Austin Green
Born: March 26, 2001 · Concord, North Carolina Car: No. 87 Chevrolet · Peterson Racing · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Crew Chief: Jody Measamer Sponsors: Overplay Games, 3-Dimensional Services
2026 Season
Austin Green is 25th in points through eight races with Peterson Racing, the RCR-allied Chevrolet program that gave him his first full-time OARS opportunity. The early-season numbers — a best finish of 21st, zero top 10s — reflect equipment that's still finding its footing rather than a driver without potential. Green has kept the car clean through most of the opening stretch, logging experience while the team develops around him.
Career
Green is a Concord, North Carolina native — NASCAR country, and he grew up in it. He came up through late models and ARCA before transitioning to the O'Reilly Series, where Peterson Racing offered him a full-time berth. His profile is more infrastructure story than results story right now: a young driver from the heart of stock car country building experience with a team that itself is building toward something more competitive.
Peterson Racing's technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing is the subplot worth tracking. If that alliance produces real gains in engineering support and equipment quality, the numbers around the No. 87 change. For now, Green is developing in a program that values the process.
The Story
Green is 25 years old, from the center of NASCAR's geography, and running a full-time schedule in the sport's second-biggest national series. The developmental arc is real. He's not overrunning anyone yet — but Peterson Racing's trajectory and the RCR connection give this file a long-term watch quality that most back-of-field entries don't carry.