2026 The LiUNA!
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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The 2026 The LiUNA! was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 30th running of the event.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 4 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |||
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| Date | March 14, 2026 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.80 km) | ||
| Average speed | 116.820 miles per hour (188.004 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Haas Factory Team | ||
| Time | 29.462 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 48 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | |
| Time | 30.549 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Nick Yeoman (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
In a wild race, Kyle Larson, driving for JR Motorsports, took advantage of a late restart, and led the final 47 laps of the event to earn his 18th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his first of the season.[10] Justin Allgaier dominated the early stages of the race, winning both stages and led a race-high 48 laps, ending up with a fourth-place finish. Chase Briscoe finished second, and Sheldon Creed finished third. Sammy Smith rounded out the top five, while Jesse Love, Connor Zilisch, Corey Day, William Sawalich, and Austin Hill rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, March 14, at 9:00 AM PST, and lasted for 50 minutes.[11]
Jeremy Clements, driving for his own team, Jeremy Clements Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.963 seconds, and a speed of 180.222 miles per hour (290.039 km/h).[12]
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.963 | 180.222 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.023 | 179.862 |
| 3 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.024 | 179.856 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 14, at 10:05 AM PST.[11] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.[13]
Sam Mayer, driving for Haas Factory Team, qualified on pole position with a lap of 29.462 seconds, and a speed of 183.287 miles per hour (294.972 km/h).[14]
Three drivers failed to qualify: Myatt Snider, Chad Finchum, and Dawson Cram.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Connor Zilisch (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 47 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 23 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 2 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Running | 45 |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 48 | Running | 53 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 36 | Running | 43 |
| 7 | 17 | 1 | Connor Zilisch (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 14 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 18 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 12 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 4 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 27 | 52 | Daniel Dye (i) | AM Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | 0 | Cole Custer (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 33 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 38 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 45 | Lavar Scott (R) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 42 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 31 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 1 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 196 | 32 | Running | 12 |
| 36 | 28 | 5 | Chandler Smith (i) | Hettinger Racing | Ford | 184 | 0 | Ignition | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 148 | 21 | Accident | 16 |
| 38 | 21 | 25 | Nick Sanchez | AM Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 16 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 42 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 34 minutes and 5 seconds
- Average speed: 116.820 miles per hour (188.004 km/h)
Standings after the race
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