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Carson Kvapil claims second straight NASCAR O’Reilly Series win in overtime

Sean Gardner/Getty Images

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

NEWTON, Iowa — The “new” Carson Kvapil is now two-for-two.

In his first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race since claiming his first career victory July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kvapil once again found his way to Victory Lane—this time in two overtimes at Iowa Speedway.

Grabbing the lead from Ross Chastain on the first overtime restart in Saturday’s Hy-Vee Perks 250 at the 0.875-mile short track, Kvapil held the top spot through the second extra period after an eight-car wreck in Turn 2 on Lap 252 wiped out a handful of potential contenders.

Winless in his first 63 O’Reilly Series starts, Kvapil has now remade himself as a pretender to the series title with just one race remaining in the regular season.

The driver of the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet heads to the Aug. 28 race at Daytona International Speedway second in the standings with a 28-point advantage over third-place Sheldon Creed, who finished fifth on Saturday.

In a race that went 10 laps beyond its scheduled distance of 250 laps, Kvapil crossed the finished line 0.343 seconds ahead of runner-up Rajah Caruth, who took advantage of the top lane on the final restart on Lap 259 to surge into second place.

William Sawalich ran third, followed by Chastain and Creed. Nick Sanchez, Taylor Gray, Dean Thompson, Harrison Burton and Brennan Poole completed the top 10.

For practical purposes, it was the penultimate restart that decided the issue. Chastain, leading in the top lane, spun his tires on the restart and surrendered the lead to Kvapil. Behind them, the Toyota of rookie Brent Crews washed up the track and sideswiped the No. 39 Chevrolet of pole winner Ryan Sieg, launching Sieg’s car into the outside wall.

Crews’ Supra then collected the No. 7 Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier, who had charged from 24th to third after pitting for fresh tires on Lap 185. The ensuing caution was the 12th of the afternoon, tying the race record.

“I knew we had a really fast car,” Kvapil said of the restart on Lap 252. “I knew the 7 (Allgaier) was on fresher tires, so that was my biggest concern there… It all worked out. We had the restart we needed, and we got the win.”

With Kvapil in pursuit, Chastain was cruising toward his second victory of the season when Jeb Burton spun in Turn 2 to cause the 11th caution and send the race to overtime.

“I think the 9 (Chastain) probably had it (before) the yellow came out there at the end,” said Kvapil, the ninth driver to earn his first two O’Reilly victories consecutively. “We were fast running him down there—we just didn’t have enough to fill the gap.”

Three JR Motorsports drivers—Kvapil, Caruth and Chastain—finished in the top four, marking the 80th straight race at least one JRM driver has finished in the top 10, breaking a tie for the series record with RFK Racing (2008-2010).

The race also tightened the battle for the final spots in the Chase. Crews and Sawalich are tied for 11th and 12th in the standings, the last two Chase-eligible positions. Their Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Taylor Gray, is one point back in 13th.

Caruth in 14th trails Crews and Sawalich by 15 points heading to the regular-season finale at Daytona.

Notes: Sieg won the first stage wire-to-wire but never recovered from a slow pit stop that cost him six positions at the stage break… Allgaier won the second stage and proceeded to lead a race-high 83 laps but stayed on the track when most other contenders pitted on lap 161—only to have his strategy spoiled by a rash of cautions… Carson Brown and Derek Lemke finished 15th and 26th in their respective O’Reilly Series debuts.

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race - Hy-Vee Perks 250

Iowa Speedway

Newton, Iowa

Saturday, August 8, 2026

1. (3) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 260.

2. (4) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 260.

3. (17) William Sawalich, Toyota, 260.

4. (2) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 260.

5. (6) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 260.

6. (14) Nick Sanchez, Chevrolet, 260.

7. (13) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 260.

8. (27) Dean Thompson, Toyota, 260.

9. (16) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 260.

10. (26) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 260.

11. (28) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 260.

12. (21) Kyle Sieg, Chevrolet, 260.

13. (10) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 260.

14. (15) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 260.

15. (20) Carson Brown, Chevrolet, 260.

16. (18) Brent Crews #, Toyota, 260.

17. (9) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 260.

18. (22) Patrick Staropoli #, Chevrolet, 260.

19. (19) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 260.

20. (25) Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 260.

21. (23) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 260.

22. (34) Joey Gase, Ford, 260.

23. (32) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 260.

24. (5) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 260.

25. (31) Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, 260.

26. (30) Derek Lemke(i), Chevrolet, 259.

27. (12) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 259.

28. (24) Lavar Scott #, Chevrolet, 259.

29. (33) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 258.

