Taylor Gray wins NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Kansas in April 2026

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The NASCAR O'Reilly Series competed at Kansas Speedway and it was a thrilling event. Brandon Jones won the first two stages; however, a costly pit road penalty on the final pit stops of the race took him out of contention. Instead, it was his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate who found his way to victory lane.

Taylor Gray and the No. 54 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas, earning their first victory of the 2026 O'Reilly Series season. Gray was able to hold off a hard-charging Sheldon Creed, who wasn't able to get by the No. 54 car in the closing moments of the event.

.@Taylor_Gray holds off Sheldon Creed for his first victory of the season and second of his career! pic.twitter.com/Tu4kn4upXX

— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) April 19, 2026

It was an impressive showing for Gray, as the No. 54 team found its way to victory lane for the first time since NASCAR raced at Martinsville Speedway in October 2025. Now, Gray hopes to carry this momentum into the O'Reilly Series race at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.

NASCAR results: O'Reilly Series race at Kansas Speedway (April 2026)​

1. No. 54 Taylor Gray
2. No. 00 Sheldon Creed
3. No. 7 Justin Allgaier
4. No. 2 Jesse Love
5. No. 19 Brent Crews
6. No. 88 William Byron
7. No. 0 Cole Custer
8. No. 20 Brandon Jones
9. No. 41 Sam Mayer
10. No. 39 Ryan Sieg
11. No. 26 Dean Thompson
12. No. 17 Corey Day
13. No. 27 Jeb Burton
14. No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
15. No. 51 Jeremy Clements
16. No. 8 Sammy Smith
17. No. 92 Josh Williams
18. No. 45 Lavar Scott
19. No. 44 Brennan Poole
20. No. 18 William Sawalich
21. No. 32 Rajah Caruth
22. No. 02 Ryan Ellis
23. No. 31 Blaine Perkins
24. No. 42 Nathan Byrd
25. No. 28 Kyle Sieg
26. No. 07 Josh Bilicki
27. No. 535Joey Gase
28. No. 24 Harrison Burton
29. No. 74 Dawson Cram
30. No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
31. No. 35 Blake Lothian
32. No. 87 Austin Green
33. No. 91 Mason Maggio
34. No. 21 Austin Hill
35. No. 5 Luke Baldwin
36. No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
37. No. 1 Carson Kvapil

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Taylor Gray wins NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Kansas in April 2026

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