Justin Allgaier
2026 Season: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
● Playoff eligibleThrough September 18, 2026 · 11 pts behind leader
Roles
- Driver, JR Motorsports
Coverage (20 articles)
Sheldon Creed Led the Last Three Laps at Bristol and Won. He Takes an 11-Point Chase Lead to Las Vegas.
Sheldon Creed passed William Sawalich on an overtime restart and won the Food City 300 at Bristol by 0.253 seconds, leading only the final three laps. Carson Kvapil and Jesse Love led 240 laps between them and finished 24th and 17th. Creed now leads the O'Reilly Series Chase by 11 points over Justin Allgaier with six races left.
Jesse Love Won at Gateway. Justin Allgaier Finished 13th and Lost the Points Lead by Three.
Jesse Love took the lead with fifteen laps to go and won the Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway, his first victory of 2026. Sheldon Creed finished second and left St. Louis leading the O'Reilly Series Chase by three points over Justin Allgaier, who has won six races this season to Creed's two.
Christopher Bell Ended a 33-Race Winless Streak by Winning the Southern 500.
Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500 by 1.038 seconds over Ty Gibbs, his first victory in 33 races and the end of a season with seven runner-up finishes. His crew gave away the lead on a stop after he had won the second segment, and he took it back with 12 laps to go. Ty Gibbs finished second after starting 28th.
Sheldon Creed Won the Chase Opener at Darlington. Justin Allgaier's Lead Went From 25 Points to Seven.
Creed led the final 53 laps and won Saturday night's Fleetio 200 by 2.961 seconds, his second career win in the series. Allgaier led more laps than anyone, hit the wall with 23 to go and finished 17th. His championship lead, 229 points in August and 25 after the Chase reset, is now seven.
Justin Allgaier Led the O'Reilly Series by 229 Points. The Reset Left Him 25, at a Track Where He Has Never Won in the Fall.
Justin Allgaier ended the regular season 229 points clear. The Chase reset left him 25 ahead of teammate Carson Kvapil going into Saturday's Fleetio 200 at Darlington, where Allgaier has four spring wins and none in the fall.
The O'Reilly Series Chase Opens at Darlington Saturday Night: The Race, the Field and the Track
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series opens its first Chase on Saturday night at Darlington. The 12 drivers, the reset points, the track history, the tire and the schedule.
Ryan Sieg Won His First Race in 424 Starts. It Still Wasn't Enough to Make the Chase.
Sieg led two laps at Daytona, the last two of the race. He arrived holding the series record for most runner-up finishes without a win, and he leaves the regular season 15th in points, outside the Chase.
Carson Kvapil Spent 63 Starts Getting Close. Now He Only Needs the Last Restart.
Kvapil led only nine laps at Iowa. They were the last nine, and his second consecutive win showed what 63 winless starts had built.
Carson Kvapil Had Never Won a Race. On Saturday His Own Team Finished Second, Third and Fourth.
Kvapil came in tied for the most runner-up finishes without a win in series history. He led the last 22 laps at Indianapolis to end it, and JR Motorsports took the next three spots behind him.
JR Motorsports Is One Top-10 From a Record That Has Stood Since 2010
The team has put a car in the top 10 in 78 straight races. One more ties the all-time mark. Chase Elliott is in the car on the oval where his father won the Brickyard 400.
Justin Allgaier wins a wreck-filled Focused Health 250 at Atlanta, pushing his O'Reilly Series lead to 240
Justin Allgaier came from 16th through 13 cautions and three red flags to win the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta, his sixth O'Reilly Series win of the season. He now leads the championship by 240 points.
Austin Hill Can Break Kevin Harvick's Atlanta Record in His Home State on Saturday
Austin Hill has five wins at Atlanta, tied with Kevin Harvick for the most in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series history. On Saturday, in his home state, he can break the tie. Justin Allgaier's 195-point lead looks safe, but his form has quietly cooled over the last month.
Brandon Jones Started 29th and Led 12 Laps at Chicagoland. He Also Won.
Brandon Jones started 29th at Chicagoland, led 12 of 201 laps, and won the Cuervo 300 in overtime, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' first extra-lap finish of 2026. Chase Elliott and Connor Zilisch led 126 laps and won both stages between them. They left with zero points.
Shane Van Gisbergen Won at Sonoma on Saturday. He Won at Sonoma on Sunday. Here Is What That Means.
Shane Van Gisbergen won two races at Sonoma in two days. On Saturday, the trophy was decorative. On Sunday, it rearranged the Cup standings.
Justin Allgaier Has Five Wins and the Points Lead. The One Thing Missing Is a Road Course, and They're About to Run Out.
Justin Allgaier has five wins, the points lead, and the best average finish in the O'Reilly Series. The one thing he hasn't done is win a road course, and Saturday's Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma is the last one of the season.
Austin Hill Survives a Wreck-Strewn San Diego Street Race for His 16th O'Reilly Series Win
Austin Hill won the inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, surviving a 25-car wreck and a run of engine failures for the 16th series victory of his career. Justin Allgaier still leads the championship comfortably.
Justin Allgaier and JR Motorsports Take Their Dominance to a San Diego Street Course Nobody Has Run
Justin Allgaier has already clinched the Chase, JR Motorsports has won 11 road races in a row, and the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series has never been more lopsided. This weekend it races a San Diego street course nobody has ever lapped, where all that homework counts for nothing. Saturday, 5 p.m. ET on the CW.
What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race
The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history, the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.
Corey Day's Final Lap Was the Only One. Now Texas.
Corey Day won Talladega last Saturday by leading exactly one lap, the last one, for Hendrick Motorsports. Six days later, the same Concord-Mooresville pipeline runs at Texas, with Kyle Larson in the JR Motorsports No. 88, Connor Zilisch in the No. 1, and Austin Dillon in the Richard Childress No. 3. Three Cup drivers, the final Dash 4 Cash of 2026, and Justin Allgaier with a stage-points pace nobody has hit since Denny Hamlin in 2021.
William Byron Returns to the Team That Built Him — for One Night in Kansas
Saturday night, Byron runs the No. 88 for JR Motorsports. Sunday afternoon, he's in the No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports. Same Kansas weekend, same Charlotte story, thirty miles on either end of I-77.