Ross Chastain wins NASCAR O’Reilly race at Charlotte in May 2026

The NASCAR O’Reilly Series competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it didn’t go as expected. NASCAR had to delay the start due to weather and only completed two stages before calling the race. At the end of the day, it was a JR Motorsports driver who found his way to victory lane on Saturday night.

Ross Chastain and the No. 9 team for JR Motorsports won the Charbroil 300 at Charlotte, earning their first victory of the 2026 O’Reilly Series season. Chastain was leading at the time of the caution, and benefited from one of NASCAR’s most controversial decisions of the 2026 season.

NASCAR calls it after two stages.@RossChastain is your winner at Charlotte! pic.twitter.com/zOYRorrMsY

— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) May 24, 2026

NASCAR decided to run the final 10 laps under caution to finish Stage 2, making the race official. There was no way the green flag could have been thrown due to the track conditions. It may not have been how Chastain expected to win, but he found victory lane on Saturday night.

NASCAR results: O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 2026)

1. No. 9 Ross Chastain
2. No. 2 Jesse Love
3. No. 21 Austin Hill
4. No. 18 William Sawalich
5. No. 17 Corey Day
6. No. 1 Connor Zilisch
7. No. 39 Ryan Sieg
8. No. 0 Cole Custer
9. No. 91 Carson Kvapil
10. No. 88 Rajah Caruth
11. No. 8 Sammy Smith
12. No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
13. No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
14. No. 26 Dean Thompson
15. No. 92 Leland Honeyman Jr.
16. No. 87 Austin Green
17. No. 45 Lavar Scott
18. No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
19. No. 28 Kyle Sieg
20. No. 53 David Starr
21. No. 02 Ryan Ellis
22. No. 27 Jeb Burton
23. No. 55 Joey Gase
24. No. 31 Blaine Perkins
25. No. 07 Josh Bilicki
26. No. 42 Nathan Byrd
27. No. 44 Brennan Poole
28. No. 32 Andrew Patterson
29. No. 07 Josh Bilicki
30. No. 51 Jeremy Clements
31. No. 54 Taylor Gray
32. No. 00 Sheldon Creed
33. No. 35 Dawson Cram
34. No. 38 JJ Yeley
35. No. 20 Brandon Jones
36. No. 41 Sam Mayer
37. No. 19 Brett Crews
38. No. 24 Harrison Burton

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