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By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

 

LAS VEGAS, Nev.—No matter the series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway agrees with Kyle Larson.

 

Surging into the lead from the seventh position moments after the final restart on Lap 154 of 200, Larson pulled away to win The Liuna!, becoming the fifth different winner in five NASCAR

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series events this season.

 

Larson crossed the finish line in Saturday’s race 2.557 seconds ahead of Chase Briscoe, who recovered from a brush with the outside wall and resulting flat tire to finish second.

 

The victory was Larson’s second at Las Vegas to go with three in the NASCAR Cup Series. In his first O’Reilly Series start of the season, the driver of the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet registered the 18th win of his career.

 

Sheldon Creed ran third, followed by series leader Justin Allgaier and Sammy Smith.

 

“I was a bit nervous,” Larson said of the final run. “I knew the 00 (Creed) and Briscoe were ripping the top. I tried it once, and I didn’t feel good up there at all.

 

“I don’t know—clean air just must have meant a lot today. So, glad I was able to get the lead when it mattered.”

 

Briscoe took responsibility for the mistake that cost him a chance to win.

 

“Even with the adversity we were dealing with, I knew if we got a lucky break, we were going to hopefully get back up there,” Briscoe said. “Honestly, it wasn’t an unfortunate break with the tire—I think it was my own fault.

 

“I just drove it into the fence and cost myself. I had a lot of fun. It was certainly fun slipping and sliding around the race track. You could kind of run all over. I had a blast.”

 

Jesse Love ran sixth in one of the fastest cars in the race. Love led 36 laps and was first off pit road after stops on Lap 120. But his team incurred a safety violation when a crew member fell over the wall on that stop, and Love restarted 32nd under penalty. A determined charge through the field earned the sixth-place finish.

 

Creed’s third-place run was not without incident. On Lap 148, a tap from Creed’s front bumper sent Taylor Gray’s Toyota rocketing into the Turn 3 wall and out of the race as the drivers were battling for second.

 

“I just got into him,” Creed said. “I was trying to pack some air. I didn’t know he was that close to the 17 (eighth-place finisher Corey Day). I could have cut him more of a break there, and I didn’t. That’s not the way I wanted to race him.”

 

Connor Zilisch ran seventh as the fourth JR Motorsports driver in the top seven. Day in eighth scored his fourth consecutive top 10 after leading nine laps before the Creed/Gray accident caused the eighth and final caution.

 

William Sawalich finished ninth, and Daytona winner Austin Hill ran 10th.

 

Allgaier led a race-high 48 laps to Larson’s 47 and swept the first two stages to expand his series lead over Love to 13 points.

 

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race - The LiUNA

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, Nevada

Saturday, March 14, 2026

 

                  1. (2)  Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 200.

                  2. (23)  Chase Briscoe(i), Toyota, 200.

                  3. (3)  Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 200.

                  4. (9)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.

                  5. (4)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 200.

                  6. (7)  Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 200.

                  7. (17)  Connor Zilisch(i), Chevrolet, 200.

                  8. (11)  Corey Day, Chevrolet, 200.

                  9. (14)  William Sawalich, Toyota, 200.

                  10. (13)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 200.

                  11. (18)  Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 200.

                  12. (12)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 200.

                  13. (5)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200.

                  14. (29)  Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.

                  15. (27)  Daniel Dye(i), Ford, 200.

                  16. (32)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 200.

                  17. (24)  Harrison Burton, Toyota, 200.

                  18. (16)  Cole Custer(i), Chevrolet, 200.

                  19. (8)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 200.

                  20. (26)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 199.

                  21. (22)  Patrick Staropoli #, Chevrolet, 199.

                  22. (33)  Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 199.

                  23. (38)  Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 199.

                  24. (10)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 199.

                  25. (19)  Austin Green, Chevrolet, 199.

                  26. (30)  Lavar Scott #, Chevrolet, 199.

                  27. (15)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 199.

                  28. (37)  Mason Maggio, Chevrolet, 199.

                  29. (36)  Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 199.

                  30. (35)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 198.

                  31. (25)  Dean Thompson, Toyota, 198.

                  32. (34)  Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, 198.

                  33. (20)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 197.

                  34. (31)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 197.

                  35. (1)  Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 196.

                  36. (28)  Chandler Smith(i), Ford, Ignition, 184.

                  37. (6)  Taylor Gray, Toyota, Accident, 148.

                  38. (21)  Nick Sanchez, Ford, Fuel Pump, 141.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  116.82 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 5 Secs. Margin of Victory:  2.557 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  8 for 42 laps.

