MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - MARCH 28: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Hardee's Toyota, (L) and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Choice Privileges Chevrolet, talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 28, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - MARCH 28: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Hardee's Toyota, (L) and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Choice Privileges Chevrolet, talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 28, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Cup drivers serving as analysts for O’Reilly races in six races

Six NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take turns and serve as guest analysts for upcoming O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races on The CW. It is a similar rotation from 2025.

Denny Hamlin will be the first guest analyst at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Connor Zilisch, 10-time winner from The CW’s inaugural season covering the series, will be an analyst at Nashville Superspeedway. Ross Chastain will be in the booth at Pocono Raceway.

The other three analysts include AJ Allmendinger at Sonoma Raceway, the series’ win’s leader Kyle Busch at EchoPark Speedway and Bubba Wallace at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.