2026 Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog
World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway · · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Love | 2 | 36 | 0.896 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 70 | 180 | 225 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 70 | running | 72 | |
| 2 | 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 180 | +0.896s | running | 47 | |
| 3 | 18 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 180 | +1.207s | running | 45 | |
| 4 | 11 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 180 | +1.669s | running | 33 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 105 | +2.643s | running | 50 |
| 6 | 19 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +4.361s | running | 35 | |
| 7 | 10 | 19 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 180 | +7.108s | running | 34 | |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +9.486s | running | 31 | |
| 9 | 16 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +10.174s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +10.316s | running | 27 | |
| 11 | 9 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +11.806s | running | 26 | |
| 12 | 17 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 180 | +12.430s | running | 25 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +13.079s | running | 37 | |
| 14 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +13.527s | running | 24 | |
| 15 | 15 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 180 | +14.282s | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 8 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 180 | +14.631s | running | 30 | |
| 17 | 21 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +14.967s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 30 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing x JIM | Chevrolet | 180 | +16.126s | running | 19 | |
| 19 | 22 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Ford | 180 | +17.181s | running | 18 | |
| 20 | 24 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +17.466s | running | 17 | |
| 21 | 32 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing x JIM | Chevrolet | 180 | +19.050s | running | 16 | |
| 22 | 13 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +19.857s | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 31 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +21.762s | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 33 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +21.932s | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | Myatt Snider | SS Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +27.825s | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 26 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | +31.802s | running | 11 | |
| 27 | 34 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 180 | +32.489s | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 29 | 42 | Brad Perez | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | +1 lap | running | 9 | |
| 29 | 6 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 179 | 4 | +1 lap | running | 15 |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing | Ford | 179 | +1 lap | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | +12 laps | running | 6 | |
| 32 | 35 | 53 | Austin J. Hill | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 153 | 1 | — | electrical | 5 |
| 33 | 4 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | +47 laps | accident | 17 | |
| 34 | 14 | 87 | Nick Sanchez | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | +132 laps | accident | 3 | |
| 35 | 7 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 48 | +132 laps | accident | 2 | |
| 36 | 36 | 47 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | +180 laps | engine | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Kvapil | 105 | 58.3% | P5 |
| 2 | Jesse Love | 70 | 38.9% | P1 |
| 3 | Austin Hill | 4 | 2.2% | P29 |
| 4 | Austin J. Hill | 1 | 0.6% | P32 |