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Full results from the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Gateway.<\/p>\n
Jesse Love took the checkered flag for the first time in the 2026 NASCAR<\/a> O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series season on Saturday night at Gateway. With a late pass on Carson Kvapil for the lead, the defending series champion earned the win in the Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog.<\/p>\n The win was the fourth career win for Love, with his latest victory coming in last year\u2019s championship race at Phoenix. <\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s race was the second race of the Chase for the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sheldon Creed finished second on Saturday night and moved into the Chase lead by three points over Justin Allgaier. The driver of the No. 00 entered Gateway within 10 points of Allgaier after winning last week at Darlington.<\/p>\n The race was highlighted by a major pileup on pit road. As the field made their way onto the pit lane at the conclusion of Stage 1, contact between Nicholas Sanchez and Chase driver Rajah Caruth sent both cars around.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sanchez\u2019s No. 97 car collided with Brent Crews\u2019 No. 19 machine as the latter\u2019s pit crew was servicing the car. The incident blocked pit road as multiple cars came careening into each other. In total, nine cars were involved in the frightening incident.<\/p>\n Thankfully, no one suffered serious injuries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Corey Day suffered a 33rd-place DNF in the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. On a late restart with under 50 laps to go, contact between Day and William Sawalich sent the former spinning down the backstretch and careening into the inside wall.<\/p>\n The two were racing hard coming off turn 2, leading to Salawich door-slamming his No. 18 into Day\u2019s No. 17 Chevrolet. One week prior, the two tangled at Darlington, with contact from Day sent Sawalich crashing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the incident, Day expressed his frustration<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he made himself look stupid enough for me to need to say anything,\u201d Day told The CW.<\/p>\n The wreck also affected the now former points leader Justin Allgaier, who suffered minor damage. However, the driver of the No. 7 managed to rally and finished 13th.\u00a0<\/p>\n Full NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series results from GatewayRace Winner<\/p>\n Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)<\/p>\n Stage Winners<\/p>\n Stage 1: Carson Kvapil<\/p>\n Stage 2: Jesse Love<\/p>\n Full race results Here is a look at the updated Chase standings<\/a> for the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series after Gateway.<\/p>\n \u00a0Sheldon Creed \u2013 Leader The most significant change in the points is at the top as Allgaier surrenders the lead after Gateway. It is the first time Allgaier has not led the points standings in 2026 since Circuit of The Americas in March, the third race of the season.<\/p>\n The O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway next Friday night, September 18 for the third race of the Chase.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. More about John Breeden<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Full results from the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Gateway. 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\n\u00a0Jesse Love (Chase)
\n\u00a0Sheldon Creed (Chase)
\n\u00a0Sam Mayer (Chase)
\n\u00a0Taylor Gray (Chase)
\n\u00a0Carson Kvapil (Chase)
\nParker Retzlaff (Chase)
\nBrent Crews
\nSammy Smith (Chase)
\nKyle Sieg
\nJeb Burton
\nRajah Caruth
\nDean Thompson
\nJustin Allgaier (Chase)
\nRyan Sieg
\nBrandon Jones<\/a> (Chase)
\nWilliam Sawalich
\nPatrick Staropoli
\nJosh Williams<\/a>
\nBrennan Poole
\nBlain Perkins
\nMason Maggio
\nAnthony Alfredo
\nJordan Anderson
\nRyan Ellis
\nMyatt Snider
\nJosh Bilicki
\nJoey Gase
\nBrad Perez
\nAustin Hill<\/a> (Chase)
\nLavar Scott
\nJeremy Clements
\nAustin J. Hill
\nCorey Day (Chase)
\nNicholas Sanchez
\nHarrison Burton
\nDawson Cram
\nUpdated NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series points standings<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Justin Allgaier (-3)
\n\u00a0Carson Kvapil (-9)
\n\u00a0Jesse Love (-16)
\n\u00a0Austin Hill (-61)
\n\u00a0Sam Mayer (-61)
\n\u00a0Sammy Smith (-64)
\n\u00a0Corey Day (-68)
\n\u00a0Brandon Jones (-76)
\n\u00a0Parker Retzlaff (-83)
\n\u00a0Taylor Gray (-86)
\nRajah Caruth (-118)<\/p>\n