Ross Chastain wins fog-filled O’Reilly race at Charlotte: Ross Chastain drove through a succession of challenges—including a patch of oil and a brush with the outside wall—to win Saturday night’s rain-shortened Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(Read more)(5-24-2026)

In a race that was filled with inclement weather, and ultimately called official at the conclusion of Stage 2 due to heavy fog and mist, #9-Ross Chastain won the Charbroil 300 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It’s his third career victory and first at Charlotte.
Richard Childress Racing drivers #2-Jesse Love and #21-Austin Hill were both in contention for the duration of the race, finishing second and third. #18-William Sawalich and #17-Corey Day round out the top five.
#1-Connor Zilisch, #39-Ryan Sieg, #0-Cole Custer, #91-Carson Kvapil and #88-Rajah Caruth filled out the rest of the top 10.
#1-Zilisch won the opening stage, which included a red flag of 4 hours, 21 minutes and 59 seconds. The race was concluded at the end of Stage 2 when a second red flag was waved.
There were 14 lead changes among seven drivers and six cautions for 54 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 159.480 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Charlotte Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Charlotte Motor Speedway:
Ross Chastain(i) won the Charbroil 300, his third victory in 220 O’Reilly Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jesse Love (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2026.
Austin Hill (third) posted his third top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Lavar Scott (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 145 points over Jesse Love.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Standings after Charlotte (Race 15 of 33):
1)#7-Justin Allgaier 696, +327
2)#2-Jesse Love 541, +172
3)#17-Corey Day 529, +160
4)#00-Sheldon Creed 510, +141
5)#20-Brandon Jones 480, +111
6)#21-Austin Hill 466, +97
7)#8-Sammy Smith 453, +84
8)#91-Carson Kvapil 450, +81
9)#99-Parker Retzlaff 388, +19
10)#18-William Sawalich 384, +15
11)#41-Sam Mayer 376, +7
12)#54-Taylor Gray 371, +2
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13)#88-Rajah Caruth 369, -2
14)#39-Ryan Sieg 356, -15
15)#19-Brent Crews 342, -29
16)#44-Brennan Poole 293, -78
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race Updates:
NASCAR has deemed the race official with #9-Chastain scoring the victory. #2-Love, #21-Hill, #18-Sawalich and #17-Day are the unofficial top five.
Lap 91: The field has been brought down pit road for the red flag to wait out the mist and fog. #9-Chastain leads #2-Love.
Lap 85: Mist has hit the track during the caution period.
Lap 76: #7-Allgaier pitted to put on a fresh set of tires after not taking tires at the stage break.
Lap 73: #9-Chastain bounced off the wall from the lead. #7-Allgaier, #00-Creed and #54-Gray also made contact with the wall. #35-Cram had an oil pump belt break, spreading oil on the track.
Lap 72: #9-Chastain drives hard into Turn 3 to take the lead back.
Lap 70: #2-Love performs the same move on #9-Chastain one lap later to regain the lead. #17-Day is closing in on the front two cars.
Lap 69: #9-Chastain dives to the bottom and slides up the track in front of #2-Chastain to re-take the lead through Turns 1 and 2. #17-Day, #21-Hill and #18-Sawalich round out the top five.
Lap 67: #2-Love dives to the bottom of three-wide down the backstretch to take the lead from #9-Chastain and #21-Hill.
Lap 61: #41-Mayer got loose through Turns 1 and 2, overcorrected and clobbered the outside wall to bring out the caution.
Lap 60: #9-Chastain takes the lead from #21-Hill.
Lap 59: #21-Hill gets pushed to the lead by #9-Chastain. #7-Allgaier drops to third on the restart. #17-Day and #2-Love round out the top five.
Lap 52: #7-Allgaier  jumps to the lead on the restart. #00-Creed got into the rear of #20-Jones going down the backstretch and got turned into #19-Crews. #24-Burton piled into the accident.
Lap 48: Most of the field pits with the exception of #31-Perkins. #7-Allgaier is the first car off pit road with fuel only. #21-Hill gained nine spots on pit road.
Lap 45: #1-Zilisch hangs on for the stage victory — his third of the season. #7-Allgaier, #9-Chastain, #17-Day, #41-Mayer, #2-Love, #20-Jones, #88-Caruth, #19-Crews and #00-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 42: #7-Allgaier got loose through Turns 3 and 4, allowing #1-Zilisch to take the lead. #17-Day and #9-Chastain are all within a quarter second of the lead.
Lap 40: #7-Allgaier takes the lead back from #1-Zilisch. #41-Mayer passes #19-Crews to crack the top five.
Lap 39: #1-Zilisch edges ahead of #7-Allgaier for the race lead at the start/finish line.
Lap 38: #7-Allgaier keeps the lead on the restart with #1-Zilisch, #17-Day, #9-Chastain and #19-Crews rounding out the top five.
Lap 35: #27-Burton leads a handful of cars to pit road for service. #31-Perkins, #53-Starr, #55-Gase and #07-Bilicki are also on pit road.
10:00 p.m.: Cars are rolling off pit road to end a red flag period that lasted 4 hours, 21 minutes, 59 seconds.
9:58 p.m.: Engines have been re-fired after a lengthy red flag.
Lap 33: The red flag has been displayed while the rain continues. The cars were brought to pit road.
Lap 30: Light rain has returned to the track, extending this caution period.
Lap 28: #7-Allgaier holds the lead off pit road. #1-Zilisch, #17-Day, #20-Jones and #9-Chastain are the rest of the top five.
Lap 25: Competition caution is displayed with no practice or qualifying prior to the race. #7-Allgaier leads #1-Zilisch, #17-Day, #9-Chastain and #20-Jones. #41-Mayer fell to 10th position after leading laps earlier in the race.
Lap 21: #41-Mayer continues to fade, dropping to seventh condition with a tight condition.
Lap 18: #1-Zilisch takes second position from #41-Mayer. #17-Day is running close to the wall and has driven to third place.
Lap 14: #7-Allgaier takes the lead through Turns 3 and 4. #21-Hill takes fourth position from #17-Day. #39-Sieg has driven to sixth position, with #20-Jones, #88-Caruth, #9-Chastain and #8-Smith completing the top 10.
Lap 12: #41-Mayer gets the launch on the restart to clear for the lead. #7-Allgaier, #1-Zilisch, #17-Day and #21-Hill round out the top five.
Lap 8: The restart has been waved off the last few laps for light sprinkles around the track.
Lap 2: #24-Burton got tagged by #2-Love entering Turn 3 to bring out the caution. #41-Mayer is scored as the race leader.
Lap 1: #7-Allgaier jumps out to the lead on the start. #41-Mayer gets to the inside line to challenge for the lead.

