| 2026 Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 26 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,661,806 | Race Date: | Sep 12, 2026 | World Wide Technology Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.215 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 25m 13s | Madison, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 92.965 MPH | 1.25 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 37 Laps | wwtraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jesse Love J. Love | Driver: | Carson Kvapil C. Kvapil | Chevrolet: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 33 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | JR Motorsports | Ford: | 18 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Danny Stockman, Jr. | Crew Chief: | Mardy Lindley | |||||
| Laps Led: | 70 of 180 | Pole Speed: | 133.845 MPH | |||||
| Official 2026 Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | Jesse Love | Whelen | Running |  | 72 | 180 | 70 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Sheldon Creed | Road Ranger | Running | | 47 | 180 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Starkey | Running | | 45 | 180 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Operation 300 | Running |  | 33 | 180 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | Wilde Protein Crackers | Running | | 50 | 180 | 105 |
| 6 | 19 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Hannoush Jewelers | Running | | 35 | 180 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | YoungLife | Running | | 34 | 180 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot | Running | | 31 | 180 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Lynch Truck Center / Erection &Engineering Inc. | Running | | 28 | 180 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | FVP Verified Proven | Running | | 27 | 180 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 26 | 180 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group | Running | | 25 | 180 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | Running | | 37 | 180 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | SciAps | Running | | 24 | 180 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Menards / Spectracide | Running | | 22 | 180 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 18 | William Sawalich | SoundGear | Running | | 30 | 180 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | Syfovre | Running | | 20 | 180 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 92 | Josh Williams | JF Electric | Running | | 19 | 180 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Midas | Running |  | 18 | 180 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | GFL Green for Life | Running | | 17 | 180 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 91 | Mason Maggio | Utilitra / Phoenix HVAC | Running | | 16 | 180 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Shapiro Metals | Running | | 15 | 180 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Bommarito Automotive Group | Running | | 14 | 180 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 2 | Ryan Ellis | Introl | Running | | 13 | 180 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 0 | Myatt Snider | Lubri-Loy | Running | | 12 | 180 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 7 | Josh Bilicki | Kaishan / Brabazon | Running | | 11 | 180 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 55 | Joey Gase | Mid-America Transplant | Running | | 10 | 180 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 42 | Brad Perez | Luckiest Man Sports Cards | Running | | 9 | 179 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation | Running | | 15 | 179 | 4 |
| 30 | 27 | 45 | Lavar Scott (R) | Strictly Friendly | Running | | 7 | 179 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Kingdom Truck Sales | Running | | 6 | 168 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 53 | Austin J Hill | Red Line Synthetic Oil | Electrical | | 5 | 153 | 1 |
| 33 | 4 | 17 | Corey Day | HendrickCars.com | Accident | | 17 | 133 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 87 | Nick Sanchez | Peterson Racing Group | Accident | | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Dead On Tools | Accident | | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 47 | Dawson Cram | Hoods Home Center | Engine | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
