Carson Kvapil: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Driver

Carson Kvapil: Driver Profile

Car: No. 1 / No. 9 | Team: JR Motorsports | Manufacturer: Chevrolet Crew Chief: Rodney Childers (primary) | Sponsors: High Rock Vodka, JR Motorsports rotating partners Status: Full-time rotating program | Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

2026 Season

Carson Kvapil drives the JR Motorsports No. 1 Chevrolet in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Current points and Chase status are shown in the live stats on this page as official results are loaded.

Career

Kvapil is a two-time CARS Tour champion (2022, 2023) who made the jump to full-time national-series competition with JR Motorsports. His short-track pedigree is exceptional, he dominated the CARS Tour during back-to-back championship runs and arrived at the O'Reilly level with more technical-track credibility than most rookies. He is the older brother of Caden Kvapil, who made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol in September 2026.

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Coverage (1 article)

Charlotte Sports, Minus the Homework: What Matters This Week

Nell Thomas·August 10, 2026

Charlotte FC has not allowed a goal, the Knights have some awkward math to explain and two NASCAR drivers left Iowa with wins. Here is the useful part.

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Sheldon Creed Led the Last Three Laps at Bristol and Won. He Takes an 11-Point Chase Lead to Las Vegas.

The Charlotte Mercury·September 21, 2026

Sheldon Creed passed William Sawalich on an overtime restart and won the Food City 300 at Bristol by 0.253 seconds, leading only the final three laps. Carson Kvapil and Jesse Love led 240 laps between them and finished 24th and 17th. Creed now leads the O'Reilly Series Chase by 11 points over Justin Allgaier with six races left.

Jesse Love Won at Gateway. Justin Allgaier Finished 13th and Lost the Points Lead by Three.

The Charlotte Mercury·September 13, 2026

Jesse Love took the lead with fifteen laps to go and won the Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway, his first victory of 2026. Sheldon Creed finished second and left St. Louis leading the O'Reilly Series Chase by three points over Justin Allgaier, who has won six races this season to Creed's two.

Sheldon Creed Won the Chase Opener at Darlington. Justin Allgaier's Lead Went From 25 Points to Seven.

The Charlotte Mercury·September 6, 2026

Creed led the final 53 laps and won Saturday night's Fleetio 200 by 2.961 seconds, his second career win in the series. Allgaier led more laps than anyone, hit the wall with 23 to go and finished 17th. His championship lead, 229 points in August and 25 after the Chase reset, is now seven.

Justin Allgaier Led the O'Reilly Series by 229 Points. The Reset Left Him 25, at a Track Where He Has Never Won in the Fall.

The Charlotte Mercury·September 5, 2026

Justin Allgaier ended the regular season 229 points clear. The Chase reset left him 25 ahead of teammate Carson Kvapil going into Saturday's Fleetio 200 at Darlington, where Allgaier has four spring wins and none in the fall.

Carson Kvapil

2026 Season: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series