Corey Day holds off Carson Kvapil in thriller finish at Las Vegas!
Nick Bowden - Staff Writer
Corey Day before climbing into his No. 17 Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October, 2026. (Photo by Chris Graythen, Getty Images)
Las Vegas, NV - The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series fired its engines Saturday night for the Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Corey Day led the field to the green flag, with Sheldon Creed alongside him, rolling off in the P2 position.
Stage 1 ran caution-free, with Corey Day capturing the green-white checkered.
The first caution of the night came out on Lap 55. Brandon Jones spun while trying to correct, which collected the No. 7 of Justin Allgaier resulting in major implications in The Chase.
Sam Mayer picked up the Stage win in Stage 2, the 9th of his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series career.
Corey Day captured the checkered flag, however, Carson Kvapil made it tough on him. Kvapil and Day touched, and Day hit the wall numerous times coming to the checkered flag. Day stayed on the gas and was able to hold off
Corey Day picked up his third win of the season and sits fifth in The Chase, 41 points behind leader Sheldon Creed.
Top 10 at Las Vegas:
Corey Day
Carson Kvapil
Jesse Love
Brent Crews
Taylor Gray
Sam Mayer
Jeremy Clements
William Sawalich
Austin Hill
Anthony Alfredo.
NEXT UP:
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to Charlotte, for the Blue Cross NC 300 next Saturday. Coverage can be found on The CW at 4:00 p.m.
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