Starting from pole Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet won the NFPA 250, his 31st win in 511 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his second consecutive victory (Darlington). This is his 3rd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 2nd win & 10th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Lee Pulliam Folsom Fence Supply Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 26th place followed by 7th place Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Car 91 Ross Chastain Who’s Your Driver? Chevrolet, started from 38th place followed by 9th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Rookie Car 19 Brent Crews Mobil 1 Toyota, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 92 points over Jesse Love.
The race had 14 Cautions for 153 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 34 for #5 Crash in turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 58 for #0 spin turn 4 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 89 for Fluid on track. 4th Caution on lap 107 for Debris turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 134 for #48, 99 Crash in turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 144 for #28, 48 Crash in turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 182 for #02 spin turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 198 for #0, 42 Crash in turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 218 for #25 Crash in turn 4. 11th Caution on lap 229 for #91 Crash on the backstretch. 12th Caution on lap 235 for #1, 9, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 32, 39, 41, 45, 48, 54, 55, 87, 88, 92, 96, 99 Crash on the fronstretch [Red Flag: Lap 235, 26:04]. 13th Caution on lap 241 for #18, 44 Crash in turn 2. 14th Caution on lap 250 for #19, 88 Crash in turn 2.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; J. Allgaier 1-65; C. Day 66-102; S. Mayer 103-111; A. Hill 112-114; S. Mayer 115-119; A. Hill 120-125; R. Caruth 126-129; H. Burton 130; R. Caruth 131-144; H. Burton 145-160; J. Allgaier 161-183; L. Pulliam 184-187; B. Jones 188; L. Pulliam 189-224; J. Allgaier 225-250.
Stage:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 20, 88, 19, 00, 8, 96, 1, 2, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 41, 54, 39, 18, 96, 88, 24, 17, 7
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the NFPA 250 – Saturday, March 28, 2026
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 131.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/28/2026 @ 06:37 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 250 Running
2. 7. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running
3. 9. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 250 Running
4. 6. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 12. Car 9 Lee Pulliam Folsom Fence Supply Chevrolet 250 Running
6. 26. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 250 Running
7. 22. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 250 Running
8. 38. Car 91 Ross Chastain(i) Who’s Your Driver? Chevrolet 250 Running
9. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet 250 Running
10. 4. Car 19 Brent Crews # Mobil 1 Toyota 250 Running
11. 10. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff SciAps Chevrolet 250 Running
12. 8. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 250 Running
13. 13. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 250 Running
14. 17. Car 44 Brennan Poole Black’s Island Chevrolet 250 Running
15. 15. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes MentHOLE Chevrolet 250 Running
16. 27. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 250 Running
17. 28. Car 31 Blaine Perkins Bommarito.com Chevrolet 250 Running
18. 3. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota 250 Running
19. 37. Car 30 Myatt Snider Proof Hard Ice Cream Chevrolet 250 Running
20. 16. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 250 Running
21. 34. Car 42 Brad Perez Live To Be Different Fnd Chevrolet 250 Running
22. 36. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Sunoco Chevrolet 250 Running
23. 11. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 250 Running
24. 33. Car 55 Joey Gase NFPA Chevrolet 250 Running
25. 2. Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running
26. 24 . Car 24 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Toyota 248 Running
27. 25. Car 0 Garrett Smithley West Piedmont YouthBuild Chevrolet 242 Running
28. 5. Car 1 Carson Kvapil Registix Chevrolet 234 Accident
29. 30. Car 87 Austin Green 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet 233 Accident
30. 23. Car 27 Jeb Burton Redneck Blinds Chevrolet 233 Accident
31. 19. Car 32 Andrew Patterson WinSupply/SCS Gearbox Chevrolet 233 Accident
32. 31. Car 92 Josh Williams Optum Chevrolet 233 Accident
33. 18. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Paynuity/Travel Curious Ford 213 Accident
34. 35. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Monroe Extinguisher Chevrolet 207 Suspension
35. 21. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Mando Chevrolet 205 Running
36. 32. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Tablo TV Chevrolet 183 Brakes
37. 20. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Kingdom Truck Sales/Alliance Chevrolet 89 Oil Cooler
38. 29. Car 5 Luke Baldwin(i) Victory Custom Trailers Ford 31 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 91 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 74 Dawson Cram, 35 Justin Carroll(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 23 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 55.015 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.258 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 7 lap 247/20.491. Caution Flags: 14 for -153 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 4, 2026 – Rockingham Speedway
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