{
  "id": 8336225,
  "title": "NASCAR starting lineup for O'Reilly Chase race at Bristol in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nascar-starting-lineup-for-oreilly-chase-race-at-bristol-in-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T23:58:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-starting-lineup-oreilly-chase-235819110.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NASCAR O Reilly Series starting lineup for the Chase race at Bristol Motor Speedway in September 2026 has been announced. Richard Childress Racing will lead the starting grid, with drivers Jesse Love and Sheldon Creed on the front row. Due to inclement weather, NASCAR cancelled qualifying, leading to a packed starting lineup.\n\nSam Mayer and Carson Kvapil will occupy the second row positions. The lineup features a mix of top contenders and drivers starting 20th or worse. Austin Hill, Corey Day, Jeremy Clements, Lavar Scott, Nick Sanchez, Harrison Burton, Jake Finch, and Natalie Decker are among those starting at the back of the field.\n\nThe full starting lineup includes numbers 2 (Jesse Love), 00 (Sheldon Creed), 41 (Sam Mayer), 1 (Carson Kvapil), 54 (Taylor Gray), 19 (Brent Crews), 99 (Parker Retzlaff), 8 (Sammy Smith), 7 (Justin Allgaier), 88 (Rajah Caruth), 20 (Brandon Jones), 26 (Dean Thompson), 27 (Jeb Burton), 39 (Ryan Sieg), 28 (Kyle Sieg), 18 (William Sawalich), 44 (Brennan Poole), 48 (Patrick Staropoli), 96 (Anthony Alfredo), 21 (Austin Hill), 31 (Blaine Perkins), 92 (Josh Williams), 32 (Andrew Patterson), 91 (Stefan Parsons), 0 (Garrett Smithley), 17 (Corey Day), 2 (Ryan Ellis), 7 (Josh Bilicki), 51 (Jeremy Clements), 55 (David Starr), 42 (Logan Bearden), 45 (Lavar Scott), 87 (Nick Sanchez), 24 (Harrison Burton), 53 (Carson Ware), 9 (Jake Finch), 47 (Natalie Decker), and 38 (JJ Yeley).",
  "summary": "Check out the NASCAR O'Reilly Series starting lineup for the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night in September 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "The four top contenders imploded in NASCAR Trucks Chase opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-four-top-contenders-imploded-in-nascar-trucks-chase-opener",
        "published": "2026-09-18T22:08:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}