2026 The Progress Group 250
Talladega Superspeedway · · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Smith | 11 | 38 | 0.084 | 37 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 94 | 250 |
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 | 11 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 1 | running | 63 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 67 | +0.084s | running | 54 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.131s | running | 34 | |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 11 | +0.144s | running | 51 |
| 5 | 12 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.207s | running | 43 | |
| 6 | 10 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 4 | +0.274s | running | 44 |
| 7 | 36 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.292s | running | 30 | |
| 8 | 27 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 94 | +0.327s | running | 29 | |
| 9 | 16 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 94 | +0.367s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 7 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.434s | running | 29 | |
| 11 | 32 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.447s | running | 26 | |
| 12 | 24 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing x JIM | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.551s | running | 25 | |
| 13 | 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.575s | running | 24 | |
| 14 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.589s | running | 23 | |
| 15 | 13 | 42 | Nick Leitz | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.660s | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 35 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.673s | running | 21 | |
| 17 | 6 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.956s | running | 29 | |
| 18 | 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +0.985s | running | 21 | |
| 19 | 23 | 43 | Connor Mosack | SPS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | — | running | 0 | |
| 20 | 28 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 1 | +1.187s | running | 17 |
| 21 | 17 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 94 | 1 | +1.249s | running | 20 |
| 22 | 38 | 87 | Lee Pulliam | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +1.360s | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing x JIM | Chevrolet | 94 | +1.482s | running | 14 | |
| 24 | 19 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 94 | 8 | +1.751s | running | 17 |
| 25 | 30 | 53 | Will Rodgers | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | — | running | 12 | |
| 26 | 34 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +1.903s | running | 12 | |
| 27 | 37 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | SS Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +1.919s | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +2.057s | running | 9 | |
| 29 | 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 94 | +2.156s | running | 9 | |
| 30 | 20 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 1 | +2.291s | running | 7 |
| 31 | 26 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | +2.303s | running | 6 | |
| 32 | 21 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +2.516s | running | 5 | |
| 33 | 33 | 32 | Daniel Dye | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +6.079s | running | 0 | |
| 34 | 8 | 19 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 94 | +9.844s | running | 6 | |
| 35 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | +2 laps | running | 9 | |
| 36 | 31 | 71 | Leland Honeyman Jr. | DGM Racing x JIM | Chevrolet | 88 | +6 laps | running | 0 | |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +9 laps | running | 1 | |
| 38 | 2 | 9 | Jake Finch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 84 | +10 laps | accident | 4 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Kvapil | 67 | 71.3% | P2 |
| 2 | Justin Allgaier | 11 | 11.7% | P4 |
| 3 | Harrison Burton | 8 | 8.5% | P24 |
| 4 | Corey Day | 4 | 4.3% | P6 |
| 5 | Sammy Smith | 1 | 1.1% | P1 |
| 6 | Joey Gase | 1 | 1.1% | P20 |
| 7 | Taylor Gray | 1 | 1.1% | P21 |
| 8 | Ryan Ellis | 1 | 1.1% | P30 |