Race Results : Darlington Raceway

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Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Saturday, March 21st, 2026 Race 6 of 33 2026 Season
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  • 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)

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  • 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
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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Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 69 56 13 0 147 31 2 5 4 Running
2 8 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 50 35 15 0 147 8 2 4 3 Running
3 2 19 Christopher Bell Toyota 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 2 9 Running
4 1 88 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 147 107 2 1 1 Running
5 3 1 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 49 32 17 0 147 0 0 3 2 Running
6 12 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 34 31 3 0 147 0 0 0 8 Running
7 13 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
8 5 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 40 29 11 0 147 0 0 6 5 Running
9 18 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
10 6 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
11 10 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 30 26 4 0 147 0 0 7 0 Running
12 21 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 31 25 6 0 147 0 0 9 7 Running
13 22 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
14 9 9 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 10 6 Running
15 15 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 22 22 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
16 27 25 Nicholas Sanchez Ford 21 21 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
17 7 18 William Sawalich Toyota 24 20 4 0 147 0 0 8 10 Running
18 23 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
19 30 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
20 32 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
21 33 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 16 16 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
22 14 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 15 15 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
23 19 32 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
24 17 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 147 1 1 0 0 Running
25 20 5 JJ Yeley Ford 12 12 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
26 25 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
27 24 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 Running
28 31 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 Running
29 28 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 Running
30 26 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 Running
31 37 55 Joey Gase Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Running
32 36 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Running
33 35 30 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Running
34 38 42 Nathan Byrd Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Running
35 11 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 Running
36 29 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 123 0 0 0 0 Accident
37 16 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 121 0 0 0 0 DVP
38 34 91 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Nicholas Sanchez Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Nathan Byrd Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Patrick Staropoli Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Alex Labbe Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Taylor Gray Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 46 55 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 48 55 Yellow
Kyle Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 49 55 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 92 98 Yellow
Ross Chastain Tire violation Tail End 94 98 Yellow
Kyle Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 123 0 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 123 132 Yellow
Alex Labbe Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 123 0 Yellow
Lavar Scott Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 123 0 Yellow
Lavar Scott Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Garage Tail End 125 0 Yellow
Lavar Scott Speeding on pit road Garage Tail End 126 0 Yellow