Who won NASCAR O'Reilly Series Talladega race? Winner is Sammy Smith plus full results

Nick Gray, Nashville Tennessean Sat, October 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Sammy Smith made a last-lap pass to win The Progress Group 250 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Oct. 24 at Talladega.

Smith got a push from Justin Allgaier down the backstretch on the final lap to pass Carson Kvapil for the lead, then held off Kvapil and Jesse Love to the line.

Love's points lead is down to 19 points, unofficially, ahead of Allgaier.

Here are the full results from Saturday's race:

Unofficial results from the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Oct. 24, 2026 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Carson Kvapil, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet

Corey Day, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

Dean Thompson, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota

Brandon Jones, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Anthony Alfredo, No. 96 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet

Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

Mason Maggio, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet

Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet

Nick Leitz, No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet

Josh Bilicki, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet

Rajah Caruth, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet

Connor Mosack, No. 43 SPS Racing Chevrolet

Joey Gase, No. 55 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet

Taylor Gray, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Lee Pulliam, No. 87 Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet

Josh Williams, No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet

Harrison Burton, No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota

Patrick Rodgers, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet

Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Ford

Garrett Smithley, No. 0 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet

William Sawalich, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Ryan Ellis, No. 02 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet

Parker Retzlaff, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet

Patrick Staropoli, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet

Daniel Dye, No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet

Brent Crews, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (-2 lap down)

Leland Honeyman, No. 71 DGM Racing Chevrolet (-6)

Caesar Bacarella, No. 4 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet (-9)

Jake Finch, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (OUT)

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