The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series visited Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon in the MillerTech Battery 250 Presented by KOA from Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Joe Gibbs Racing was on the front row with Brandon Jones starting on the pole, and Taylor Gray started second.
On the opening lap, Corey Day got loose and made contact with Jesse Love, putting both drivers out of the race. It was one of ten cautions for a total of 39 laps throughout the race. Taylor Gray led 24 laps, including winning the first stage, and Brent Crews led nine laps, including winning the second stage.
Late in the race, there was a three-car crash involving Jeb Burton, Lavar Scott, and Dexter Bean with four laps to go, and the race went to a red flag for cleanup before the race could resume.
The race resumed with two laps to go. Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, and Sam Mayer were in a three-wide battle for the lead. Allgaier got a push from William Byron, which helped Allgaier win the race by 0.607 seconds. Allgaier led a race-high 35 of 100 laps.
Brent Crews, William Byron, Sam Mayer, and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five. Anthony Alfredo, Rajah Caruth, Brandon Jones, Connor Zilisch, and Carson Kvapil completed the top ten. Click here to see the full results. There were also 18 lead changes among 10 drivers.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to the streets of the Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California, next Saturday at 5 pm on The CW.
