2026 Suburban Propane 300 Last updated November 02, 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway
Motor car race
The 2026 Suburban Propane 300 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee . Contested over 300 laps on the 0.533-mile-long asphalt oval, it was the ninth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the second running of the event.
Connor Zilisch , driving for JR Motorsports , made a successful pit strategy by staying out on older tires with 28 laps to go, and held off a dominant Kyle Larson in the final six laps to earn his 12th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his first of the season. [ 10] Larson swept both stages and led a race-high 230 laps but was unable to get past Zilisch in the final laps and settled for second. Brent Crews finished third, while Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top five. Sheldon Creed , William Sawalich , Corey Day , Parker Retzlaff , and Taylor Gray rounded out the top ten.
This was the first of four races for the Dash 4 Cash program. [ 11] The drivers eligible for the D4C were William Sawalich , Brandon Jones , Justin Allgaier , and Rajah Caruth , since they were the highest finishing O'Reilly Series regulars following the race at Rockingham . [ 12] Allgaier finished in fourth and claimed the $100,000 bonus.
Report Background The Bristol Motor Speedway , formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway , is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee . Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads , and stadium -like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Besides holding racing events, the track has hosted the Battle at Bristol , a college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies on September 10, 2016, and the MLB Speedway Classic , an MLB baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds from August 2-3, 2025.
Suburban Propane was announced as the title sponsor on February 24. [ 13]
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 11, at 2:00 PM EST , and lasted for 50 minutes. [ 14]
Taylor Gray , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.746 seconds, and a speed of 121.860 miles per hour (196.115 km/h) .
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 11, at 3:05 PM EST . [ 14] Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole. [ 15]
William Sawalich , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , qualified on pole position with a lap of 15.634 seconds, and a speed of 122.733 miles per hour (197.520 km/h) . [ 16]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Race Race results Stage Results Stage One Laps: 85
Pos. Driver Team Make Pts 1 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0 2 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 9 3 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 8 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7 5 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 6 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 7 1 Connor Zilisch (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0 8 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 9 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 2 10 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos. Driver Team Make Pts 1 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0 2 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 9 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 4 1 Connor Zilisch (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0 5 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 6 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 7 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 8 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 3 9 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 10 9 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Final Stage results Stage Three Laps: 130
Fin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts 1 15 1 Connor Zilisch (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 24 Running 0 2 3 88 Kyle Larson (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 230 Running 0 3 17 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 3 Running 41 4 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 48 5 8 9 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 33 6 2 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 300 0 Running 49 7 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 27 Running 40 8 14 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 32 9 9 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 28 10 6 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 0 Running 27 11 11 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 300 13 Running 34 12 12 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 28 13 16 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 24 14 38 32 Rajah Caruth Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 23 15 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 300 1 Running 22 16 13 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 21 17 22 24 Harrison Burton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 300 0 Running 20 18 10 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 19 19 4 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 2 Running 28 20 5 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 300 0 Running 22 21 23 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 16 22 30 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 299 0 Running 15 23 27 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 299 0 Running 14 24 21 26 Dean Thompson Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 298 0 Running 13 25 20 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 298 0 Running 12 26 34 5 J. J. Yeley Hettinger Racing Ford 298 0 Running 11 27 32 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 298 0 Running 10 28 28 74 Gray Gaulding Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 298 0 Running 9 29 29 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 297 0 Running 8 30 33 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 Running 7 31 36 55 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 Running 6 32 26 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 295 0 Running 5 33 24 42 Logan Bearden Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 295 0 Running 4 34 37 35 Blake Lothian Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota 295 0 Running 3 35 25 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 290 0 Running 2 36 18 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 287 0 Running 1 37 31 91 Mason Maggio DGM Racing Chevrolet 191 0 Engine 1 38 35 0 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 176 0 Suspension 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 13 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 59 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 2 hours, 3 minutes and 11 seconds Average speed: 77.884 miles per hour (125.342 km/h) Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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