Ryan Ellis signs a multi-year deal to race full-time in 2027 with Alpha Prime Racing, returning to NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series team he drove for from 2022 to 2024.

Tablo TV remains the anchor sponsor, extending support through 2027 and signalling commercial stability for a programme seeking continuity after several seasons of incremental growth.

Ellis brings nearly 200 series starts, including 75 of 193 with Alpha Prime Racing, experience that should compress the learning curve as the team navigates personnel, partner, and manufacturer changes.

Results remain modest but credible: two career top-tens, highlighted by eighth at Charlotte in 2025 with DGM Racing and sixth at Daytona’s 2026 opener for Young’s Motorsports.

Team president Jusan Hamilton welcomes the return, stressing Ellis’s grasp of the championship cadence and the value of sponsor relationships as Alpha Prime prepares a 2027 switch to Ford machinery.

Hamilton frames Ellis’s commercial acumen as equally important as race craft, describing a driver who understands partner expectations and can stabilise programmes through technical transitions.

Founder Tommy Joe Martins positions Ellis as foundational to the operation’s early years, crediting his faith during the 2022 launch and his role in shaping culture and procedural standards.

Ellis sees the move as a continuation of unfinished work, recalling how Alpha Prime facilitated his transition from part-time to full-time racing, and targeting a more consistent baseline in 2027.

The Ford switch reshapes the technical platform, with new bodywork, engine support, and simulation pipelines. Ellis’s familiarity should compress adaptation, allowing resources to focus on execution rather than basic integration.

Within the fiercely competitive NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, consistent points matter more than sporadic peaks, a theme echoed in recent analysis of Spire’s resurgence and Gabehart’s response.

With Ellis secured, Alpha Prime’s focus turns to pre-season preparation, Ford onboarding, and sponsor activation, aiming to convert stability into regular top-20 pace and opportunistic top-10 results.

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