Sheldon Creed and his team got the tire strategy right, and Creed drove to victory in the Fleetio 200 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Sept. 5 at Darlington.
Creed pulled away to a 3-second lead over Corey Day and Sammy Smith, then massaged the lead to the checkered flag.
Creed opens the Chase with a win and a big boost to his championship hopes.
Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil battled for the lead for the entirety of the first two stages, but their cars' handling fell off in the final 40 laps as they each fell outside the top 10.
Here are the full results from Saturday's race:
Who won the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Darlington race? Winner, race results for Fleetio 200 race
Unofficial results from the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Sept.
5, 2026 at Darlington Raceway.
- Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- Corey Day, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brent Crews, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 96 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Taylor Gray, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
- Brandon Jones, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Dean Thompson, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- Carson Kvapil, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Nick Sanchez, No. 87 Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet
- Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Chevrolet
- Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Jake Finch, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford
- Harrison Burton, No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- Parker Retzlaff, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Preston Pardus, No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Josh Bilicki, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet
- Garrett Smithley, No. 0 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet
- Rajah Caruth, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (-2 laps down)
- Daniel Dye, No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet (-2)
- Logan Bearden, No. 42 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (-2)
- Joey Gase, No. 55 Joey Gase Motorsports Ford (OUT)
- William Sawalich, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (OUT)
- Lavar Scott, No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
- Patrick Staropoli, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
- Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
- Glen Reen, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet (OUT)
- Mason Maggio, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
- Dawson Cram, No. 47 Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
- Ryan Ellis, No. 02 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet (OUT)
- Brad Perez, No. 38 RSS Racing Chevrolet (OUT)
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