Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

North Carolina Education Lottery 250

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Saturday, April 4th, 2026 Race 8 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Rockingham Speedway
  • North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire
  • Kennametal Pole Award Winner: Corey Day
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No 17 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Adam Wall
  • Corey Day won the Kennametal Pole Award for the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire with a lap of 22717 seconds, 148963 mph
  • This is his first pole in 19 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his first pole in one races at Rockingham Speedway
  • Jesse Love (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2026 and his second in two races at Rockingham Speedway
  • Parker Retzlaff (third) posted his second top-10 start at Rockingham Speedway It is his third in eight races this season
  • Brent Crews (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 0.863 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 22 Minutes 36 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 98.878
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,106 (5.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Rockingham Speedway
  • North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire
  • Race Winner: William Sawalich
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No 18 - Soundgear Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • William Sawalich won the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire, his first victory in 42 O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Rockingham Speedway
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Rockingham Speedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2026
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Rockingham Speedway
  • Lavar Scott (15th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 126 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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Entry List
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Practice 1
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North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 14 18 William Sawalich Toyota 71 56 15 0 250 80 2 5 2 Running
2 8 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 49 35 14 0 250 0 0 3 5 Running
3 4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 49 34 15 0 250 1 1 4 3 Running
4 13 88 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 40 33 7 0 250 0 0 9 6 Running
5 5 1 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 33 32 1 0 250 0 0 0 10 Running
6 9 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 34 31 3 0 250 0 0 0 8 Running
7 6 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 39 30 9 0 250 6 1 2 0 Running
8 3 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 34 29 5 0 250 0 0 10 7 Running
9 12 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
10 1 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 47 27 20 0 250 118 2 1 1 Running
11 11 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
12 19 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 29 25 4 0 250 0 0 7 0 Running
13 16 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 24 24 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
14 24 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
15 20 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
16 26 42 Nathan Byrd Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
17 29 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
18 30 91 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
19 25 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
20 28 5 JJ Yeley Ford 17 17 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
21 31 32 Andrew Patterson Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
22 32 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
23 27 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
24 15 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
25 17 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 14 12 2 0 249 0 0 0 9 Running
26 10 19 Brent Crews Toyota 21 11 10 0 248 30 1 8 4 Running
27 2 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 15 10 5 0 248 15 2 6 0 Running
28 18 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 9 9 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
29 38 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 Running
30 37 55 Blake Lothian Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 Running
31 36 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 Running
32 35 33 Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 244 0 0 0 0 Running
33 23 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 243 0 0 0 0 Running
34 22 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 242 0 0 0 0 Running
35 34 74 Dawson Cram Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 Running
36 33 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 241 0 0 0 0 Running
37 21 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 201 0 0 0 0 Electrical
38 7 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 Engine

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Garrett Smithley Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Austin Green Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Blake Lothian Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 49 54 Yellow
Alex Labbe Speeding on pit road Tail End 51 54 Yellow
Sam Mayer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 62 69 Yellow
Sam Mayer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 95 99 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Speeding on pit road Tail End 124 129 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Speeding on pit road Tail End 127 129 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 128 129 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 135 142 Green
Justin Allgaier Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 142 145 Green
Anthony Alfredo Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 166 170 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 166 170 Yellow
Mark McFarland Speeding on pit road Tail End 167 170 Yellow
Sammy Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 169 170 Yellow
Andrew Patterson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 169 170 Yellow
Sam Mayer Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 172 0 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 174 179 Yellow
Dawson Cram Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 176 179 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 178 179 Yellow
Kyle Sieg Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 195 205 Green
Dawson Cram Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 210 212 Yellow