Hendrick Motorsports signs Corey Day to contract extension for O’Reilly Series
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 10, 2026, 7:00 PM
Last updated Sep 10, 2026
Hendrick Motorsports has secured a long-term contract extension with Corey Day. The agreement ensures Day will continue competing in the team’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program through next season. In addition to his full-time commitments in the O’Reilly Series, the deal includes a limited schedule of Cup Series outings for Day beginning in 2027. This move stabilizes the driver lineup for Hendrick Motorsports as the organization plans for future developmental transitions. Day remains a focal point of the team's long-term driver recruitment strategy. No further details regarding the specific Cup Series events or the exact duration of the contract extension were released.
- •Hendrick Motorsports signed Corey Day to a long-term contract extension.
- •Day will remain in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program next season.
- •The agreement adds a limited Cup Series schedule for Day starting in 2027.
- 7:00 PMYahoo Sports — Hendrick announces Corey Day to run limited NASCAR Cup schedule in 2027
- 7:00 PMMotorsport.com — Hendrick announces Corey Day to run limited NASCAR Cup schedule in 2027
- 6:05 PMRacer — Hendrick extends Day’s O’Reilly Series deal, plans Cup Series outings for him in 2027
"Corey Day has signed a long-term contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports, which will see him continue as the full-time driver of the HMS No. 17 in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, which also competing part-time in the Cup level. Hendrick says that details regarding Day's future Cup schedule will be announced at a later date. “What Corey has accomplished in such a short time is ...Keep reading
"Hendrick Motorsports has signed Corey Day to a long-term contract extension that will keep him in the team’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program next season while also running a limited Cup Series schedule.
"This is part of a new 'long-term' deal for the Hendrick driver, who will continue as a full-time driver in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 10, 2026, 7:00 PMHendrick announces Corey Day to run limited NASCAR Cup schedule in 2027
This is part of a new 'long-term' deal for the Hendrick driver, who will continue as a full-time driver in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027
- Motorsport.comSep 10, 2026, 7:00 PMHendrick announces Corey Day to run limited NASCAR Cup schedule in 2027
Corey Day has signed a long-term contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports, which will see him continue as the full-time driver of the HMS No. 17 in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, which also competing part-time in the Cup level. Hendrick says that details regarding Day's future Cup schedule will be announced at a later date. “What Corey has accomplished in such a short time is ...Keep reading
- RacerSep 10, 2026, 6:05 PMHendrick extends Day’s O’Reilly Series deal, plans Cup Series outings for him in 2027
Hendrick Motorsports has signed Corey Day to a long-term contract extension that will keep him in the team’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series program next season while also running a limited Cup Series schedule.
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