Starting from 2nd place Car 2 Jesse Love (C) Whelen Chevrolet won the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog, his 4th win in 92 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 1st in & 14th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. 2nd Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed (C) Road Ranger Chevrolet, starting from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 41 Sam Mayer (C) Starkey Chevrolet, starting from 18th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at World Wide Technology Raceway.
4th Place Car 54 Taylor Gray (C) Operation 300 Toyota, starting from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil (C) Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet, starting from pole. 6th Place Car 99 Parker Retzlaff (C) Hannoush Jewelers Chevrolet, starting from 19th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Brent Crews # (C) YoungLife Toyota, starting from 12th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 8 Sammy Smith (C) Pilot Chevrolet, starting from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 28 Kyle Sieg 28 Lynch Truck Center/Erection & Engineering Inc., starting from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 27 Jeb Burton FVP Verified Proven Chevrolet, in 10th place, starting from 20 Sheldon Creed (C) leads the point standings by 3 points over Justin Allgaier (C).
The race had 3 Cautions for 15 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 14 for Spin No. 54 Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion [Red Flag 7:54, Crash on Pit Road Nos. 20, 24, 26, 27, 39, 48, 51, 87, 88 & 96]. 3rd Caution on lap 74 for Debris Frontstretch.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; C. Kvapil (C) 1-78; J. Love (C) 79-93; A. Hill 94; A. Hill (C) 95-98; J. Love (C) 99-128; C. Kvapil (C) 129; J. Love (C) 130-138; C. Kvapil (C) 139-164; J. Love (C) 165-180.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 17, 7, 21, 2, 00, 19, 18, 41, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 41, 1, 00, 18, 7, 17, 99, 8, 39
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 26
Race Results for the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog – Saturday, September
World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, IL – 1.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 180 Laps – 225. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/12/2026 @ 11:21 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 2 Jesse Love (C) Whelen Chevrolet 180 Running
2. 3. Car 00 Sheldon Creed (C) Road Ranger Chevrolet 180 Running
3. 18. Car 41 Sam Mayer (C) Starkey Chevrolet 180 Running
4. 11. Car 54 Taylor Gray (C) Operation 300 Toyota 180 Running
5. 1. Car 1 Carson Kvapil (C) Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet 180 Running
6. 19. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff (C) Hannoush Jewelers Chevrolet 180 Running
7. 10. Car 19 Brent Crews # (C) YoungLife Toyota 180 Running
8. 12. Car 8 Sammy Smith (C) Pilot Chevrolet 180 Running
9. 16. Car 28 Kyle Sieg 28 Lynch Truck Center/Erection &Engineering Inc. 180 Running
10. 20. Car 27 Jeb Burton FVP Verified Proven Chevrolet 180 Running
11. 9. Car 88 Rajah Caruth (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 180 Running
12. 17. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 180 Running
13. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (C) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 180 Running
14. 28. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps Chevrolet 180 Running
15. 15. Car 20 Brandon Jones (C) Menards/Spectracide Toyota 180 Running
16. 8. Car 18 William Sawalich SoundGear Toyota 180 Running
17. 21. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 180 Running
18. 30. Car 92 Josh Williams JF Electric Chevrolet 180 Running
19. 22. Car 44 Brennan Poole Midas Ford 180 Running
20. 24. Car 31 Blaine Perkins GFL Green for Life Chevrolet 180 Running
21. 32. Car 91 Mason Maggio Utilitra/Phoenix HVAC Chevrolet 180 Running
22. 13. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Shapiro Metals Chevrolet 180 Running
23. 31. Car 32 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 180 Running
24. 33. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Introl Chevrolet 180 Running
25. 25. Car 0 Myatt Snider Lubri-Loy Chevrolet 180 Running
26. 26. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Kaishan/Brabazon Chevrolet 180 Running
27. 34. Car 55 Joey Gase Mid-America Transplant Ford 180 Running
28. 29. Car 42 Brad Perez Luckiest Man Sports Cards Chevrolet 179 Running
29. 6. Car 21 Austin Hill (C) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 179 Running
30. 27. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Strictly Friendly Ford 179 Running
31. 23. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Kingdom Truck Sales Chevrolet 168 Running
32. 35. Car 53 Austin J Hill Red Line Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 153 Electrical
33. 4. Car 17 Corey Day (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 133 Accident
34. 14. Car 87 Nick Sanchez Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet 48 Accident
35. 7. Car 24 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Toyota 48 Accident
36. 36. Car 47 Dawson Cram Hoods Home Center Chevrolet 0 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 45 & 92 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 25 Mins, 13 Secs. Average Speed: 92.965 MPH. Margin of Victory: .896 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 2 lap 100/34.045. Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 18, 2026 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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