Corey Day will remain with Hendrick Motorsports’ NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program in 2027, team owner Rick Hendrick revealed during a press conference on Aug. 18.
The conference mostly surrounded Aug. 17’s announcement of Connor Zilisch to Hendrick’s NASCAR Cup Series No. 48 beginning with the 2028 season.
The 2026 season is Day’s first full-time effort in O’Reilly. The 20-year-old has two wins, six top fives and 15 top 10s, sitting fifth in points.
Day debuted in the series in 2025 with Hendrick, earning one top five and two top 10s in 11 starts.
Kevin Rutherford is the executive editor of Frontstretch, a position he gained in 2025 after being the managing editor since 2015, and serving on the editing staff since 2013.
At his day job, he's a journalist covering music and rock charts at Billboard. He lives in New York City, but his heart is in Ohio -- you know, like that Hawthorne Heights song.
Good. Will give him another year to figure out that a NASCAR race is more than 30 laps long. (His excuse for causing wrecks right after the start of the race.)