Ryan Sieg wins first O’Reilly race at Daytona in 424th career start: After 424 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts – earning five runner-up finishes – Georgia owner-driver Ryan Sieg hoisted his first career trophy Friday night at Daytona International Speedway in a dramatic overtime victory in the Winn Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola.(Read more)(8-28-2026)

Taking the lead in overtime, #38-Ryan Sieg the Winn-Dixie 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway. It’s his first career win in 424 starts. It’s his 25th career top-five finish.
#21-Austin Hill finished runner-up after shoving Sieg out clear of the pack. #1-Carson Kvapil led a race-high 50 laps en route to a third-place finish. #96-Anthony Alfredo and #20-Brandon Jones rounded out the top five.
#7-Justin Allgaier, #44-Brennan Poole, #24-Harrison Burton, #27-Jeb Burton and #00-Sheldon Creed complete the top 10.
#21-Hill won the opening stage, his sixth stage victory of the season. #88-Rajah Caruth won Stage 2 and led 11 laps, though wrecked in the closing laps and limped around for a 32nd-place finish.
There were 21 lead changes among 11 drivers and four cautions for 25 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 132.520 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Driver Points Before Reset, Owner Points Before Reset, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Daytona Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Daytona International Speedway:
Ryan Sieg won the Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, his first victory in 424 O’Reilly Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 26 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Austin Hill (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2026.
Carson Kvapil (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
Lavar Scott (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 229 points over Carson Kvapil.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Standings after Daytona (Race 24 of 33):
1)#7-Justin Allgaier 2,100
2)#1-Carson Kvapil 2,075, -25
3)#00-Sheldon Creed 2,065, -35
4)#2-Jesse Love 2,060, -40
5)#21-Austin Hill 2,055, -45
6)#20-Brandon Jones 2,050, -50
7)#17-Corey Day 2,045, -55
8)#8-Sammy Smith 2,040, -60
9)#99-Parker Retzlaff 2,035, -65
10)#41-Sam Mayer 2,030, -70
11)#54-Taylor Gray 2,025, -75
12)#88-Rajah Caruth 2,020, -80
See the Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Driver Points Before Reset, Owner Points Before Reset.

Race Updates:
Lap 105: #38-Sieg hangs on to score his first victory in his 424th career start. #21-Hill, #1-Kvapil, #96-Alfredo, #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier, #44-Poole, #24-Burton, #27-Burton and #00-Creed complete the top 10.
Lap 104: #38-Sieg sneaks out to the lead on the restart with a shove from #21-Hill. #1-Kvapil went up to block the outside line, led by #7-Allgaier, allowing Sieg to clear for the lead.
Lap 97: #7-Allgaier gets into the rear of #88-Caruth entering Turn 3 and Caruth smacks the outside wall to bring out the caution.
Lap 95: #21-Hill drops to the bottom and is up to the fifth row on the inside, underneath #24-Burton. #1-Kvapil leads #88-Caruth, #7-Allgaier, #71-Honeyman and #38-Sieg.
Lap 92: #1-Kvapil continues to lead the field around the top line. #96-Alfredo drops to the bottom from eighth position with #27-Burton. Both cars are fading quickly.
Lap 88: There has been no movement at the front of the field with 12 laps remaining. #21-Hill and #2-Love have tried to make progress around the bottom but have faded outside the top 10.
Lap 84: The field remains single-file around the top. #1-Kvapil leads #88-Caruth, #7-Allgaier, #71-Honeyman, #38-Sieg, #24-Burton, #87-Sanchez, #96-Alfredo, #20-Jones and #21-Hill.
Lap 79: #00-Creed gets shuffled out from second position, leaving the JRM trio of #1-Kvapil, #88-Caruth and #7-Allgaier in control of the race.
Lap 77: #21-Hill pulled to the bottom line to end the conga line around the top. #96-Alfredo and #2-Love dropped down with him to try to make a move forward.
Lap 73: The field is beginning to get single-file around the top. #1-Kvapil leads #00-Creed, #88-Caruth, #7-Allgaier, #71-Honeyman, #38-Sieg, #21-Hill, #96-Alfredo, #27-Burton and #2-Love.
Lap 70: #19-Crews has returned to pit road and is overheating.
Lap 67: #1-Kvapil clears #20-Jones for the race lead. #00-Creed leads the bottom lane with #21-Hill behind. #31-Perkins remains inside the top five behind Jones.
Lap 63: #24-Burton gets shuffled to the middle and dropped from the lead to outside the top 10.
Lap 59: #20-Jones takes two tires to win the race off pit road. #31-Perkins, #38-Sieg and #28-Sieg all take two tires.
Lap 56: #21-Hill gets turned off the front bumper of #96-Alfredo while battling for second. Stage 2 will end under caution with #88-Caruth earning the stage victory. #1-Kvapil, #96-Alfredo, #00-Creed, #7-Allgaier, #27-Burton, #2-Love, #41-Mayer, #87-Sanchez and #20-Jones earn stage points.
Lap 53: #88-Caruth gets shoved to the lead on the restart and blocks the outside lane led by #21-Hill. #1-Kvapil, #96-Alfredo, #2-Love and #7-ALlgaier are mixing it up at the front of the field.
Lap 45: #17-Day and #96-Alfredo made contact and turned into #8-Smith through the tri-oval in front of the field. #18-Sawalich and #51-Clements were caught up in the calamity.
Lap 43: The inside line has gotten organized, pushing #88-Caruth up to third position. #41-Mayer has charged inside the top 20 with a damaged ride.
Lap 39: The top line has been dominant since the restart, led by #1-Kvapil, #21-Hill, #17-Day, #18-Sawalich and #54-Gray. #88-Caruth leads the inside line, running in eighth position.
Lap 36: #21-Hill and #1-Kvapil jockey the lead back and forth on the restart
Lap 29: Stage 1 ends under caution with #21-Hill scoring the stage victory. #88-Caruth, #1-Kvapil, #96-Alfredo, #8-Smith, #24-Burton, #7-Allgaier, #20-Jones, #18-Sawalich and #54-Gray earn stage points. #19-Crews goes behind the wall to repair damage.
Lap 28: #48-Staropoli spins after contact from #51-Clements and came down the track and clipped #41-Mayer. #19-Crews, #32-Dye and #92-Williams all receive damage.
Lap 27: #21-Hill and #1-Kvapil continue trading the lead back and forth, allowing #96-Alfredo and #24-Burton enter the mix.
Lap 25: #1-Kvapil splits #21-Hill and #41-Mayer to take the lead with JR Motorsports teammate #88-Caruth in tow.
Lap 22: #41-Mayer takes the lead back from #21-Hill with the opening stage winding down.
Lap 21: #21-Hill drives to the bottom line to take the lead, with help from #41-Mayer. #2-Love pits for overheating.
Lap 20: #1-Kvapil drops to the bottom line and is challenging #21-Hill for the race lead. JR Motorsports drivers #8-Smith and #7-Allgaier are also lined up on the inside.
Lap 19: The field is single-file around the top lane, led by #21-Hill, #41-Mayer, #00-Creed, #88-Caruth and #1-Kvapil.
Lap 18: #2-Love is struggling to the debris off his grille, dropping to 16th position and believes he might need to pit.
Lap 15: #2-Love gets shuffled out of the lead draft with a piece of debris on his grille. #21-Hill takes the lead from #41-Mayer at the front of the field.
Lap 12: #41-Mayer now leads and moves to the top lane to take control of the lead. The lead draft consists of 21 drivers.
Lap 9: #2-Love dips to the bottom and blocks the top to take the lead ahead of #00-Creed, #88-Caruth and #41-Mayer. #21-Hill continues leading the bottom lane with help from #54-Gray.
Lap 6: #88-Caruth clears #21-Hill and drops to the bottom lane. #2-Love shoots to the middle lane three rows back to take fifth position.
Lap 3: #4-Bacarella drops to pit road with a flat tire. #21-Hill is slicing through the field and is up to second position.
Lap 2: #88-Caruth clears for the lead and blocks the top line led by #00-Creed.
Lap 1: #00-Creed noses ahead of #88-Caruth at the start/finish line to lead the opening lap. #41-Mayer and #1-Kvapil fill the second row.

