Overview
- Hettinger Racing will run the full 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule with the No. 5 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
- Ford Racing will provide technical support and Roush Yates Engines will supply power, with Doug Yates publicly backing the program.
- Veteran crew chief Joe Williams Jr. joins from Alpha Prime Racing to lead the No. 5 effort after recent success guiding Parker Retzlaff.
- The team acquired owner points from Cope Family Racing’s No. 70, guaranteeing a spot in the Feb. 14 season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
- Driver and commercial partners will be announced before the late-January open test at Rockingham, and the team says cars are already prepared for the first four events.