Starting from 14th place Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota won the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black’s Tire, his 1st win in 42 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Rockingham Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Rockingham Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Car 7 Justin Allgaier Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Rockingham Speedway.
4th Place Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Arby’s Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 99 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from pole. Lavar Scott (15th) was the highest finishing rookie. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 126 points over Jesse Love.
The race had 7 Cautions for 44 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 50 for #55 Spin Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 95 for #51 Spin Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 166 for #96 Spin Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 174 for #51, 39 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 207 for #33 Spin Turn 4.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Day 1-50; T. Gray 51-56; C. Day 57-124; J. Allgaier 125; J. Love 126-129; W. Sawalich 130; J. Love 131-141; B. Crews # 142-171; W. Sawalich 172-250.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 54, 20, 7, 18, 2, 8, 19, 88, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 18, 7, 19, 20, 88, 99, 00, 51, 1
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by
Black’s Tire – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Rockingham Speedway – Rockingham, NC – 0.94 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 235. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 4/4/2026 @ 05:13 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota 250 Running
2. 8. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Toyota 250 Running
3. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet 250 Running
4. 13. Car 88 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 5. Car 1 Carson Kvapil Arby’s Chevrolet 250 Running
6. 9. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Chevrolet 250 Running
7. 6. Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota 250 Running
8. 3. Car 99 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 250 Running
9. 12. Car 39 Ryan Sieg SciAps/SA Recycling Chevrolet 250 Running
10. 1. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running
11. 11. Car 21 Austin Hill 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet 250 Running
12. 19. Car 8 Sammy Smith TruckClub Chevrolet 250 Running
13. 16. Car 24 Harrison Burton Elite Rewards Toyota 250 Running
14. 24. Car 44 Brennan Poole Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet 250 Running
15. 20. Car 45 Lavar Scott # Sunoco Chevrolet 250 Running
16. 26. Car 42 Nathan Byrd Randco Chevrolet 250 Running
17. 29. Car 27 Jeb Burton Celsius Chevrolet 250 Running
18. 30. Car 91 Alex Labbe eRacing Association Chevrolet 250 Running
19. 25. Car 92 Josh Williams Call811.com Chevrolet 250 Running
20. 28. Car 5 JJ Yeley Victory Custom Trailers Ford 250 Running
21. 31. Car 32 Andrew Patterson WinSupply/SCS Gearbox Chevrolet 250 Running
22. 32. Car 02 Ryan Ellis AMC Tablo Chevrolet 249 Running
23. 27. Car 31 Blaine Perkins EasyCare/Bommarito.com Chevrolet 249 Running
24. 15. Car 96 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes MentHOLE Chevrolet 249 Running
25. 17. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Allaince Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 249 Running
26. 10. Car 19 Brent Crews # Mobil 1 Toyota 248 Running
27. 2. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 248 Running
28. 18. Car 26 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 248 Running
29. 38. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Easter Chevrolet 246 Running
30. 37. Car 55 Blake Lothian The Texas Lawbook Chevrolet 245 Running
31. 36. Car 35 Joey Gase Stripes TV Chevrolet 245 Running
32. 35. Car 33 Cleetus McFarland Tommy’s Express Car wash Chevrolet 244 Running
33. 23. Car 87 Austin Green 3-Dimensional Services Chevrolet 243 Running
34. 22. Car 48 Patrick Staropoli # Syfovre Chevrolet 242 Running
35. 34. Car 74 Dawson Cram Outlaws Sim Series Chevrolet 241 Running
36. 33. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Mando Chevrolet 241 Running
37. 21. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Companies Chevrolet 201 Electrical
38. 7. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Chevrolet 154 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 0, 35, 87 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 22 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 98.878 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.863 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 18 lap 181/23.59. Caution Flags: 7 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 11, 2026 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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