Starting from 17th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet won the GOVX 200, his 29th win in 508 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 3rd win & 22nd Top 10 finish in 32 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Jesse Love Distributor Wire & Cable Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Phoenix Raceway.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 07: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, 2026 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Boulder Crest Foundation Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 27 Jeb Burton Dish/Zone Protects Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 32 Rajah Caruth NASCAR 25 Chevrolet, started from 25th place followed by 9th place Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Brent Crews (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 3 points over Jesse Love.
The race had 4 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 166 for #45, 96 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 175 for #8, 18, 20, 26, 31, 54, 88 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; T. Gray 1-10; J. Love 11-40; S. Smith 41-50; C. Kvapil 51; J. Love 52-95; C. Kvapil 96; J. Love 97-132; C. Kvapil 133; J. Love 134; C. Kvapil 135-137; J. Love 138; C. Kvapil 139-153; J. Burton 154; R. Caruth 155; S. Creed 156-170; C. Kvapil 171; S. Creed 172-173; S. Mayer 174-184; S. Creed 185-187; J. Love 188-189; J. Allgaier 190-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 2, 1, 7, 88, 27, 17, 19, 00, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 1, 88, 7, 19, 8, 27, 54, 00, 51
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 07: Taylor Gray, driver of the #54 Operation 300 Toyota, leads the field to start the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, 2026 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 07: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Distributor Wire & Cable Chevrolet, and Taylor Gray, driver of the #54 Operation 300 Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, 2026 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the GOVX 200 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/7/2026 @ 10:09 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 17. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 2. Car 2 Jesse Love Distributor Wire & Cable Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 14. Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 16. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Boulder Crest Foundation Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 12. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 7. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 9. Car 27 Jeb Burton Dish/Zone Protects Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 25. Car 32 Rajah Caruth NASCAR 25 Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 8. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 4. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 21. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 13. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 6. Car 88 William Byron(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 31. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 1. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 200 Running
16. 3. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/BestAir Toyota 200 Running
17. 18. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps / PNL Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 5. Car 19 Brent Crews # YoungLife/Grand Canyon Toyota 200 Running
19. 35. Car 55 Joey Gase Stripes TV Chevrolet 200 Running
20. 29. Car 52 Daniel Dye(i) Champion Container Ford 199 Running
21. 24. Car 5 Chandler Smith(i) Victory Custom Trailers Ford 199 Running
22. 27. Car 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 199 Running
23. 11. Car 24 Harrison Burton DEX/Sharp Toyota 199 Running
24. 10. Car 28 Kyle Sieg TAP and Sons Electric Inc Chevrolet 199 Running
25. 23. Car 26 Dean Thompson MCM Transportation Toyota 199 Running
26. 28. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 199 Running
27. 20. Car 44 Brennan Poole Toxic Waste Chevrolet 199 Running
28. 26. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 198 Running
29. 22. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Vet The Vote Chevrolet 198 Running
30. 33. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Waste Rentals Chevrolet 197 Running
31. 32. Car 42 Nathan Byrd Randco Chevrolet 197 Running
32. 37. Car 91 Mason Maggio Denssi Energy Pouches Chevrolet 196 Running
33. 30. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet 195 Running
34. 34. Car 30 Austin J Hill Southern Ohio Equipment Chevrolet 195 Running
35. 19. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Paynuity Ford 193 Running
36. 36. Car 74 Dawson Cram Drowned Valley Brewing Company Chevrolet 192 Running
37. 15. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 173 Accident
38. 38. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Demco Built to Move Chevrolet 13 Suspension
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 02, 41, 42 (Unapproved Adjustment). Failed to Qualify: (2) 92 Josh Williams, 35 Blake Lothian. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 7 Mins, 47 Secs. Average Speed: 93.909 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.449 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 2 lap 58/28.265. Caution Flags: 4 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 14, 2026 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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