Starting from 4th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, his 30th win in 510 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 4th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 19 Christopher Bell Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 88 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Champion Irrigation Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 99 Parker Retzlaff South Carolina Outcast Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Sammy Smith Allstate Peterbilt Group Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in Top 10 was Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 6th place. Patrick Staropoli (29th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 3 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 124 for #21, 28, 91, 26, 45 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; K. Larson(i) 1-94; B. Jones 95-98; J. Allgaier 99-114; K. Larson(i) 115-127; J. Williams 128; B. Jones 129-132; J. Allgaier 133-147.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 88, 19, 1, 20, 7, 99, 2, 18, 96, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 88, 1, 20, 7, 99, 9, 96, 17, 19, 18
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 – Saturday, March 21, 2026
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 147 Laps – 200.802 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/21/2026 @ 07:55 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 147 Running
2. 8. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota 147 Running
3. 2. Car 19 Christopher Bell(i) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 147 Running
4. 1. Car 88 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 147 Running
5. 3. Car 1 Carson Kvapil Champion Irrigation Chevrolet 147 Running
6. 12. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 147 Running
7. 13. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet 147 Running
8. 5. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff South Carolina Outcast Chevrolet 147 Running
9. 18. Car 8 Sammy Smith Allstate Peterbilt Group Chevrolet 147 Running
10. 6. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 147 Running
11. 10. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 147 Running
12. 21. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 147 Running
13. 22. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet 147 Running
14. 9. Car 9 Ross Chastain(i) Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet 147 Running
15. 15. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 147 Running
16. 27. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Paynuity/Travel Curious Ford 147 Running
17. 7. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 147 Running
18. 23. Car 44 Brennan Poole CWSons.com/Clark’s Chevrolet 147 Running
19. 30. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 147 Running
20. 32. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Rita’s Chevrolet 147 Running
21. 33. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 147 Running
22. 14. Car 24 Harrison Burton DEX/Sharp Toyota 147 Running
23. 19. Car 32 Rajah Caruth Black Effect Chevrolet 147 Running
24. 17. Car 92 Josh Williams Down Syndrome Foundation of FL Chevrolet 147 Running
25. 20. Car 5 JJ Yeley Victory Custom Trailers Ford 147 Running
26. 25. Car 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 147 Running
27. 24. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet 147 Running
28. 31. Car 87 Austin Green 3Dimensional Services Chevrolet 146 Running
29. 28. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 146 Running
30. 26. Car 31 Blaine Perkins Capital City Towing Chevrolet 146 Running
31. 37. Car 55 Joey Gase NFPA Chevrolet 145 Running
32. 36. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Sweetwater Chevrolet 145 Running
33. 35. Car 30 Myatt Snider Barrett Wines/Proof Ice Cream Chevrolet 145 Running
34. 38. Car 42 Nathan Byrd Randco Chevrolet 145 Running
35. 11. Car 21 Austin Hill 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet 142 Running
36. 29. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Sunoco Chevrolet 123 Accident
37. 16. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Companies Chevrolet 121 DVP
38. 34. Car 91 Alex Labbe Berry’s Injection Molding Chevrolet 120 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 25, 42, 48 (Unapproved adjustments), 91 (Engine). Failed to Qualify: (1) 35 Matt DiBenedetto. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 47 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 112.442 MPH. Margin of Victory: .578 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 7 lap 134/304.38. Caution Flags: 3 for 25 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 28, 2026 – Martinsville Speedway
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