“I don’t want to go too fast either. I want to learn things as I go. You can always step up but you can’t really take that step down and then step back up. So when I move to the next level I want to make sure that I’m doing it at the right time and that I’m ready to go.”
The reigning O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Menlo Park, California, led 70 of 180-scheduled laps and executed a race-winning pass with 16 laps remaining to notch his first victory since the 2025 finale and establish his championship-defensive run.
Max Reaves (No. 18 Cook Out Toyota) started from the Sioux Chief PowerPEX Pole and led every lap on his way to his fourth ARCA Menards Series win of the season in Saturday’s Spruce 212 at Salem Speedway.
Jesse Love and the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Team Excel at World Wide Technology Raceway, Finding Victory Lane and Advancing to Within 16 Points of Championship Lead
aylor Gray bounced back from an early race spin to drive through the field and lead Toyota with a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, posted a lap at 137.124 mph in 32.817 seconds for his 35th Cup career pole and second of 2026 at World Wide Technology Raceway.
