Race Lineup : Talladega Superspeedway
The Progress Group 250
Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL
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- Talladega Superspeedway
- The Progress Group 250
- Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Jesse Love
- Age: 21
- Team : No 2 - Samsara Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress
- Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
- Jesse Love won the Pole Award for the The Progress Group 250 with a lap of 52435 seconds, 182626 mph
- This is his 12th pole in 97 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
- This is his third pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2026
- This is his fifth pole in six races at Talladega Superspeedway
- Jake Finch (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his first in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
- Sam Mayer (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 23rd in 31 races this season
- Brent Crews (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 94
- Margin of Victory: 0.084 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 47 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Average Speed: 139.557
- Cautions: 4 for 20 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 4,055 (54.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- The Progress Group 250
- Race Winner: Sammy Smith
- Age: 22
- Team : No 8 - Pilot Chevrolet
- Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
- Crew Chief: Cory Shea
- Sammy Smith won the The Progress Group 250, his fourth victory in 139 O'Reilly Series races
- This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Talladega Superspeedway
- Carson Kvapil (second) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 19th top-10 finish in 2026
- Jesse Love (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Talladega Superspeedway
- Patrick Staropoli (32nd) was the highest finishing rookie
- Jesse Love leads the point standings by 19 points over Justin Allgaier
