Starting from 2nd place Car 00 Sheldon Creed (C) Ollie’s Chevrolet won the Food City 300, his 3rd win in 163 NASCAR O’Reilly Series races. This is his 3rd win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 William Sawalich SoundGear Toyota, started from 16th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Rookie Car 19 Brent Crews (C) YoungLife Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Bristol Motor Speedway & was the highest finishing rookie.
4th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier (C) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 17 Corey Day (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 26th place. 6th Place Car 54 Taylor Gray (C) Operation 300 Toyota, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 41 Sam Mayer (C) Starkey Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 99 Parker Retzlaff (C) Free Bird Southern Spring Water Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Sammy Smith (C) Pilot Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Sheldon Creed (C) leads the point standings by 11 points over Justin Allgaier (C).
The race had 5 Cautions for 47 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 87 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 125 for No. 47, 96 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 172 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 275 for No. 48 Spin Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 298 for No. 17, 39, 99 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; J. Love (C) 1-81; J. Allgaier (C) 82-90; C. Kvapil (C) 91-98; J. Allgaier (C) 99-100; C. Kvapil (C) 101-248; J. Allgaier (C) 249-286; J. Love (C) 287-289; W. Sawalich 290-302; S. Creed (C) 303-305.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 1, 19, 2, 41, 8, 54, 00, 99, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 7, 2, 41, 54, 19, 17, 18, 00, 99
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 27
Race Results for the Food City 300 – Friday, September 18, 2026
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – 0.533 – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 305 Laps – 162.565 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 9/18/2026 @ 10:05 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 00 Sheldon Creed (C) Ollie’s Chevrolet 305 Running
2. 16. Car 18 William Sawalich SoundGear Toyota 305 Running
3. 6. Car 19 Brent Crews # (C) YoungLife Toyota 305 Running
4. 9. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (C) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 305 Running
5. 26. Car 17 Corey Day (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 305 Running
6. 5. Car 54 Taylor Gray (C) Operation 300 Toyota 305 Running
7. 3. Car 41 Sam Mayer (C) Starkey Chevrolet 305 Running
8. 7. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff (C) Free Bird Southern Spring Water Chevrolet 305 Running
9. 12. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 305 Running
10. 8. Car 8 Sammy Smith (C) Pilot Chevrolet 305 Running
11. 36. Car 9 Jake Finch O’Reilly Auto Parts Chevrolet 305 Running
12. 34. Car 24 Harrison Burton Klutch Vodka Toyota 305 Running
13. 17. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 305 Running
14. 29. Car 51 Jeremy Clements 23 One Stop Convenience/AllSouthElectric 305 Running
15. 11. Car 20 Brandon Jones (C) Menards/SunnyD Toyota 305 Running
16. 33. Car 87 Nick Sanchez(i) Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet 305 Running
17. 1. Car 2 Jesse Love (C) Samsara Chevrolet 305 Running
18. 31. Car 42 Logan Bearden T3 Vodka Chevrolet 304 Running
19. 23. Car 32 Andrew Patterson Winsupply Chevrolet 303 Running
20. 15. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Sustainachem Chevrolet 303 Running
21. 24. Car 91 Stefan Parsons(i) David’s Electric Chevrolet 302 Running
22. 20. Car 21 Austin Hill (C) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 301 Running
23. 10. Car 88 Rajah Caruth (C) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 301 Running
24. 4. Car 1 Carson Kvapil (C) Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 301 Running
25. 13. Car 27 Jeb Burton Sprayway Chevrolet 301 Running
26. 18. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 299 Running
27. 27. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Tablo TV Chevrolet 299 Running
28. 22. Car 92 Josh Williams KK’s Diecast Chevrolet 299 Running
29. 35. Car 53 Carson Ware frik.io Chevrolet 298 Running
30. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps Chevrolet 297 7 Accident
31. 28. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Mando Chevrolet 297 Running
32. 19. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Fragrance Free Chevrolet 290 Running
33. 25. Car 0 Garrett Smithley North Georgia Spring Chevrolet 258 Engine
34. 21. Car 31 Blaine Perkins Capriccio Red Blend Sangria Chevrolet 230 Running
35. 30. Car 55 David Starr Marathon Coach Chevrolet 206 Suspension
36. 32. Car 45 Lavar Scott # TruShine Car Wash Chevrolet 138 Oil Cooler
37. 37. Car 47 Natalie Decker(i) T.N Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Chevrolet 119 Transmission
38. 38. Car 38 JJ Yeley Ford 108 1 Fuel Pump
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(s) indicated: No. 45 (engine). Failed to Qualify: (1) 43 Landon S Huffman. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 53 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 86.229 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.253 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 54 lap 7/15.851. Caution Flags: 5 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 3, 2026 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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