2026 Winn-Dixie 250

The 2026 Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 105 laps—extended from 100 laps due to an overtime finish on the superspeedway, it was the 24th race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 25th running of the event.

After a late caution occurred on lap 97, Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, pulled off the upset, holding off the dominant JR Motorsports cars in the final restart to earn his first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win in his 424th start. Austin Hill won the first stage, leading 22 laps, while pole-sitter Rajah Caruth won the second stage, leading 11 laps. Carson Kvapil led the race-high 50 laps. At race's end, Hill finished second, and Kvapil finished third. Anthony Alfredo and Brandon Jones rounded out the top five, while Justin Allgaier, Brennan Poole, Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top ten.

The 2026 Chase field was set; the 12 drivers that qualified were Justin Allgaier, Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed, Jesse Love, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Corey Day, Sammy Smith, Parker Retzlaff, Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, and Rajah Caruth.

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Background

The race will be held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, the track is the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it cost US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks.

Winn-Dixie was announced as the title sponsor on July 7. 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 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1 Carson Kvapil JR Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith 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 Daniel Dye (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Andy Jankowiak RSS Racing Ford 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 Natalie Decker (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 47 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53 Carson Ware Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 71 Leland Honeyman (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 87 Nick Sanchez Peterson Racing Chevrolet 88 Rajah Caruth JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Mason Maggio DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet Official entry list

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 28, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers had one lap to set a time and determined positions 11–38. The fastest ten drivers from the first round advanced to the second round, and whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 won the pole and determined the rest of the starting lineup.

Rajah Caruth, driving for JR Motorsports, qualified on pole position, having advanced from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 49.118 seconds, and a speed of .

Dawson Cram was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime (R1) (R1)Time (R2) (R2)188Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.305182.53749.118183.23221Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.337182.41949.219182.85632Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.489181.85949.288182.600400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet49.516181.75949.320182.48258Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.466181.94349.332182.437641Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet49.368182.30449.338182.415718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.418182.12049.365182.315821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.514181.76749.392182.216996Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet49.501181.81549.486181.8701054Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.602181.44449.625181.360Eliminated in Round 11124Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota49.609181.419——1238Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet49.610181.415——1320Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.611181.411——1417Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.612181.408——1587Nick SanchezPeterson RacingChevrolet49.612181.408——1626Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota49.616181.393——1719Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.664181.218——187Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.685181.141——1992Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet49.697181.097——2071Leland Honeyman (i)DGM RacingChevrolet49.782180.788——214Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet49.794180.745——2202Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet49.816180.665——2328Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet49.835180.596——2499Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet49.858180.513——2532Daniel Dye (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet49.859180.509——2642Natalie Decker (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet49.867180.480——270Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet49.979180.076——2851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet49.981180.068——2927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet50.008179.971——3048Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet50.097179.651——3145Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet50.127179.544——3255Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet50.140179.497——Qualified by owner's points3344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet50.206179.261——3453Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet50.243179.129——3591Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet50.250179.104——3631Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet50.254179.090——3707Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.413178.525——3839Andy JankowiakRSS RacingFord51.302175.432——Failed to qualify3947Dawson CramMike Harmon RacingChevrolet51.294175.459——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race

Race results

Stage Results Stage One Laps: 30 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1021Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet9388Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet8496Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet758Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet6624Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4820Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3918William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21054Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage Two Laps: 30 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts188Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet10296Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet931Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet6600Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet5741Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet482Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3931Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet21020Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 45 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11238Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1052Running552821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10522Running45321Carson KvapilJR MotorsportsChevrolet10550Running514996Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1052Running4951320Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1055Running366187Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running4273344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1050Running3081124Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota1051Running3492927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1050Running3410400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1053Running32111992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1050Running2612270Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1050Running25132071Leland Honeyman (i)DGM RacingChevrolet1050Running0142499Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet1051Running23153631Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1050Running24161587Nick SanchezPeterson RacingChevrolet1050Running21172202Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running20183145Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1050Running19193591Mason MaggioDGM RacingChevrolet1050Running182032Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1053Running20212328Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1050Running16222642Natalie Decker (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running0233255Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running14243453Carson WareJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running1325641Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet1055Running17261054Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1050Running12271626Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota1050Running10283707Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1040Accident9291417Corey DayJR MotorsportsChevrolet1040Running8303839Andy JankowiakRSS RacingFord1030Running731214Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1030Running632188Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet10311Running23332851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet940Running4343048Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet730Running3351719Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota610Running23658Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet440Accident737718William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota440Accident3382532Daniel Dye (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet270Accident0Official race results

Race statistics

Lead changes: 21 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 25 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 1 hour, 58 minutes and 51 seconds Average speed:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings