Corey Day was out entrance when he wanted to be.
Day received Saturday’s Ag-Professional 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, scoring his first profession NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Collection win after he took the lead on the ultimate lap and remained out entrance when the warning got here out.
Day was racing with Sam Mayer for the lead with half a lap to go when Mayer was turned, permitting Day to drag forward. A multi-car crash in turns 3 and 4 introduced out the yellow, ending the race.
The win is the primary for Hendrick Motorsports at Talladega within the O’Reilly Collection.
“I positive as hell did not assume it [first career win] can be at a superspeedway,” Day advised CW Sports activities. “My 17 guys simply constructed me a rocketship. I really feel like we have been shut. It is tremendous cool.”
Day, a 20-year-old driver from Clovis, California, is the third driver to attain his first NOAPS win in 2026 alongside Sheldon Creed and William Sawalich.
Notable outcomes
Creed completed runner-up, with Brent Crews, Sammy Smith and Jeremy Clements rounding out the highest 5. Dean Thompson, polesitter Jesse Love, Brandon Jones, Parker Retzlaff and Austin Inexperienced accomplished the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embody Carson Kvapil in twenty second, Justin Allgaier in twenty third, Mayer in twenty fourth, Jeb Burton in twenty fifth, Sawalich in twenty eighth and Rajah Caruth in thirtieth.
Kvapil and Allgaier had been penalized for impeding the oncoming pack after the ultimate spherical of green-flag pit stops, whereas Sawalich and Caruth obtained pit-road rushing penalties within the remaining stage.
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