Younger’s Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the workforce within the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements season (rebranded Xfinity Collection).
The workforce already runs the No. 42 automotive full-time as nicely, with Leland Honeyman driving the automotive in 2024 earlier than being changed by Anthony Alfredo in 2025.
Ellis was driving the No. 71 this previous season for DGM Racing, ending the yr twenty eighth within the championship standings. The 35-year-old has 164 begins in NASCAR’s secondary division, however scored his first high ten earlier this yr with an eighth-place end at Charlotte.
This new take care of Younger’s Motorsports is for a number of years with Tablo TV serving as a significant sponsor of the hassle.
“I’m actually excited concerning the alternative to hitch Younger’s Motorsports starting with the 2026 season,” stated Ellis in a launch from the workforce.
“It’s a workforce that’s persevering with to develop and construct its identification within the O’Reilly Auto Elements Collection, and I really feel like I generally is a massive a part of that course of. I’ve at all times believed that the individuals you encompass your self with make the most important distinction, and I’m assured this group has the drive and fervour to make massive strides collectively.”
Younger’s Motorsports ended 2025 twenty fourth within the driver standings with Alfredo. The workforce’s greatest result’s courtesy of Honeyman, who completed fourth at Talladega in 2024.
Monday’s information didn’t embody any particulars concerning Younger’s 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection plans. They’ve two wins within the Truck Collection, the place they’ve competed since 2012.
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