Viking Motorsports is set to expand its operations in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for the upcoming campaign, fielding a second entry in what will mark the team’s sophomore year in the second-tier series.
In addition to the team’s flagship No. 99 Chevrolet, which the organization announced in November would be driven by Parker Retzlaff in 2026, the Don Sackett-owned operation will break out the No. 96 for the complete 33-race campaign, starting at Daytona on February 14.
The driver? Long-time NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series pilot Anthony Alfredo.
The 26-year-old moves to the team’s newly-formed second entry after a year working with Young’s Motorsports – the latest in a line of Chevrolet-backed teams that Alfredo has worked with throughout his 151-race O’Reilly Auto Parts Series tenure (which includes former series champions Richard Childress Racing).
Joshua Graham, who previously worked with Alfredo at Our Motorsports in 2024, will be paired with the Ridgefield, Connecticut-native as the team looks to use their past chemistry to get a kickstart on things with its second entry.
Graham spent last season working in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as a crew chief for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing – working with both Daniel Hemric and Jack Wood.