30. (7) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 257.

31. (35) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 257.

32. (36) Tyler Tomassi, Toyota, 256.

33. (1) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Accident, 252.

34. (29) Mason Maggio, Chevrolet, Suspension, 231.

35. (11) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 200.

36. (8) Corey Day, Chevrolet, Accident, 193.

37. (37) Carson Ware, Chevrolet, Accident, 164.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 83.418 mph.

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 43 Mins, 38 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.343 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 12 for 72 laps.

Lead Changes: 7 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: R. Sieg 1-65;S. Creed 66-101;J. Allgaier 102-178;S. Mayer 179;J. Allgaier 180-185;J. Burton 186-188;R. Chastain(i) 189-251;C. Kvapil 252-260.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Justin Allgaier 2 times for 83 laps; Ryan Sieg 1 time for 65 laps; Ross Chastain(i) 1 time for 63 laps; Sheldon Creed 1 time for 36 laps; Carson Kvapil 1 time for 9 laps; Jeb Burton 1 time for 3 laps; Sam Mayer 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 39,7,00,9,8,41,1,20,17,18

Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,00,8,39,41,17,19,18,21,88

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2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Schedule

Round	Date	Track	Location	Race Name	Time (ET)
1	Sat., Feb. 14	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, FL	United Rentals 300	5:00 PM
2	Sat., Feb. 21	EchoPark Speedway	Braselton, GA	Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250	5:00 PM
3	Sat., Feb. 28	Circuit of The Americas	Austin, TX	Focused Health 250	3:00 PM
4	Sat., Mar. 7	Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, AZ	GOVX 200	7:30 PM
5	Sat., Mar. 14	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, NV	The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series	5:30 PM
6	Sat., Mar. 21	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, SC	Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200	5:30 PM
7	Sat., Mar. 28	Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville, VA	NFPA 250	3:30 PM
8	Sat., Apr. 4	Rockingham Speedway	Rockingham, NC	North Carolina Education Lottery 250	2:30 PM
9	Sat., Apr. 11	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, TN	SciAps 300	7:30 PM
10	Sat., Apr. 18	Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, KS	Kansas Lottery 300	7:00 PM
11	Sat., Apr. 25	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, AL	Ag-Pro 300	4:00 PM
12	Sat., May 2	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, TX	Andy’s Frozen Custard 300	3:30 PM
13	Sat., May 9	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, NY	Mission 200 at The Glen	4:00 PM
14	Sat., May 16	Dover Motor Speedway	Dover, DE	BetRivers 200	4:00 PM
15	Sat., May 23	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, NC	BetMGM 300	5:00 PM
16	Sat., May 30	Nashville Superspeedway	Lebanon, TN	Tennessee Lottery 250	7:30 PM
–	Sat., June 6	–	–	Off Week	–
17	Sat., June 13	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, PA	Explore the Pocono Mountains 250	4:00 PM
18	Sat., June 20	Naval Base Coronado	Coronado, CA	N/A	5:00 PM
19	Sat., June 27	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, CA	Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250	5:30 PM
20	Sat., July 4	Chicagoland Speedway	Joliet, IL	N/A	5:30 PM
21	Sat., July 11	EchoPark Speedway	Braselton, GA	Focused Health 250	7:00 PM
–	Sat., July 18	–	–	Off Week	–
22	Sat., July 25	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, IN	Pennzoil 250	4:00 PM
–	Sat., Aug. 1	–	–	Off Week	–
23	Sat., Aug. 8	Iowa Speedway	Newton, IA	Hy-Vee Perks 250	5:00 PM
–	Sat., Aug. 15	–	–	Off Week	–
–	Sat., Aug. 22	–	–	Off Week	–
24	Fri., Aug. 28	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, FL	Wawa 250	7:30 PM
25	Sat., Sept. 5	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, SC	N/A	7:30 PM
26	Sat., Sept. 12	World Wide Technology Raceway	Madison, IL	Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog	7:30 PM
27	Fri., Sept. 18	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, TN	Food City 300	7:30 PM
–	Sat., Sept. 26	–	–	Off Week	–
28	Sat., Oct. 3	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, NV	Focused Health 302	7:30 PM
29	Sat., Oct. 10	Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL	Concord, NC	Blue Cross NC 250	4:00 PM
30	Sat., Oct. 17	Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, AZ	N/A	7:30 PM
31	Sat., Oct. 24	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, AL	The Progress Group 250	3:30 PM
32	Sat., Oct. 31	Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville, VA	IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250	4:00 PM
33	Sat., Nov. 7	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Homestead, FL	O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship	5:00 PM

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