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William Sawalich wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Rockingham in 2026

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The NASCAR O'Reilly Series competed at Rockingham Speedway, and it was a thrilling event. Corey Day and the No. 17 team for Hendrick Motorsports swept the first two stages; however, poor pit stops took them out of contention. Instead, it was a Joe Gibbs Racing driver who earned their first career O'Reilly Series victory.

William Sawalich and the No. 18 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham, earning their first victory of the 2026 O'Reilly Series season. Sawalich held off a hard-charging Brandon Jones after taking the lead on the final restarts.

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Brent Crews was in control of the race, but a baffling two-tire pit stop and a flat tire took him out of contention for his first NASCAR victory. Instead, Sawalich was perfect in the Final Stage, leading to the first of many victories for the No. 18 team throughout the 2026 NASCAR season.

NASCAR results: O'Reilly Series race at Rockingham Speedway (April 2026)

  1. No. 18 William Sawalich
  2. No. 20 Brandon Jones
  3. No. 7 Justin Allgaier
  4. No. 88 Rajah Caruth
  5. No. 1 Carson Kvapil
  6. No. 00 Sheldon Creed
  7. No. 54 Taylor Gray
  8. No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
  9. No. 39 Ryan Sieg
  10. No. 17 Corey Day
  11. No. 21 Austin Hill
  12. No. 8 Sammy Smith
  13. No. 24 Harrison Burton
  14. No. 44 Brennan Poole
  15. No. 45 Lavar Scott
  16. No. 42 Nathan Byrd
  17. No. 27 Jeb Burton
  18. No. 91 Alex Labbe
  19. No. 92 Josh Williams
  20. No. 5 J.J. Yeley
  21. No. 32 Andrew Patterson
  22. No. 02 Ryan Ellis
  23. No. 31 Blaine Perkins
  24. No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
  25. No. 51 Jeremy Clements
  26. No. 19 Brent Crews
  27. No. 2 Jesse Love
  28. No. 26 Dean Thompson
  29. No. 0 Garrett Smithleey
  30. No. 55 Blake Lothian
  31. No. 35 Joey Gase
  32. No. 33 Cleetus McFarland
  33. No. 87 Austin Green
  34. No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
  35. No. 74 Dawson Cram
  36. No. 07 Josh Bilicki
  37. No. 28 Kyle Sieg
  38. No. 41 Sam Mayer

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: William Sawalich wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Rockingham in 2026

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