The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series visited Phoenix Raceway on Saturday night in the GOVX 200. Taylor Gray started the race on the pole, with Jesse Love starting second.
The first two stages were clean as Sammy Smith won the first stage, and Jesse Love won the second stage. In the final stage, the third caution came out on lap 166 when Lavar Scott and Anthony Alfredo made contact in the backstretch. Both drivers were able to continue the race.
Shortly after the restart on lap 172, the caution came out three laps later when Sammy Smith touched Brandon Jones’s car, sending him for a spin and collecting five cars at Turn 2. William Sawalich was involved in the crash and was unable to continue the race.
Late in the race, Justin Allgaier passed Jesse Love for the lead with 11 laps to go. He would lead the remaining eleven laps to win his first race of the season by 0.449 seconds over Jesse Love. Love led a race-high 114 laps. It was Allgaier’s 29th career win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. It was also Allgaier’s third win at Phoenix Raceway.
Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed, and Sammy Smith rounded out the top five. Sammy Smith, Jeb Burton, Rajah Caruth, Corey Day, and Anthony Alfredo completed the top ten.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 5:30 pm on The CW.
