After having their race postponed on Saturday night, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series concluded the weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night in the Blue Cross NC 300. Qualifying was cancelled on Saturday. Carson Kvapil started the race on the pole, with Corey Day starting second.
Carson Kvapil led the first three laps before losing the lead to Corey Day. Day led 43 laps to win the first stage. In the second stage, Ryan Sieg spun at Turn 4 on lap 114, and Jake Finch had suspension problems after colliding with Rajah Caruth that forced him to retire on lap 121. Justin Allgaier won the second stage.
In the final stage, Ryan Ellis crashed at Turn 1 on lap 158, and Brent Crews crashed at Turn 3 on lap 187. With 10 laps to go, Corey Day made it a three-way battle with Justin Allgaier and Jesse Love to take the lead. Allgaier fell behind, and the race came down to Corey Day and Jesse Love. Day ran the high line and was able to hold off Jesse Love to win the race by 0.728 seconds. Day led 55 of 200 laps, and it was his fourth win of the season. Jesse Love led a race-high 80 of 200 laps.
Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Brown rounded out the top five. Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Anthony Alfredo, Taylor Gray, and Brennan Poole completed the top ten. Click here to view the full results. There were seven cautions for 38 laps and 16 lead changes, among seven drivers.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to Phoenix Raceway on Saturday at 7:30 pm on The CW.
