NASCAR veteran Josh Bilicki makes major career move with full-time ride for 2026 O’Reilly season

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Josh Bilicki at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2025. Image: Imagn

Josh Bilicki has landed a full-time driver position to race in NASCAR's second-tier national series with SS Green Light Racing for the upcoming season. The team announced on Saturday, November 29, that the 30-year-old veteran driver will join their two-car operation in the 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts (Xfinity) Series.

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Bilicki, who has over 230 NASCAR starts, will drive the No. 07 Chevrolet, which was driven by multiple drivers part-time this season.

"Having the opportunity to be at the track every weekend creates the consistency needed to move this No. 07 team forward, and I'm excited for that challenge. I'm really thankful to Bobby Dotter and the entire team for this opportunity and look forward to Daytona in a few short months," Josh Bilicki said in a team release.
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Bilicki mostly drove for DGM Racing on a part-time schedule in the past few Xfinity Series seasons. His best finish this year was 14th place, which he scored at the season-opening Daytona race and at Sonoma Raceway in July. Earlier, DGM Racing announced that Bilicki would not return to the team next season.

Bilicki also made two NASCAR Truck Series starts with Niece Motorsports and finished in the top-10 in both of them. In 2024, he recorded a 10th-place finish at Watkins Glen International and had another top-10 finish at the Charlotte Roval. He also got some high-end opportunities. The Wisconsin native joined Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) to drive the No. 19 Toyota in select Xfinity races in 2024.

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SS Green Light Racing owner Bobby Dotter calls Josh Bilicki a 'great fit' for team culture

Josh Bilicki has raced across NASCAR's top three national divisions for more than a decade. He made his Xfinity debut in 2016 at Road America and has since collected four top-10 finishes. He has also made a couple of starts for SS GreenLight Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since 2021.

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SS Green Light Racing has scored a marquee Xfinity win, when Cole Custer won at Auto Club Speedway in the No. 07 for the team in 2022. Team owner Bobby Dotter praised Bilicki's work ethic and versatility. He said that Josh Bilicki fits the team culture and can help push performance, via the aforementioned source:

"He brings experience, professionalism, and a drive to push our program forward. We believe Josh will be a great fit for our team culture and performance goals in 2026."

SS Green Light Racing began racing in the Truck Series in 2000 but moved to full-time and focused on the Xfinity Series after 2017. The team has completed over 735 races and also has a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.

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