Loop Data Box Score : Talladega Superspeedway

The Progress Group 250

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Saturday, October 24th, 2026 Race 31 of 33 2026 Season
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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
Sammy Smith takes the checkered flag to win the Progress Group 250
Talladega, Alabama - October 24, 2026 : Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Sammy Smith 11 3 2 1 1 19 7.4 10 111 97 14 97 87.39 0 90.4 1 1.1 94 113.60 63
Carson Kvapil 4 2 1 2 1 17 2.0 2 38 25 13 37 97.37 0 98.9 67 71.3 94 135.60 54
Jesse Love 1 14 6 3 1 35 11.8 -2 153 138 15 101 66.01 3 79.8 0 0.0 94 97.30 34
Justin Allgaier 14 1 4 4 1 14 4.3 10 75 58 17 70 93.33 0 100.0 11 11.7 94 119.00 51
Sheldon Creed 12 8 7 5 2 19 6.4 7 103 98 5 96 93.20 2 98.9 0 0.0 94 107.50 43
Corey Day 10 4 5 6 1 26 5.3 4 86 58 28 64 74.42 3 96.8 4 4.3 94 113.70 44
Blaine Perkins 36 15 9 7 6 36 17.5 29 102 76 26 30 29.41 1 42.6 0 0.0 94 78.10 30
Dean Thompson 27 23 11 8 7 27 17.0 19 105 96 9 64 60.95 0 47.9 0 0.0 94 79.50 29
Brandon Jones 16 17 10 9 2 35 13.2 7 163 156 7 94 57.67 2 75.5 0 0.0 94 92.50 28
Anthony Alfredo 7 9 8 10 5 19 10.4 -3 151 153 -2 128 84.77 2 95.7 0 0.0 94 95.30 29
Jeb Burton 32 30 12 11 4 37 22.3 21 79 66 13 20 25.32 1 18.1 0 0.0 94 66.60 26
Mason Maggio 24 31 14 12 12 34 22.9 12 58 65 -7 13 22.41 0 29.8 0 0.0 94 60.30 25
Sam Mayer 3 10 3 13 2 22 7.6 -10 130 144 -14 111 85.38 3 94.7 0 0.0 94 95.90 24
Ryan Sieg 25 32 17 14 11 36 24.6 11 88 91 -3 4 4.55 2 4.3 0 0.0 94 63.30 23
Nick Leitz 13 26 15 15 2 37 27.6 -2 72 61 11 6 8.33 1 16.0 0 0.0 94 55.80 0
Josh Bilicki 35 37 16 16 5 38 29.3 19 62 66 -4 2 3.23 1 1.1 0 0.0 94 46.40 21
Rajah Caruth 6 18 19 17 2 31 11.4 -11 135 147 -12 67 49.63 2 61.7 0 0.0 94 89.00 29
Jeremy Clements 15 19 18 18 6 30 14.9 -3 160 159 1 81 50.63 3 45.7 0 0.0 94 77.40 21
Connor Mosack 23 20 22 19 6 36 17.6 4 172 151 21 59 34.30 0 43.6 0 0.0 94 80.00 0
Joey Gase 28 27 20 20 1 37 26.4 8 103 66 37 2 1.94 1 2.1 1 1.1 94 53.10 17
Taylor Gray 17 16 21 21 1 38 18.1 -4 140 127 13 68 48.57 2 47.9 1 1.1 94 80.70 20
Lee Pulliam 38 21 24 22 12 38 24.6 16 115 121 -6 10 8.70 2 5.3 0 0.0 94 54.30 15
Josh Williams 22 22 26 23 9 30 19.2 -1 115 130 -15 30 26.09 3 23.4 0 0.0 94 66.30 14
Harrison Burton 19 5 13 24 1 25 15.9 -5 101 123 -22 42 41.58 2 42.6 8 8.5 94 65.70 17
Will Rodgers 30 25 32 25 20 36 27.9 5 62 68 -6 0 0.00 3 0.0 0 0.0 94 46.40 12
Brennan Poole 34 28 35 26 15 38 29.6 8 50 53 -3 0 0.00 1 0.0 0 0.0 94 42.10 12
Garrett Smithley 37 36 28 27 13 38 30.4 10 71 75 -4 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 94 38.00 10
Kyle Sieg 29 29 34 28 17 36 27.6 1 44 53 -9 0 0.00 1 0.0 0 0.0 94 47.10 9
William Sawalich 9 12 25 29 1 33 13.9 -20 170 215 -45 91 53.53 2 61.7 0 0.0 94 72.70 9
Ryan Ellis 20 34 33 30 1 36 30.8 -10 62 80 -18 2 3.23 2 2.1 1 1.1 94 34.50 7
Parker Retzlaff 26 38 23 31 4 38 25.5 -5 123 136 -13 38 30.89 2 20.2 0 0.0 94 62.40 6
Patrick Staropoli 21 33 29 32 2 37 31.5 -11 73 83 -10 0 0.00 0 1.1 0 0.0 94 34.00 5
Daniel Dye 33 24 30 33 13 36 28.0 0 89 102 -13 0 0.00 5 0.0 0 0.0 94 37.10 0
Brent Crews 8 13 27 34 3 34 16.5 -26 178 216 -38 98 55.06 4 46.8 0 0.0 94 56.80 6
Austin Hill 5 7 36 35 1 37 18.1 -30 222 181 41 118 53.15 7 56.4 0 0.0 92 58.50 9
Leland Honeyman Jr 31 6 37 36 6 38 27.9 -5 112 88 24 41 36.61 0 14.9 0 0.0 88 42.00 0
Caesar Bacarella 18 35 38 37 3 38 36.0 -19 26 35 -9 0 0.00 4 2.1 0 0.0 85 24.80 1
Jake Finch 2 11 31 38 1 36 19.8 -36 156 195 -39 60 38.46 1 31.9 0 0.0 84 56.00 4