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Sheldon Creed Wins Season‑Opening Darlington Race in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

First Chase event sees stage points distributed among top contenders

The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Fleetio 200 kicked off on July 25, 2026 at Darlington Raceway, where Sheldon Creed claimed victory and earned 63 points, the highest tally of the event.

Stage Results

Justin Allgaier captured Stage 1, collecting ten stage points, while Anthony Alfredo secured Stage 2 with an identical ten‑point haul, underscoring the competitive balance early in the race.

In the overall classification, Corey Day finished with 44 points and Brent Crews added 34, illustrating a tightly contested field, and Creed also contributed eight stage points to his cumulative score.

The race served as the inaugural round of the ten‑race Chase, a playoff format that pits twelve drivers against each other for the season championship, with each competitor marked by a (C) in the official results.

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