Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Saturday, February 21st, 2026 Race 2 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Sam Mayer
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No 41 - Audibel Chevrolet
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • Sam Mayer won the Pole Award for the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 with a lap of 31804 seconds, 174318 mph
  • This is his fifth pole in 151 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his first pole in ten races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Carson Kvapil (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his second in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Taylor Gray (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway It is his second in two races this season
  • Patrick Staropoli (14th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 120
  • Laps Actual: 163 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.309 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 22 Minutes 45 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 105.508
  • Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,880 (24.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250
  • Race Winner: Sheldon Creed
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No 00 - Road Ranger Chevrolet
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Sheldon Creed won the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250, his first victory in 138 O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Parker Retzlaff (second) posted his second top-10 finish in seven races at Atlanta Motor Speedway It is his first top-10 finish in 2026
  • Nick Sanchez (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Patrick Staropoli (13th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 22 points over Rajah Caruth
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 4 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 62 55 7 0 163 17 6 6 9 Running
2 23 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 46 35 11 0 163 0 0 3 8 Running
3 28 25 Nicholas Sanchez Ford 37 34 3 0 163 0 0 8 0 Running
4 9 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 40 33 7 0 163 0 0 0 4 Running
5 10 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 43 32 11 0 163 31 2 1 10 Running
6 30 32 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 163 22 2 10 0 Running
7 1 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 163 23 3 0 0 Running
8 6 88 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 48 29 19 0 163 22 3 2 1 Running
9 3 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 35 28 7 0 163 2 2 4 0 Running
10 15 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 33 27 6 0 163 0 0 0 5 Running
11 17 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 26 26 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
12 20 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 29 25 4 0 163 34 3 0 7 Running
13 14 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
14 29 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
15 35 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
16 25 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
17 37 55 Chad Finchum Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
18 38 42 Nick Leitz Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
19 33 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
20 27 5 Luke Fenhaus Ford 17 17 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
21 31 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
22 26 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 Running
23 5 18 William Sawalich Toyota 14 14 0 0 161 5 1 0 0 Running
24 7 19 Giovanni Ruggiero Toyota 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Running
25 24 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Running
26 19 91 Mason Maggio Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 Engine
27 21 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 Accident
28 34 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 150 1 1 0 0 Accident
29 32 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 10 8 2 0 149 0 0 9 0 Running
30 8 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 12 7 5 0 141 0 0 0 6 Accident
31 36 30 Cody Ware Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 Suspension
32 2 1 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 17 5 12 0 106 5 1 7 3 Accident
33 11 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 19 4 15 0 106 1 1 5 2 Accident
34 16 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 Engine
35 13 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 DVP
36 22 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 DVP
37 12 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Accident
38 18 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Justin Allgaier Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jeb Burton Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Ross Chastain Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jeremy Clements Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Harrison Burton Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 4 0 Yellow
Blaine Perkins Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 4 0 Yellow
Kyle Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 4 0 Yellow
Lavar Scott Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 5 12 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 6 12 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Commitment Line Violation Pass Thru 22 25 Green
Anthony Alfredo Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 22 25 Green
Sam Mayer Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 27 33 Green
Taylor Gray Safety violation Tail End 49 54 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Speeding on pit road Tail End 49 54 Yellow
Giovanni Ruggiero Unspecified Equipment Over The Wall Early Tail End 49 54 Yellow
Cody Ware Speeding on pit road Tail End 50 54 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Speeding on pit road Tail End 50 54 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 50 54 Yellow
Nick Leitz Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box Tail End 93 99 Yellow
Nick Leitz Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 99 Yellow
Chad Finchum Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 99 Yellow
Carson Kvapil Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 105 0 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 105 0 Yellow
Corey Day Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 106 112 Yellow
Corey Day Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 106 112 Yellow
Cody Ware Speeding on pit road Tail End 109 112 Yellow
Cody Ware Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 125 0 Yellow
Josh Williams Speeding on pit road Tail End 127 131 Yellow
Chad Finchum Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 130 131 Yellow
Sammy Smith Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 142 0 Yellow
William Sawalich Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 142 149 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 142 149 Yellow
Giovanni Ruggiero Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 142 149 Yellow
Mason Maggio Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 142 149 Yellow
Lavar Scott Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 143 149 Yellow
Nick Leitz Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 143 149 Yellow
Rajah Caruth Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 152 157 Yellow
Lavar Scott Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 152 0 Yellow