Practice #1 : Darlington Raceway
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200
- Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Kyle Larson
- Age: 33
- Team : No 88 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Mardy Lindley
- Kyle Larson won the Pole Award for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 with a lap of 29994 seconds, 163953 mph
- This is his ninth pole in 122 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2026
- This is his first pole in eight races at Darlington Raceway
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his fifth in six races at Darlington Raceway
- Carson Kvapil (third) posted his second top-10 start at Darlington Raceway It is his third in six races this season
- Patrick Staropoli (28th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 147
- Margin of Victory: 0.578 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 47 Minutes 9 Seconds
- Average Speed: 112.442
- Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
- Lead Changes: 6
- Green Flag Passes: 840 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200
- Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
- Age: 39
- Team : No 7 - BRANDT Chevrolet
- Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
- Crew Chief: Andrew Overstreet
- Justin Allgaier won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, his 30th victory in 510 O'Reilly Series races
- This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 21 races at Darlington Raceway
- Brandon Jones (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway It is his second top-10 finish in 2026
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway
- Patrick Staropoli (29th) was the highest finishing rookie
