR Cup Series, is set to sharpen his expertise additional within the newly renamed O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Series in 2026, becoming a member of Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) on a part-time foundation.

Just weeks out from the season opener at Daytona, The 33-year-old has been introduced as the motive force of JAR’s No. 32 Chevrolet for 4 races during the 2026 O’Reilly’s Series.

Chastain is set to take to the monitor for JAR at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Circuit of the Americas (the place GFL Environmental can be his main sponsor), Watkins Glen, and Sonoma Raceway.

The two-time collection race winner’s response to the announcement was short and candy on social media, merely writing, “Should be fun!”

As for group proprietor Jordan Anderson, he mentioned, “We’re excited to welcome Ross to the #32 for these races.

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“He’s a proven winner at the Cup level, but he’s also someone who understands what it takes to grow within a team and build results through hard work. His experience and perspective will be valuable for everyone in our organization.”

Chastain’s dedication to JAR will add to his already heavy workload this 12 months, racing full-time within the Cup Series for Trackhouse and, as had beforehand been introduced, part-time within the O’Reilly’s Series for Dale Earnhardt Jr’s JR Motorsports for the second consecutive season within the No. 9 Chevrolet. Exactly how many races he’ll be taking part in for the Hall of Famer’s group is unclear; nonetheless, he can be splitting the drive with Trackhouse teammate Shane van Gisbergen as soon as again.

Last season, Chastain made 5 appearances for JRM, ending with three high fives and a additional high 10, whereas van Gisbergen gained on the Chicago avenue course together with a second-place end at Sonoma in three outings.

Daniel Suarez, who lately left Trackhouse for Spire Motorsports, additionally made one look within the No. 9 for JRM, profitable in Mexico City, whereas Connor Mosack completed fifth in his sole race within the Chevrolet on Charlotte’s Roval.

Meanwhile, Chastain can also be set to proceed representing Niece Motorsports part-time within the Craftsman Truck Series for the ninth season in a row, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet. He will compete in eight races for the group in 2026 in search of his first collection win since 2024 at Darlington Raceway.

Both Landen Lewis and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who races full time within the Cup Series for Hyak Motorsports, will even drive the No. 45 in 2026, with the latter set to make his Truck Series debut on the season opener in Daytona earlier than taking over Echo Park Speedway the next week.

According to Niece, Chastain and Lewis will then “split the rest of the season.”

In a assertion, four-time Cup Series race winner Stenhouse Jr. mentioned he had “always wanted to run a truck, but never had the opportunity to put something together.

“When (Niece CEO) Cody [Efaw] called me, I definitely had a lot of interest to see what all they have been building here at Niece Motorsports, especially looking at their level of competition. 

“With it being at Daytona, obviously winning the 500 was awesome, and I’d love to win a Truck Series race there, too. I’ve always wanted to race a truck, but I wanted it to be competitive – and this checks all of those boxes.”