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Haas Factory Team: EchoPark Speedway Preview.

By Staff Report

Saturday O’Reilly Series Action:
  • Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, at 5 p.m. ET
  • Track: EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, GA
  • Race Distance: 163 laps / 251.02 miles
  • Broadcast: CW | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Sunday Cup Series Action:
  • Date & Time: Sunday, February 22, at 3 p.m. ET
  • Track: EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, GA
  • Race Distance: 260 laps / 400.4 miles
  • Broadcast: FOX | PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
On-Track Activity:Friday:
  • 5 p.m. ET – O’ Reilly Qualifying
    CW App | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Saturday:
  • 11 a.m. ET – Cup Qualifying
    Prime | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 5 p.m. ET – O’ Reilly Race
    CW | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Sunday:
  • 3 p.m. ET – Cup Race
    FOX | PRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Race Weekend Quick Hits:
  • EchoPark Speedway hosts the second race on the NASCAR Cup Series season this weekend, marking two-straight speedway races to kick off the 2026 campaign.
  • Sam Mayer led six laps at Daytona last weekend, and has now paced the field in six of his nine starts at the 2.5-mile Superspeedway.
  • Sheldon Creed won the pole at EchoPark Speedway in last season’s fall race, and led 37 laps before an incident on lap 41 ended his night.
Cup Series Driver Lineup:No. 41 Driver: Cole Custer
Hometown: Ladera Ranch, CA
Crew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: Haas / Andy’s Frozen CustardCuster’s Atlanta Cup Series History:
  • Starts: 8
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 1
  • Poles: –
Key Numbers:
  • Custer makes his ninth Cup start at Atlanta this weekend, where he has a 23.0 average finish. His lone top-10 finish came in the fall of 2022.
  • He started seventh in last season’s fall race, and he boasts a 21.3 average starting position.
  • Custer has also made seven NXS starts at Atlanta, where he has three top-10 finishes and a pole in 2019.
O’ Reilly Series Driver Lineup:No. 00 Driver: Sheldon Creed
Hometown: Alpine, CA
Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Road RangerCreed’s Daytona O’ Reilly Series History:
  • Starts: 8
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 2
  • Poles: 1 (2025)
Key Numbers:
  • Creed is set to make his ninth Xfinity start at Atlanta on Saturday, where he finished fourth in the spring of 2024. He has two career top-10s at the track, including a ninth-place finish in his Xfinity Series debut at the track in 2022.
  • Over eight races, Creed holds an average qualifying position of 9.6 and earned his fourth career O’Reilly pole at the Superspeedway last season.
No. 41 Driver: Sam Mayer
Hometown: Franklin, WI
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: AudibelMayer’s Daytona O’ Reilly Series History:
  • Starts: 9
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 4
  • Poles: –
Key Numbers:
  • Mayer is in line for his 10th Xfinity start at Atlanta this weekend, where he has recorded four top-10 finishes in his career. He is coming off his best career result at the track in last season’s fall race where he led three laps and finished third.
  • He started inside the top 10 in both races last year and has an average starting position of 9.7.
Daytona 500 Recap: Haas Factory Team showed front-running speed at Daytona International Speedway in its Chevrolet debut, with Cole Custer battling inside the top five before a late crash resulted in a 24th-place finish. In O’ Reilly competition, Sam Mayer led six laps, while Sheldon Creed overcame adversity to salvage a 24th-place finish.