Lead Changes:  16 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   S. Mayer 1-5;S. Creed 6;S. Mayer 7-33;J. Allgaier 34-48;C. Briscoe(i) 49;J. Love 50-56;T. Gray 57;J. Love 58-64;J. Allgaier 65-93;C. Briscoe(i) 94;J. Love 95-104;J. Allgaier 105-108;J. Love 109-120;T. Gray 121-140;C. Day 141-149;B. Jones 150-153;K. Larson(i) 154-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Justin Allgaier 3 times for 48 laps; Kyle Larson(i) 1 time for 47 laps; Jesse Love 4 times for 36 laps; Sam Mayer 2 times for 32 laps; Taylor Gray 2 times for 21 laps; Corey Day 1 time for 9 laps; Brandon Jones 1 time for 4 laps; Chase Briscoe(i) 2 times for 2 laps; Sheldon Creed 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 7,41,19,54,00,2,88,17,0,20

Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,19,54,2,88,00,17,1,21,9

 
 

Allgaier outduels Love late at Phoenix, takes championship lead

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March 7, 2026

 

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

PHOENIX, Ariz. - JR Motorsports’ driver Justin Allgaier pushed forward when it mattered most, his No. 7 Chevrolet leading only the last 11 laps of Saturday night’s GOVX 200 at Phoenix Raceway to claim his third win at the one-mile oval and take over the championship lead in NASCAR’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

 

Allgaier had to pass the night’s most dominant driver, Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love to earn the trophy. Love came into the race with the best average finish in the last four Phoenix races and again proved how good he is in the desert, leading a race best 114 of the 200 laps.

 

There were no caution periods in the opening two stages of the race – the first stage won by Allgaier’s teammate Sammy Smith and the second stage won by Love.

 

Two late race yellow flags however, bunched the field on restarts and allowed Allgaier’s team to rally from a slow pit stop earlier in the night. The two former champions went door-to-door following the final restart with 15 laps to go, the 2024 series champ Allgaier ultimately besting the 2025 champ Love with a daring move on the outside and then holding him off by .449-seconds at the finish line to earn JR Motorsports’ 107th victory.

 

“So proud of this team," said Allgaier, praising the team for overcoming a poor stop early. “It wasn’t for lack of adversity and it seems like those are the ones that are big for us. I cannot say enough about this team.

 

“It never gets old winning," added Allgaier, who has now won at least one race for a record 10 consecutive seasons. “This team rallied and never gave up."

 

As encouraging as the night was – a stage win and fourth consecutive top-10 finish on the season for Love, the 21-year-old was understandably frustrated to finish runner-up after such a dominant showing.

 

“The car tightening up there at the beginning of stage three put us behind, so just frustrated," said Love, noting that he refused to just walk away happy with a runner-up showing after such a strong effort.

 

“Obviously not why I’m here [to finish second]. Just beyond frustrated with myself. I don’t know what else to say, just upset, upset with myself.”

 

The top finishing 14 cars were Chevrolets. Allgaier’s JR Motorsports teammate Carson Kvapil, who looked strong midrace and led 22 laps, finished third, followed by Haas Factory Team co-drivers Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer.

 

Sammy Smith, Jeb Burton, Rajah Caruth, Corey Day and Anthony Alfredo rounded out the top-10. It’s the third top-10 of the season for both Smith and Day.

 

The championship standings now mirror Saturday’s outcome with Allgaier holding a three-point advantage over Love as the series heads to the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway for next week’s The LiUNA (5:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Allgaier is the defending winner of that race.

 

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race - GOVX 200

Phoenix Raceway

Avondale, Arizona

Saturday, March 7, 2026

 

                1. (17)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200.

                2. (2)  Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 200.

                3. (14)  Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 200.

                4. (16)  Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 200.

                5. (12)  Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 200.

                6. (7)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 200.

                7. (9)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 200.

                8. (25)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 200.

                9. (8)  Corey Day, Chevrolet, 200.

                10. (4)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 200.

                11. (21)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200.

                12. (13)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 200.

                13. (6)  William Byron(i), Chevrolet, 200.

                14. (31)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 200.

                15. (1)  Taylor Gray, Toyota, 200.

                16. (3)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200.

                17. (18)  Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.

                18. (5)  Brent Crews #, Toyota, 200.

                19. (35)  Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 200.

                20. (29)  Daniel Dye(i), Ford, 199.

                21. (24)  Chandler Smith(i), Ford, 199.

                22. (27)  Austin Green, Chevrolet, 199.

                23. (11)  Harrison Burton, Toyota, 199.

                24. (10)  Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, 199.

                25. (23)  Dean Thompson, Toyota, 199.

                26. (28)  Patrick Staropoli #, Chevrolet, 199.

                27. (20)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 199.

                28. (26)  Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 198.

                29. (22)  Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 198.

                30. (33)  Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 197.

                31. (32)  Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, 197.

                32. (37)  Mason Maggio, Chevrolet, 196.

                33. (30)  Lavar Scott #, Chevrolet, 195.

                34. (34)  Austin J Hill, Chevrolet, 195.

                35. (19)  Nick Sanchez, Ford, 193.

                36. (36)  Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 192.

                37. (15)  William Sawalich, Toyota, Accident, 173.

                38. (38)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, Suspension, 13.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  93.909 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 7 Mins, 47 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.449 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  4 for 37 laps.

