Starting from 2nd place Car 9 Shane Van Gisbergen Safety Culture Chevrolet won the Focused Health 250, his 5th win in 37 NASCAR O’Reilly Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in five races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #9 Safety Culture Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 11th followed by 5th place Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 19 Brent Crews Young Life Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 32 Ross Chastain GLF Environmental Chevrolet, started from 21st place. Lastly Top 10 was Car 44 Brennan Poole Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 26th place. Lavar Scott (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie. Austin Hill leads the point standings by 28 points over Jesse Love.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #9 Safety Culture Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 36 for #30 Crash turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 58 for #55 stalled on track.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Ryan Sieg, driver of the #39 SciAps/SIMS METAL Chevrolet, and Harrison Burton, driver of the #24 DEX/Sharp Toyota, race during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; S. Gisbergen(i) 1-5; C. Zilisch(i) 6-17; A. Hill 18-21; S. Mayer 22; S. Gisbergen(i) 23; C. Zilisch(i) 24; B. Crews 25-28; S. Gisbergen(i) 29-35; S. Mayer 36; C. Kvapil 37-38; S. Mayer 39-44; S. Gisbergen(i) 45-57; B. Crews 58; N. Sanchez 59; J. Allgaier 60; S. Gisbergen(i) 61-65.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #1 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, and Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #9 Safety Culture Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 41, 7, 20, 2, 91, 17, 87, 88, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 41, 7, 91, 2, 9, 21, 8, 20, 32, 39
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 28: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, and Carson Kvapil, driver of the #91 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)