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 is entered in the JR Motorsports No. 1 Chevrolet for Daytona, Race 24 of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Current points and Chase standing are shown in the stats on this page, updated as 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 CARS Tour standout Caden Kvapil.
The Story
Kvapil's 2026 story is really two stories in one: his own development as a national-series regular, and the question of how a rotating program at JR Motorsports affects his trajectory. Sharing a car with Connor Zilisch, one of the most discussed young drivers in NASCAR, creates a natural comparison point. The expectation is that Kvapil's short-track base will show up most clearly as the schedule moves to more traditional venues.
Related Pages
- JR Motorsports, Team Profile
- O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Guide
- 2026 O'Reilly Series Schedule
- Driver Directory
Where the Season Stands
Kvapil's first two career O'Reilly Series wins came back to back: the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis on July 25, by 0.643 seconds over Justin Allgaier at the front of a JR Motorsports 1-2-3, and the Hy-Vee Perks 250 at Iowa on Aug. 8, where he led only the final nine laps of a double-overtime, 260-lap race. He is second in the championship with 810 points, per the official NASCAR points report, and the regular season closes Friday, Aug. 28 at Daytona.