Race Results : Circuit of The Americas

Focused Health 250

Circuit of The Americas , Austin, Texas

Saturday, February 28th, 2026 Race 3 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Circuit of The Americas
  • Focused Health 250
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Connor Zilisch
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No 1 - Roto-Rooter Chevrolet
  • Owner: LW Miller
  • Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
  • 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
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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Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 2 9 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 65 31 5 10 5 Running
2 3 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 50 35 15 0 65 4 1 1 6 Running
3 10 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 38 34 4 0 65 0 0 0 7 Running
4 11 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 46 33 13 0 65 0 0 5 4 Running
5 12 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 36 32 4 0 65 0 0 7 0 Running
6 7 19 Brent Crews Toyota 31 31 0 0 65 5 2 0 0 Running
7 15 18 William Sawalich Toyota 30 30 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
8 5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 46 29 17 0 65 1 1 3 2 Running
9 21 32 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 9 Running
10 26 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
11 9 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
12 14 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 25 25 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
13 28 0 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
14 8 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 42 23 19 0 65 8 3 2 1 Running
15 4 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 32 22 10 0 65 0 0 4 8 Running
16 18 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 22 21 1 0 65 0 0 0 10 Running
17 24 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
18 34 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
19 6 91 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 31 18 13 0 65 2 1 6 3 Running
20 32 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
21 1 1 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 65 13 2 0 0 Running
22 31 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
23 16 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
24 35 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
25 20 25 Nicholas Sanchez Ford 12 12 0 0 65 1 1 0 0 Running
26 27 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 11 11 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
27 17 50 Preston Pardus Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
28 36 42 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
29 23 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 8 8 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
30 29 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
31 19 88 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 8 6 2 0 65 0 0 9 0 Running
32 30 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 Running
33 13 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 7 4 3 0 65 0 0 8 0 Running
34 33 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 Running
35 22 55 Sage Karam Toyota 2 2 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 Suspension
36 25 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 Suspension
37 37 30 Baltazar Leguizamon Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 Accident
38 38 35 Austin J Hill Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Suspension

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Austin J Hill Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Parker Retzlaff Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Parker Retzlaff Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Lavar Scott Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Sage Karam Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Sage Karam Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 35 38 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 35 0 Yellow
Lavar Scott Speeding on pit road Tail End 35 38 Yellow
Parker Retzlaff Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 35 38 Yellow
JJ Yeley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 41 44 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speeding on pit road Tail End 41 44 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Speeding on pit road Tail End 57 60 Yellow
Preston Pardus Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 58 60 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Tire violation Pass Thru 62 64 Green