Race Info:
Broadcast: CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 100 laps / 250 miles
Stages: 30 / 60 / 100
Average time of race: 2:12:45
Pit road speed: 55 mph
Caution car speed: 70 mph
Fuel Window: 48 laps

Cars to the rear: #26-Dean Thompson and #39-Andy Jankowiak (unapproved adjustments)

Pit-Stall Selections

Entering the regular-season finale below The Chase cutline, bubble driver #88-Rajah won the pole for the Winn-Dixie 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway. It’s his first career pole at a speed of 183.232 mph.
JR Motorsports swept the front row with #1-Carson Kvapil, winner of the last two races, starting alongside (182.856 mph). Former Daytona winner #2-Jesse Love will start third (182.600 mph), with #00-Sheldon Creed (182.482 mph) and #8-Sammy Smith (182.437 mph) rounding out the top five.
#41-Sam Mayer, #18-William Sawalich, #21-Austin Hill, #96-Anthony Alfredo and #54-Taylor Gray complete the top 10.
The lone bubble drivers to qualify outside the top 10 were #19-Brent Crews (17th) and #99-Parker Retzlaff (24th).
Did Not Qualify: #47-Dawson Cram.
See the complete Daytona Starting Lineup and Qualifying Results.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Daytona International Speedway:
Rajah Caruth won the Pole Award for the Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 49.118 seconds, 183.232 mph.
This is his first pole in 46 NASCAR O’Reilly Series races.
This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
Carson Kvapil (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2026 and his third in four races at Daytona International Speedway.
Jesse Love (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 16th in 24 races this season.
Brent Crews (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

There is no practice for the Wawa 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes: Goodyear will introduce a new right-side tire for NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams this weekend. The new specification features an updated construction but no compound change, and will pair with the left-side tire that ran at Daytona and Talladega earlier in the season. NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams will also run inner liners, as is customary in tracks one-mile and longer.

There are 39 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Winn-Dixie 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Daytona International Speedway. One car will miss the show.
Notables: #4-Caesar Bacarella, #32-Daniel Dye, #38-Ryan Sieg, #39-Andy Jankowiak, #42-Natalie Decker, #47-Dawson Cram, #53-Carson Ware, #55-Joey Gase, #71-Leland Honeyman Jr., #87-Nick Sanchez, #91-Mason Maggio, #92-Josh Williams.
See the full Daytona Entry List.

Daytona At-Track Schedule

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

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