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)
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)
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the Focused Health 250 – Saturday, February 28, 2026
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 2.4 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 65 Laps – 156. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 2/28/2026 @ 05:39 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 9 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) Safety Culture Chevrolet 65 Running
2. 3. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 65 Running
3. 10. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 65 Running
4. 11. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 65 Running
5. 12. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 65 Running
6. 7. Car 19 Brent Crews Young Life Toyota 65 Running
7. 15. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 65 Running
8. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 65 Running
9. 21. Car 32 Ross Chastain(i) GLF Environmental Chevrolet 65 Running
10. 26. Car 44 Brennan Poole Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet 65 Running
11. 9. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Chevrolet 65 Running
12. 14. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 65 Running
13. 28. Car 0 Alex Labbe Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 65 Running
14. 8. Car 41 Sam Mayer Charbroil Chevrolet 65 Running
15. 4. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Fisher Toyota 65 Running
16. 18. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SIMS METAL Chevrolet 65 Running
17. 24. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 65 Running
18. 34. Car 27 Jeb Burton BG Products Chevrolet 65 Running
19. 6. Car 91 Carson Kvapil Clarience Technologies Chevrolet 65 Running
20. 32. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli Syfovre Chevrolet 65 Running
21. 1. Car 1 Connor Zilisch(i) Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 65 Running
22. 31. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet 65 Running
23. 16. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Protein Rice Treats Chevrolet 65 Running
24. 35. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Austin HOSE Chevrolet 65 Running
25. 20. Car 25 Nick Sanchez Paynuity Ford 65 Running
26. 27. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 65 Running
27. 17. Car 50 Preston Pardus Chincor Electric Inc. Chevrolet 65 Running
28. 36. Car 42 JJ Yeley DuraMAX Chevrolet 65 Running
29. 23. Car 24 Harrison Burton DEX/Sharp Toyota 65 Running
30. 29. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 65 Running
31. 19. Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 65 Running
32. 30. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 65 Running
33. 13. Car 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 65 Running
34. 33. Car 02 Ryan Ellis Rosch Chevrolet 64 3 Running
35. 22. Car 55 Sage Karam Point Blank Tequila Toyota 53 Suspension
36. 25. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 35 Suspension
37. 37. Car 30 Baltazar Leguizamon RUS/Speed Energy Drink Chevrolet 33 Accident
38. 38. Car 35 Austin J Hill SRI Chevrolet 7 Suspension
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: Nos. 35, 99 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: (2) 92 Josh Williams, 5 Tyler Gonzalez. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 12 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 70.411 MPH. Margin of Victory: .780 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 9 lap 61/99.452. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 9 lap 61/99.452. Caution Flags: 4 for 12 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 7, 2026 – Phoenix Raceway
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