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William
Sawalich

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NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Toyota

DATE OF BIRTH

10/03/2006

HOMETOWN

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

CREW CHIEF

Jeff Meendering

DATE OF BIRTH

10/03/2006

HOMETOWN

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

CREW CHIEF

Jeff Meendering

2026 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
9
POINTS
429
POINTS BEHIND
-341
RACES
16
WINS
1
TOP 10's
7
TOP 5's
4
POLES
1
DNF
3
LAPS LED
129
AVG. START
10.25
AVG. FINISH
16.063
Driver Summary
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Bio
William Sawalich drives the No. 18 Toyota full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. Sawalich won his first career O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham Speedway in April 2026. He earned nine top 10s over 31 starts during his 2025 debut O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season. After finding early success racing Quarter Midget and Legend cars, Sawalich made his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts in 2023 before splitting time in the Truck Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2024. He's also earned 13 ARCA Menards Series victories, including nine during the 2024 season. Sawalich owns two ARCA Menards Series East championships.

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Sawalich builds momentum with P3 finish at Nashville

Sawalich builds momentum with P3 finish at Nashville

William Sawalich credits confidence on concrete tracks and a strong day on pit road after finishing third at Nashville.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Power Rankings: Who stands out halfway through regular season?

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Power Rankings: Who stands out halfway through regular season?

NASCAR.com's John Crane ranks the top 10 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers at the halfway point of the 2026 regular season.
Too close! Sawalich clips Crews entering pit road

Too close! Sawalich clips Crews entering pit road

William Sawalich makes contact with Brent Crews entering pit road as another lead pack group stops for service at Talladega Superspeedway.
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WILLIAM SAWALICH STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Daytona International Speedway
4
26
22
EchoPark Speedway
5
23
14
Circuit of The Americas
15
7
30
Phoenix Raceway
15
37
1
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
14
9
28
Darlington Raceway
7
17
24
Martinsville Speedway
16
20
24
Rockingham Speedway
14
1
71
Bristol Motor Speedway
1
7
40
Kansas Speedway
7
20
17
Talladega Superspeedway
16
28
9
Texas Motor Speedway
16
15
23
Watkins Glen International
14
36
1
Dover Motor Speedway
8
4
40
Charlotte Motor Speedway
7
4
40
Nashville Superspeedway
5
3
45
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
9
1
4
7
1
129
10.25
16.06
2026
80
0
0
2
0
0
18.40
16.20
2025
18
0
3
9
1
51
10.13
18.94
2025
88
0
0
1
0
0
20.80
19.20
2024
30
0
0
0
1
3
13.10
19.60
2024
94
0
0
0
1
0
9.33
23.33
2023
30
0
0
3
0
0
10.67
18.00