Race Info:
Broadcast: CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200 laps / 300 miles
Stages: 45 / 90 / 200
Average time of race: 2:36:54
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 60 laps

Cars to the rear: None reported

Pit-Stall Selections

Qualifying for the Charbroil 300 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been canceled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup will be set per the NASCAR rule book with #7-Justin Allgaier starting on the pole.
#17-Corey Day, #41-Sam Mayer, #20-Brandon Hones, #1-Connor Zilisch, #21-Austin Hill, #18-William Sawalich, #8-Sammy Smith, #39-Ryan Sieg and #88-Rajah Caruth complete the top 10.
See the complete Charlotte Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Charbroil 300 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was canceled due to inclement weather.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes: Teams in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run a new right-side tire this weekend featuring an updated construction, paired with the same left-side tire used in recent weeks at Las Vegas, Kansas and Texas. As is standard on tracks one mile and longer, the 15-inch tires will also feature inner liners.

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Charbroil 300 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. No cars will miss the race.
Notables: #0-Cole Custer, #1-Connor Zilisch, #9-Ross Chastain, #32-Andrew Peterson, #35-Dawson Cram, #38-JJ Yeley, #42-Nathan Byrd, #53-David Starr, #55-Joey Gase, #91-Carson Kvapil, #92-Leland Honeyman Jr.
See the full Charlotte Entry List.

Charlotte At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information: (Will be updated for 2026 as needed).

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures