The 21-year-old Day from Clovis, California, clocked in a single pole-winning lap at 148.963 mph in 22.717 seconds to become the 217th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position.
Chasse Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led 84 of 400 laps and utilized a late pit strategy call to record his first Cup victory of 2026.
The United Rentals 200 at Daytona International Speedway marked the season opener for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in a new era with a new sponsor.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, was leading on the final lap and with the finish of the 2026 Daytona 500 in sight before he wrecked and ended up in fourth place.
Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led nine of 60-scheduled laps and fended off Carson Hocevar with eight laps remaining to record his third career Daytona Duel victory.
The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 304 of 500-scheduled laps and clinched a Championship 4 berth with a dominant victory at Martinsville.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led 41 of 260-scheduled laps and overtook Brad Keselowski on the final lap to claim his 20th Cup career victory and first since Texas in April 2024.
The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 71 of 205 over-scheduled laps and rallied from a pit road speeding penalty prior to the final stage period to outduel Justin Allgaier on an overtime restart and notch his first Xfinity victory since November 2017.
