2026 Ag-Pro 300
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 11 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |||
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| Date | April 25, 2026 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.74 km) | ||
| Average speed | 152.128 miles per hour (244.826 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 52.525 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 37 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | |
| Time | 49.651 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Tim Catalfamo (Backstretch), and Dan Hubbard (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Ag-Pro 300 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 113 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 11th race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 35th running of the event.
In a respectively clean race with action-packed racing, Corey Day, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, took advantage of the lead on the final lap after Sam Mayer spun on the backstretch, and took the victory after leading when the caution came out before the start/finish line. This was Day's first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win.[9] Brent Crews finished second, and Sheldon Creed finished third. Sammy Smith and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top five, while Dean Thompson, Jesse Love, Brandon Jones, Parker Retzlaff, and Austin Green rounded out the top ten.
This was the third of four races for the Dash 4 Cash program.[10] The drivers eligible for the D4C were Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, and Jesse Love, since they were the highest finishing O'Reilly Series regulars following the race at Kansas.[11] Creed finished in third and claimed the $100,000 bonus.
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 24, at 4:30 PM CST.[12] Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers had one lap to set a time and determined positions 11-38. The fastest ten drivers from the first round advanced to the second round, and whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 won the pole and determined the rest of the starting lineup.[13]
Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, qualified on pole position, having advanced from the preliminary round and set the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.525 seconds, and a speed of 182.313 miles per hour (293.404 km/h).[14]
No drivers failed to qualify.
