Connor Zilisch won the Pole Award for the Focused Health 250 with a lap of 9774 seconds, 88398 mph
This is his 10th pole in 37 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2026
This is his second pole in two races at Circuit of The Americas
Shane Van Gisbergen (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his second in two races at Circuit of The Americas
Austin Hill (third) posted his second top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas It is his second in three races this season
Lavar Scott (31st) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 65
Margin of Victory: 0.780 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 12 Minutes 56 Seconds
Average Speed: 70.411
Cautions: 4 for 12 laps
Lead Changes: 16
Green Flag Passes: 1,198 (22.6 passes per green flag lap)
Circuit of The Americas
Focused Health 250
Race Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen
Age: 36
Team : No 9 - Safety Culture Chevrolet
Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Crew Chief: Phillip Bell
Shane Van Gisbergen won the Focused Health 250, his fifth victory in 37 O'Reilly Series races
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas
Austin Hill (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Circuit of The Americas It is his second top-10 finish in 2026
Sammy Smith (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Circuit of The Americas
Lavar Scott (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 28 points over Jesse Love
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