Corey Day's Season Start

The 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season began with questions about why Hendrick Motorsports decided to go all-in on Corey Day.

Day's October Win

Fast forward to October, and there are no more questions as Day capped off an incredible drive in the closing laps of Sunday night's Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to secure his…

Last-Lap Surge

With 10 laps to go, Day looked to be in trouble but got an incredible run off of Turn 2 to fire his No.

Day's Race Explanation

Day explained his rally back around Love and Allgaier: 'Man, I don't know.I think [Love] got really loose, from what I could see up there in front of [Allgaier].

“Man, I don't know. I think [Love] got really loose, from what I could see up there in front of [Allgaier]. I think it messed them both up, and that was just enough for me to get a good run off of it, and take my run.”

Day's Win Margin

Day held off Love over the final few laps to score the win by a margin of 0.

Day's Team Praise

Day stated: 'Man, what a job by my guys.I screw up and take too many boxes on [pit] entry, and just to have the car to do that, the execution on pit road.

“Man, what a job by my guys. I screw up and take too many boxes on [pit] entry, and just to have the car to do that, the execution on pit road. Just everything to finish one off like that is so cool.”

Championship Standings

After back-to-back wins at Las Vegas and Charlotte, Day now ranks third in the Chase Grid, sitting just seven points behind Sheldon Creed, the series point leader.

Day's Championship Hopes

Day smiled: 'Oh, I don't really know. These are good places for us. So, I'd like to think so, but we still have to execute these last four [races].'

“Oh, I don't really know. These are good places for us. So, I'd like to think so, but we still have to execute these last four [races].”

Jesse Love's Standings

Love, who led a race-high 80 laps and scored the most Stage Points on the night, moved up a spot to third in the championship standings, now just two points behind Creed.

Sheldon Creed's Race

Creed suffered from an early-race incident with Sammy Smith, which mired him through the opening Stage of the race, and most of the second Stage, but clawed back to salvage a third-place finish.

Justin Allgaier's Result

Allgaier, the favorite to win the championship heading into the Chase, faded down the stretch but finished fourth, now sitting 15 points behind Creed in the championship fight.

Carson Brown's Debut

Carson Brown, a Richard Childress Racing development driver, snagged a fifth-place finish in just his second career start, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing.

Top-10 Finishers

Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Anthony Alfredo, Taylor Gray, and Brennan Poole rounded out the top-10 finishers in the Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Sam Mayer's Problem

Sam Mayer ran great for the majority of the race but picked up damage and a tire rub in the closing laps, finishing 24th, one lap off the pace.

JR Motorsports Struggle

While it was a rough result for Mayer, it was a catastrophically bad night for JR Motorsports teammates Carson Kvapil and Rajah Caruth.

Kvapil's Mechanical Issue

Kvapil's led to a vibration which caused a right rear tire to go down. After roughly 29 laps behind the wall, Kvapil came back on track to score a 32nd-place finish.

Kvapil's Standings Drop

Kvapil, who entered the night as the runner-up driver in the championship standings, dropped to fifth in the standings on Sunday night.

Caruth's Retirement

Caruth would retire from the race after completing just 126 of the 200 laps due to a car issue that led to him colliding with another car on track.