The 2026 Charbroil 300 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 91 laps—decreased from 200 laps due to rain and heavy fog conditions on the asphalt speedway, it was the fifteenth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 45th running of the event.
In a weather-filled race, including a 4-hour red flag for rain showers, Ross Chastain, driving for JR Motorsports, took the lead over Jesse Love on Lap 72. The next lap, Dawson Cram dropped oil on the circuit in Turn 1, with numerous cars sliding into the barrier, leading to race control calling the safety car. After cleanup, NASCAR gave teams the one lap to restart signal on Lap 85, and teams made the choose cone for lane choice. As the cars reached Turn 3, the mist and visibility became an issue again, with the restart attempt scrubbed, with the field in rows awaiting the restart. Following the end of Stage 2 on Lap 90, the cars were then sent to pit road, where NASCAR declared the race official for heavy mist and fog conditions. This was Chastain's third career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his first of the season. Despite only running 37 green flag laps, pole-sitter Justin Allgaier led the race-high 36 laps, before hitting the wall and falling back to 29th due to an oil spill on the track from Dawson Cram. Love finished second, and Austin Hill finished third. William Sawalich and Corey Day rounded out the top five, while Connor Zilisch, Ryan Sieg, Cole Custer, Carson Kvapil, and Rajah Caruth rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Charbroil was announced as the title sponsor on February 25.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Make 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 0 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1 Connor Zilisch (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Ross Chastain (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 Harrison Burton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 26 Dean Thompson Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32 Andrew Patterson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 35 Dawson Cram Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Ford 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 Nathan Byrd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53 David Starr Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 88 Rajah Caruth JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Carson Kvapil DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Leland Honeyman (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet Official entry list
Starting lineup Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 23, at 11:00 AM and 12:05 PM EST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, was awarded the pole position as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.700.
No drivers failed to qualify.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet217Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota88Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1088Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet1144Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1200Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1396Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet149Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1687Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet172Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1819Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1924Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota2032Andrew PattersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2126Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota2228Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2348Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2491Carson KvapilDGM RacingChevrolet2554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2607Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2702Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2855Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet290Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3092Leland Honeyman (i)DGM RacingChevrolet3199Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet3242Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevroletQualified by owner's points3331Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3435Dawson CramJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet3527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3653David StarrJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet3745Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet3838J. J. YeleyRSS RacingFordOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 45 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts11Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet939Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0417Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet662Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4888Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet3919Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21000Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1 Stage Two Laps: 45 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts19Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet022Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7517Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet661Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet480Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet0991Carson KvapilDGM RacingChevrolet21088Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 1 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1149Ross Chastain (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9128Running02172Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet914Running493621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet911Running424718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota910Running405217Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet910Running45651Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet917Running07939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet910Running348290Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet910Running092491Carson KvapilDGM RacingChevrolet910Running30101088Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet910Running311188Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet910Running26123199Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet910Running25131396Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet910Running24142126Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota910Running23153092Leland Honeyman (i)DGM RacingChevrolet910Running0161687Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet910Running21173745Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet910Running20182348Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet910Running19192228Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet910Running18203653David StarrJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet910Running17212702Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet910Running16223527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet910Running15232855Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet910Running14243331Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet913Running13252607Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet910Running12263242Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet910Running11271144Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet910Running10282032Andrew PattersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet910Running92917Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9136Running17301551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet900Running7312554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota730Accident6321200Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet730Accident6333435Dawson CramJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet720Engine4343838J. J. YeleyRSS RacingFord640Fuel Pump335420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota620Running636341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet6112Accident7371819Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota510Accident3381924Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota510Accident1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 14 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 54 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 1 hour, 52 minutes and 52 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 696 1 2 Jesse Love 551 (–145) 1 3 Corey Day 529 (–167) 2 4 Sheldon Creed 510 (–186) 5 Brandon Jones 480 (–216) 1 6 Austin Hill 466 (–230) 1 7 Sammy Smith 453 (–243) 8 Carson Kvapil 450 (–246) 2 9 Parker Retzlaff 388 (–308) 2 10 William Sawalich 384 (–312) 2 11 Sam Mayer 376 (–320) 2 12 Taylor Gray 371 (–325)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 784 2 Toyota 504 (–280) 3 Ford 187 (–597) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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