Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Ag-Pro 300

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Saturday, April 25th, 2026 Race 11 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • AG-PRO 300
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Jesse Love
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No 2 - Whelen Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Jesse Love won the Pole Award for the AG-PRO 300 with a lap of 52525 seconds, 182313 mph
  • This is his 10th pole in 77 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his fourth pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Sam Mayer (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2026 and his first in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Corey Day (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his seventh in 11 races this season
  • Patrick Staropoli (14th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 58 Minutes 33 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 152.128
  • Cautions: 4 for 15 laps
  • Lead Changes: 38
  • Green Flag Passes: 7,897 (80.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • AG-PRO 300
  • Race Winner: Corey Day
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No 17 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Adam Wall
  • Corey Day won the AG-PRO 300, his first victory in 22 O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Brent Crews (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2026
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Brent Crews (second) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 105 points over Sheldon Creed
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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Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 3 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 113 1 1 0 0 Running
2 18 19 Brent Crews Toyota 35 35 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
3 5 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 50 34 16 0 113 7 5 3 3 Running
4 13 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 42 33 9 0 113 6 2 2 0 Running
5 15 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 37 33 4 0 113 0 0 10 8 Running
6 17 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 44 31 13 0 113 0 0 5 4 Running
7 1 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 32 30 2 0 113 37 6 9 0 Running
8 22 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 29 29 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
9 19 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 34 28 6 0 113 0 0 0 5 Running
10 31 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 29 27 2 0 113 5 2 0 9 Running
11 25 5 JJ Yeley Ford 26 26 0 0 113 2 2 0 0 Running
12 23 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 30 25 5 0 113 0 0 6 0 Running
13 6 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 25 24 1 0 113 3 1 0 10 Running
14 35 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
15 34 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 113 3 1 0 0 Running
16 27 38 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
17 10 91 Mason Maggio Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
18 28 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
19 29 55 Joey Gase Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
20 37 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
21 12 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25 16 9 0 113 0 0 0 2 Running
22 8 1 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 30 15 15 0 113 22 7 1 6 Running
23 11 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 24 14 10 0 113 4 2 0 1 Running
24 32 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 113 1 1 0 0 Running
25 2 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 16 12 4 0 112 8 3 7 0 Accident
26 24 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 112 2 1 0 0 Accident
27 30 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 17 10 7 0 112 1 1 8 7 Accident
28 16 18 William Sawalich Toyota 9 9 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
29 26 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 8 8 0 0 112 6 2 0 0 Running
30 7 88 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 14 7 7 0 112 5 2 4 0 Running
31 9 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
32 33 32 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
33 36 35 Natalie Decker Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
34 38 74 Dawson Cram Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
35 4 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
36 21 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 Running
37 14 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
38 20 42 David Starr Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 Overheating

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ryan Ellis Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 1 4 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 26 31 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 26 31 Yellow
Mason Maggio Tire violation Tail End 27 31 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Speeding on pit road Tail End 27 31 Yellow
Dawson Cram Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 28 31 Yellow
Mason Maggio Safety violation Tail End 29 31 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 51 57 Yellow
William Sawalich Unspecified Blend Line Tail End 52 57 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Unspecified Blend Line Tail End 52 57 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Unspecified Blend Line Tail End 52 57 Yellow
Dean Thompson Unspecified Blend Line Tail End 52 57 Yellow
Patrick Emerling Tire violation Tail End 53 57 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Speeding on pit road Tail End 54 57 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 55 57 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
Natalie Decker Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
Patrick Emerling Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
Tyler Ankrum Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 56 57 Yellow
William Sawalich Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 71 75 Green
Rajah Caruth Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 73 75 Green
Josh Williams Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 73 76 Yellow
Carson Kvapil Unspecified Impeding other competitors Pass Thru 73 79 Green
Justin Allgaier Unspecified Impeding other competitors Pass Thru 73 78 Green
Josh Williams Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 76 77 Yellow