Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog
Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Carson Kvapil
Age: 23
Team : No 1 - Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet
Owner: LW Miller
Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
Carson Kvapil won the Pole Award for the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog with a lap of 33626 seconds, 133825 mph
This is his second pole in 68 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
This is his second pole and 19th top-10 start in 2026
This is his first pole in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway
Jesse Love (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2026 and his first in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway
Sheldon Creed (third) posted his first top-10 start at World Wide Technology Raceway It is his 17th in 26 races this season
Brent Crews (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 36
Laps Scheduled: 180
Margin of Victory: 0.896 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 25 Minutes 13 Seconds
Average Speed: 92.965
Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
Lead Changes: 8
Green Flag Passes: 1,200 (8.4 passes per green flag lap)
World Wide Technology Raceway
Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog
Race Winner: Jesse Love
Age: 21
Team : No 2 - Whelen Chevrolet
Owner: Richard Childress
Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
Jesse Love won the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog, his fourth victory in 92 O'Reilly Series races
This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2026
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2026
Sam Mayer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at World Wide Technology Raceway
Brent Crews (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie
Sheldon Creed leads the point standings by 3 points over Justin Allgaier
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