TC Daily Pit Stop: Luke Baldwin Making O'Reilly Series Debut at Martinsville; Martinsville Entry Lists
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Luke Baldwin Joins Hettinger Racing for O’Reilly Series Debut at Martinsville
Luke Baldwin, the two-time and reigning champion of the SMART Modified Tour, will join forces with Hettinger Racing to make his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 5 Victory Custom Trailers Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
The 19-year-old driver is considered one of NASCAR’s brightest prospects, coming up through the ranks of the Northeast Modified Tour. Saturday’s 250-lapper at Martinsville is part of an expanded NASCAR program for Baldwin in 2026, which includes a 12-race stint in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Team Reaume.
The first of Baldwin’s 12 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts in 2026 will take place at Rockingham Speedway on Easter Weekend.
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NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Entry List (Martinsville)
There are 37 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, the seventh event on the 36-race schedule for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series.
Aside from the 36 drivers and teams that are contractually obligated to enter every single NASCAR Cup Series event in 2026 (due to the newly-signed Charter Agreement), only Austin Hill and Richard Childress Racing are entered in the Cook Out 400. Hill will make his second NASCAR Cup Series start of the season, driving the No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
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NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts NFPA 250 Entry List (Martinsville)
There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series NFPA 250 at Martinsville Speedway, the seventh event on the 33-race schedule for the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
With a maximum field size of 38 entries for all NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series events in 2026, there will be two teams heading home before the green flag on Saturday.
Notables include: 5-Baldwin, 9-Pulliam, 30-Snider, 35-TBA, 42-Perez, 88-Caruth, and 91-Chastain.
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