The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series visited Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon in The Progress Group 250. Jesse Love started the race on the pole, with Jake Finch starting second.
Carson Kvapil led the opening 27 laps to win the first stage. In the second stage, Carson Kvapil took the lead away from Ryan Ellis. Late in the stage, Justin Allgaier took the lead. He led the final 11 laps to win the second stage. Both stages were clean with no cautions.
In the final stage, Harrison Burton was leading in the inside lane when he drifted high on the exit, while Taylor Gray moved down to side draft, leading to contact between the two. Gray spun and collected several other cars, including Austin Hill and Brandon Jones. All three cars were able to continue the race.
Late in the race, Carson Kvapil was leading the race on the final lap. Sammy Smith made a last-lap move to end a 53-race winless streak for his win of the season by 0.084 seconds over Carson Kvapil. It was also his second straight win at Talladega after winning the Truck Series race on Friday. Carson Kvapil led a race-high 67 of 94 laps, while Smith only led one lap.
Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five. Corey Day, Blaine Perkins, Dean Thompson, Brandon Jones, and Anthony Alfredo completed the top ten. There were four cautions for 20 laps, and 11 lead changes.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to Martinsville Speedway next Saturday at 4 pm on The CW.