Lead Changes:  20 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   T. Gray 1-10;J. Love 11-40;S. Smith 41-50;C. Kvapil 51;J. Love 52-95;C. Kvapil 96;J. Love 97-132;C. Kvapil 133;J. Love 134;C. Kvapil 135-137;J. Love 138;C. Kvapil 139-153;J. Burton 154;R. Caruth 155;S. Creed 156-170;C. Kvapil 171;S. Creed 172-173;S. Mayer 174-184;S. Creed 185-187;J. Love 188-189;J. Allgaier 190-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Jesse Love 6 times for 114 laps; Carson Kvapil 6 times for 22 laps; Sheldon Creed 3 times for 20 laps; Sam Mayer 1 time for 11 laps; Justin Allgaier 1 time for 11 laps; Sammy Smith 1 time for 10 laps; Taylor Gray 1 time for 10 laps; Jeb Burton 1 time for 1 lap; Rajah Caruth 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 8,2,1,7,88,27,17,19,00,20

Stage #2 Top Ten: 2,1,88,7,19,8,27,54,00,51

 

 
 

 

    O'reilly auto parts series

2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Schedule

 

Round

Date

Track

Location

Race Name

Time (ET)

1

Sat., Feb. 14

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, FL

United Rentals 300

5:00 PM

2

Sat., Feb. 21

EchoPark Speedway

Braselton, GA

Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250

5:00 PM

3

Sat., Feb. 28

Circuit of The Americas

Austin, TX

Focused Health 250

3:00 PM

4

Sat., Mar. 7

Phoenix Raceway

Avondale, AZ

GOVX 200

7:30 PM

5

Sat., Mar. 14

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, NV

The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series

5:30 PM

6

Sat., Mar. 21

Darlington Raceway

Darlington, SC

Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200

5:30 PM

7

Sat., Mar. 28

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville, VA

NFPA 250

3:30 PM

8

Sat., Apr. 4

Rockingham Speedway

Rockingham, NC

North Carolina Education Lottery 250

2:30 PM

9

Sat., Apr. 11

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, TN

SciAps 300

7:30 PM

10

Sat., Apr. 18

Kansas Speedway

Kansas City, KS

Kansas Lottery 300

7:00 PM

11

Sat., Apr. 25

Talladega Superspeedway

Lincoln, AL

Ag-Pro 300

4:00 PM

12

Sat., May 2

Texas Motor Speedway

Fort Worth, TX

Andy’s Frozen Custard 300

3:30 PM

13

Sat., May 9

Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, NY

Mission 200 at The Glen

4:00 PM

14

Sat., May 16

Dover Motor Speedway

Dover, DE

BetRivers 200

4:00 PM

15

Sat., May 23

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, NC

BetMGM 300

5:00 PM

16

Sat., May 30

Nashville Superspeedway

Lebanon, TN

Tennessee Lottery 250

7:30 PM

–

Sat., June 6

–

–

Off Week

–

17

Sat., June 13

Pocono Raceway

Long Pond, PA

Explore the Pocono Mountains 250

4:00 PM

18

Sat., June 20

Naval Base Coronado

Coronado, CA

N/A

5:00 PM

19

Sat., June 27

Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma, CA

Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250

5:30 PM

20

Sat., July 4

Chicagoland Speedway

Joliet, IL

N/A

5:30 PM

21

Sat., July 11

EchoPark Speedway

Braselton, GA

Focused Health 250

7:00 PM

–

Sat., July 18

–

–

Off Week

–

22

Sat., July 25

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis, IN

Pennzoil 250

4:00 PM

–

Sat., Aug. 1

–

–

Off Week

–

23

Sat., Aug. 8

Iowa Speedway

Newton, IA

Hy-Vee Perks 250

5:00 PM

–

Sat., Aug. 15

–

–

Off Week

–

–

Sat., Aug. 22

–

–

Off Week

–

24

Fri., Aug. 28

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, FL

Wawa 250

7:30 PM

25

Sat., Sept. 5

Darlington Raceway

Darlington, SC

N/A

7:30 PM

26

Sat., Sept. 12

World Wide Technology Raceway

Madison, IL

Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog

7:30 PM

27

Fri., Sept. 18

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, TN

Food City 300

7:30 PM

–

Sat., Sept. 26

–

–

Off Week

–

28

Sat., Oct. 3

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, NV

Focused Health 302

7:30 PM

29

Sat., Oct. 10

Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL

Concord, NC

Blue Cross NC 250

4:00 PM

30

Sat., Oct. 17

Phoenix Raceway

Avondale, AZ

N/A

7:30 PM

31

Sat., Oct. 24

Talladega Superspeedway

Lincoln, AL

The Progress Group 250

3:30 PM

32

Sat., Oct. 31

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville, VA

IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250

4:00 PM

33

Sat., Nov. 7

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead, FL

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship

5:00 PM
 

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