NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Iowa

RACE RECAP

Carson Kvapil took the lead from Ross Chastain on the first overtime restart and held off Rajah Caruth through a second extra period to win the Hy-Vee Perks 250 by 0.343 seconds. Kvapil entered Indianapolis winless in 63 O'Reilly Series starts and left Iowa as the ninth driver in series history to earn his first two victories in consecutive races.

Chastain appeared headed for the win until Jeb Burton's late spin forced overtime. Chastain spun his tires from the outside lane on the first restart, allowing Kvapil to take control. Behind them, Brent Crews washed into pole winner Ryan Sieg and then collected Justin Allgaier, triggering an eight-car crash and the race-record-tying 12th caution.

Caruth used the outside lane on the final restart to claim a career-best second. William Sawalich, Chastain and Sheldon Creed completed the top five. The race ran 260 laps, 10 beyond the scheduled distance, with 12 cautions for 72 laps and seven lead changes among seven drivers.

BY THE NUMBERS

Lead Changes

Leaders

12/72

Cautions / Laps

DNFs

0.343

Margin of Victory

83.418

Avg MPH

2:43:38

Race Time

Stage Winners

S1Ryan Sieg

S2Justin Allgaier

Caution Breakdown

1L28–336L#42 Spin Turn 4LD #0

2L62–709LStage 1 ConclusionLD #0

3L77–804L#28 Spin Turn 2LD #07

4L122–1298LStage 2 ConclusionLD #92

5L151–1555L#96 Spin Turn 4LD #45

6L160–1656L#18, 48 Incident Turn 2LD #02

7L168–1736L#2, 47 Incident Turn 1LD #96

8L175–1795L#45 Incident Turn 4LD #31

9L183–1886L#92 Spin FrontstretchLD #91

10L195–2006L#8, 17 Incident Turn 1LD #42

11L247–2515L#27 Spin Turn 2LD #31

12L253–2586L#39, 19, 7, 41, 8, 55, 32, 48 Incident Turn 2LD #42

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Kvapil converted Chastain's overtime wheelspin into his second consecutive O'Reilly Series victory.

02Caruth charged to a career-best second on the final restart as JR Motorsports placed three cars in the top four.

03Sieg won Stage 1 and led 65 laps before the first overtime crash ended his race in 33rd.

04Allgaier won Stage 2 and led a race-high 83 laps, but late cautions spoiled his strategy and left him 24th.

05Creed, Chastain, Sawalich, Dean Thompson and Brennan Poole formed the $50 FantasyJolt perfect lineup.

VALUE PICKS

5.3

pts/$

Brennan Poole$6

P10

4.88

pts/$

Sheldon Creed$12

P5S1:P3S2:P2Led:36

4.40

pts/$

William Sawalich$10

P3S1:P10S2:P8

4.25

pts/$

Dean Thompson$8

4.14

pts/$

Kyle Sieg$7

P12

BUSTS

0.4

pts/$

Jesse Love$14

P35

1.00

pts/$

Corey Day$12

P36S1:P9S2:P6

2.22

pts/$

Sam Mayer$14

P21S1:P6S2:P5Led:1

2.23

pts/$

Brent Crews$13

P16S2:P7

2.67

pts/$

Austin Hill$12

P11S2:P9

PERFECT LINEUP

Optimal 5-driver roster for this race

Salary

$50/50

Avg Finish

Total Points

351.98

Group	Driver	Salary	Finish	Led	Bonus	Pts
A	Sheldon Creed	$12	5	36	+17 S1:8 S2:9	117.20 2 × 58.60
B	Ross Chastain	$14	4	63	+7 S1:7	93.28 1.75 × 53.30
C	William Sawalich	$10	3	0	+4 S1:1 S2:3	66.00 1.5 × 44.00
D	Dean Thompson	$8	8	0	0	42.50 1.25 × 34.00
E	Brennan Poole	$6	10	0	0	32.00 1 × 32.00