Scenes from 2026 NASCAR Chase Media Day

Before The Chase presented by Mobil 1 begins in both the NASCAR Cup Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, the 16 title-eligible Cup drivers and 12 title-eligible O'Reilly drivers took part in Chase Media Day in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Scroll to the see the scenes from the day. 

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A close-up look at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series trophy. 

Jesse Love speaks to media as he seeks his second consecutive O'Reilly Series championship. 

Corey Day is looking to make a splash in his first Chase as a rookie. 

He is the seventh seed. 

O'Reilly Series veteran Brandon Jones seeks his first championship. He'll enter The Chase as the No. 6 seed.

No. 5 seed Austin Hill speaks to media.

This will be his last shot at the O'Reilly title for the foreseeable future as he'll move to the Cup Series full-time next year with Richard Childress Racing. 

Title No. 2 on the way? 

Justin Allgaier looks to put a bow on a dominant 2026 O'Reilly Series campaign so far.

Rajah Caruth earned the final berth for the O'Reilly Series Chase, and he'll pilot the JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet the rest of the way. 

Bubba Wallace chats with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio during his Chase Media Day obligations. 

A detailed look at the NASCAR Cup Series trophy. 

Top-seeded Denny Hamlin speaks to media members. 

Will it finally be a first Cup title in his 21st season? 

Bubba Wallace enters The Chase as the 14th seed, but has favorable intermediate tracks in the 10-race postseason that could bode well for him. 

William Byron has struggled in 2026, but earned the 13th seed and has his eyes set on his first championship. 

Ryan Preece soars into The Chase as the 16th seed after a dramatic first career Cup win at Daytona. 

A look at a media member recording video of Chase Briscoe as the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing driver speaks. 

"4 the haters?" 

Three-time titleholder Joey Logano has added motivation to go for an extraordinary fourth series title in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. 

Is Ryan Blaney Hamlin's biggest challenger for the 2026 series crown? 

A career regular season from Daniel Suárez has him in his third postseason appearance. 

Kyle Larson is looking to go back-to-back and win his third career Cup championship. 

Heads or tails? 

Tyler Reddick's 2026 has been a tale of two seasons. Which one will appear in The Chase? 

Carson Hocevar is ready to make noise in his first postseason apperance at the Cup level. 

After a summer slump, Chase Elliott will look for his second Cup title from the eighth seed. 

Will Christopher finally break through for his first 2026 win in The Chase? 

The fourth-year phenom Ty Gibbs is looking to shock the NASCAR world and win his first Cup Series championship.