Alex Labbe is about for a partial schedule with SS Greenlight Racing within the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements Collection season. The 32-year-old will compete in all 5 highway course occasions, together with the newly launched one at Naval Coronado Base, San Diego.
Labbe has a historical past of working with SSGR, along with his intensive time with DGM Racing, the place he had his first full-time season in 2021. He has over 150 begins within the second-tier collection, along with his finest outcome coming from a fourth-place end at Charlotte Roval in 2020.
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The previous NASCAR Canada Collection champion drove the No.07 Chevy in 2025, racking up three top-15 finishes in seven begins. He is now set to share his seat with the No.0 SSGR staff’s main driver, Garrett Smithley. The 2-car outfit additionally fields Josh Bilicki as their full-time driver within the No.7 Chevy.
Toby Christie introduced Labbe’s 2026 schedule with an X put up, writing,
“@AlexLabbe36 will run the 5 highway course occasions within the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Elements Collection in 2026, driving the No. 0 for @SSGLR0708”
Reflecting upon his continued partnership with SS Greenlight Racing, Labbe mentioned(by way of Toby Christie.com)
“I’m actually excited to be staying with SS-GreenLight Racing. We’ve had some nice runs through the years, and I’m trying ahead to constructing on that with some good runs this 12 months.”
Bobby Dotter, proprietor of SS Greenlight Racing, chimed in along with his personal assertion.
“We’re so excited to have Alex [Labbe] again within the automotive subsequent 12 months. He has introduced a lot to our program, and we are able to’t wait to construct on the successes we now have had previously,” he mentioned.
Alex Labbe’s season debut will likely be at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, February 28.
Xfinity reaffirms partnership with NASCAR Cup Collection
After 11 years as title sponsor for NASCAR’s second-tier collection, Xfinity offers approach to O’Reilly Auto Elements Collection in 2026. The transfer marks the tip of an period, however the model’s journey is much from over.
When a fan thanked the corporate for its farewell from the collection, Xfinity reiterated it is current collaborations with the Cup Collection.
“We’re nonetheless a Premier Companion of the NASCAR Cup Collection, a staff sponsor of @23XIRacing, have the Xfinity 500 for fall @MartinsvilleSwy, & the Xfinity Quickest Lap Award for all three nationwide collection. It’s solely a farewell for that half.”
Throughout Xfinity’s tenure with NASCAR, the collection recorded its finest viewership numbers in 4 seasons since debut with The CW. The 2025 Xfinity Collection season grew alongside Connor Zilisch’s stellar run with 10 wins and 15 consecutive top-5s, recording a median viewership over 1 million. At its peak, the finale at Phoenix Raceway recorded 1,191,000 whole viewers.
Edited by Vignesh Kanna