The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series gets a full day of racing activities started early on Saturday morning with practice and qualifying before the race later today.
Thirty-eight teams brought cars to the Monster Mile of Dover Motor Speedway for 38 starting spots with Ross Chastain driving the JR Motorsports number nine car.
The drivers get a full 50 minute practice session before they qualify.
NASCAR laid down resin – the “sticky stuff” – on the track earlier in the week.
Garrett Smithley is making race start number 300.
Taylor Gray topped the leaderboard in single lap times with a time of 23.749 seconds.
The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Logan Bearden who posted a time of 224.912 seconds around the one mile track.
Daivid Starr will not be making a qualifying run after having a mechanical issue. He will start the race from the back of the field.
With a time of 23.627 seconds, Ross Chastain puts the JR Motorsports number nine car on the pole with Brandon Jones starting alongside on the fron row.
The starting lineup for the BetRiver 200:
Ross Chastain
Brandon Jones
Corey Day
Rajah Caruth
Taylor Gray
Sam Mayer
Carson Kvapil
William Sawalich
Harrison Burton
Jesse Love
Ryan Sieg
Sheldon Creed
Justin Allgaier
Parker Retzlaff
Jeb Burton
Brent Crews
Austin Hill
Sammy Smith
BJ McLeod
Brennan Poole
Jeremy Clements
Dean Thompson
Lavar Scott
Kyle Sieg
Myatt Snider
Austin Green
Anthony Alfredo
Patrick Staropoli
Blaine Perkins
Ryan Ellis
Blake Lothian
Josh Bilicki
Dawson Cram
Logan Bearden
Garrett Smithley
Andrew Patterson
CJ McLaughlin
David Starr
Justin Allgaier is the only driver in the field who has won a race at Dover.
Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the one mile track.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Brandon Jones alongside. Brandon Jones edges out for the lead but Ross Chastain comes up to take the lead.
Taylor Gray and Brandon Jones battles for second.
Lap three, the top five are Ross Chastain, Brandon Jones, Rajah Caruth, Taylor Gray, and Corey Day.
Lap six, Corey Day has dropped two spots with a loose car.
Lap seven, Ross Chastain holds a quarter of a second lead on Brandon Jones; Taylor Gray, Rajah Caruth, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.
Lap nine, Parker Retzlaff has advanced 13 spots in eight laps including some three wide racing.
The caution flag comes out on lap eleven when Jeb Burton gets into the wall. Parker Retzlaff is also stopped on the track with the window net down. Brent Crews has some damage to his car after contact with Ryan Sieg.
Jeb Burton checked up to avoid hitting Sieg or Crews; causing a wreck with Parker Retzlaff and Lavar Scott.
Parker Retzlaff is out of the race.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag restart with Brandon Jones alongside on lap 19. Jones edges out in front to take the lead.
Lap 20, the top five are Brandon Jones, Ross Chastain, Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, and Rajah Caruth.
At 82 degrees, the temperatures are the same as they were in Dover las July.
Lap 27, Brandon Jones has a half second lead on Ross Chastain; Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, and Rajah Caruth round out the top five.
Lavar Scott takes his car to the garage with a mechanical issue. David Starr and Jeb Burton are also multiple laps down with Parker Retzlaff out of the race. There are 33 cars on the lead lap.
With seven laps remaining in stage one, leader Brandon Jones has begun lapping slower traffic.
Brandon Jones wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Brandon Jones
Ross Chastain
Sam Mayer
Taylor Gray
Rajah Caruth
Carson Kvapil
William Sawalich
Corey Day
Jesse Love
Justin Allgaier
Josh Bilicki is the “lucky dog”.
Drivers come down pit road for service with Ross Chastain edging out to win the race off of pit road.
Austin Green and CJ McLaughlin were caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race form the back of the longest line.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Taylor Gray alongside on lap 54. Gray and Chastain battle for the lead with the Melon Man getting back out in front for the lead.
Lap 55, the top five are Ross Chastain, Taylor Gray, Rajah Caruth, Corey Day, and Jesse Love.
Lap 60, the caution flag comes out when Blaine Perkins has a bad crash; backing into the wall hard.
Justin Allgaier reports some big handling issues in his car.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag restart with Taylor Gray alongside on lap 68. Chastain edges out for the lead.
Lap 69, the top five are Ross Chastain, Taylor Gray, Rajah Caruth, Jesse Love, and Corey Day.
Lap 71, Rajah Caruth passes Taylor Gray for second.
Lap 74, Ross Chastain has a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth; Taylor Gray, Jesse Love, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
Lap 79, Rajah Caruth is slowly closing the gap on teammate and leader Ross Chastain who is now just half a second out in front of the field.
With nine laps remaining in stage two, Rajah Caruth is running some of the fastest laps in the race and is now less than half a second behind leader Ross Chastain.
With just five laps remaining in stage two, Rajah Caruth has caught leader Ross Chastain.
Leader Ross Chastain is mired in slower traffic.
Ross Chastain wins stage two.
The top ten at the end of stage two:
Ross Chastain
Rajah Caruth
Taylore Gray
Jesse Love
Sam Mayer
Carson Kvapil
Corey Day
Justin Allgaier
William Sawalich
Ryan Sieg
The drivers come down pit road for service with Jesse Love winning the race off of pit road.
Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Rajah Caruth alongside on lap 103. Going side by side Jesse Love and Rajah Caruth make contact to bring out the caution flag. Jesse Love gets into the wall.
Ross Chastain is the new leader.
With a stage of 110 laps, the drivers will have to make a pit stop during stage three to make it to the end of the race.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 106 with William Sawalich alongside. Chatain holds on to the lead but Sawalich comes back to take the lead.
Lap 108, the top five are William Sawalich, Ross Chastain, Taylor Gray, Corey Day, and Sam Mayer. Justin Allgaier has moved up to just outside the top five in sixth place.
Lap 110, Corey Day and Sam Mayer battle for fourth.
Justin Allgaier passes Corey Day for fifth.
Harrison Burton and Rajah Caruth make contact to bring out the caution flag on lap 112. Sammy Smith comes up on the inside for a three way battle, getting Caruth loose and into Burton.
Anthony Alfredo is the “lucky dog”.
Noting a change in balance and a “kickback” in the brake pedal, Justin Allgaier is the only driver to come down pit road during the caution.
William Sawalich brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ross Chastain alongside on lap 118. Sawalich holds on to the lead as Ross Chastain and Taylor Gray battle for second.
The seventh caution flag of the race comes out with 81 laps remaining in the race after Taylor Gray and Ross Chastain make contact. Sam Mayer makes contact with Gray, sending him into the wall. Chastain hit the wall and kept going.
The top five are William Sawalich, Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, Corey Day, and Brandon Jones.
Ross Chastain, Taylor Gray, and Rajah Caruth are on pit road for repairs.
Drivers come down pit road for service with William Sawalich winning the race off of pit road.
There is a loose tire rolling around on pit road.
After staying out on the track Austin Green leads the race with Justin Allgaier in second.
Austin Green brings the field down for the green flag restart with Andrew Patterson alongside with 75 laps remaining in the race. Green takes the lead but Justin Allgaier comes up on the outside to take the lead.
The top five are Justin Allgaier, Harrison Burton, William Sawalich, Austin Green, and Corey Day.
Garrett Smithley spins out to bring out the caution flag with 72 laps to go. Smithley reports contact from behind.
Justin Allgaier’s crew chief reports that they are good on fuel.
Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with Harrison Burton alongside with 68 laps to go. Allgaier takes the lead with William Sawalich in second.
Drivers are getting three wide on the track as they spread out on the track.
With 66 to go the top five are Justin Allgaier, William Sawalich, Corey Day, Harrison Burton, and Sam Mayer.
With 62 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a near one second lead on William Sawalich; Corey Day, Sam Mayer, and Harrison Burton round out the top five.
With 57 laps to go, Sam Mayer and Corey Day battle for third with Mayer taking the spot; Justin Allgaier continues to lead the race with a one second lead on William Sawalich.
Fifty to go, Justin Allgaier holds on to a one second lead on William Sawalich; Sam Mayer, Corey Day, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.
Sam Mayer has a hole in the nose of his car; but it isn’t hurting him, he is running the fastest laps on the track.
With 46 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has encountered large group of slower traffic.
There are 25 cars on the lead lap.
The caution flag comes out when Garrett Smithley has a blown tire and has some significant damage to the rear of his car after getting into the wall.
Austin Green is the only driver who has a set of sticker tires remaining.
Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with William Sawalich alongside. There are just 34 laps remaining in the race. Allgaier jumps out in front for the lead with William Sawalich in second; Sam Mayer, Corey Day, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
With 29 laps remaining in the race, Justin Allgaier has a near one second lead on William Sawalich; Sam Mayer, Corey Day, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
Sam Mayer
William Sawalich battle for second. Mayer takes second with 26 laps to go.
Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a second and a half lead.
With 24 to go, Corey Day passes William Sawalich for third.
Pole sitter Ross Chastain has entered the top 10 after an extended stop on pit road for crash repairs.
Just 22 laps to go, Corey Day and Sam Mayer Battle for second with Justin Allgaier a second and a half out in front.
With 18 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has a one second lead on Corey Day; Sam Mayer, William Sawalich, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
NASCAR has posted Garrett Smithley for not making minimum speed. He has one chance to get the car up to minimum speed.
NASCAR has posted Taylor Gray for not reaching minimum speed. He has one chance to make minimum speed.
Just 14 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has just over half a second lead on Corey Day; Sam Mayer, William Sawalwich, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
Eleven go, Corey Day has closed the gap on leader Justin Allgaier to under half a second.
Just six laps to go, Justin Allgaier’s lead is now just a third of a second on Corey Day.
Four to go, Corey Day passes Justin Allgaier for the lead as they pass a slower car.
Corey Day takes the white flag.
Corey Day edges out Justin Allgaier to win the race.
The unofficial results of the BetRiver 200:
Corey Day
Justin Allgaier
Sam Mayer
William Sawalich
Austin Hill
Brandon Jones
Carson Kvapil
Ryan Sieg
Sammy Smith
Anthony Alfredo
Brennan Poole
Austin Green
Ross Chastain
Rajah Caruth
Jeremy Clements
Harrison Burton
Kyle Sieg
Sheldon Creed
Andrew Patterson
Dean Thompson
Patrick Staropoli
Brent Crews
Jesse Love
Myatt Snider
Ryan Ellis
Blake Lothian
Josh Bilicki
Dawson Cram
BJ McLeod
CJ McLaughin
Garrett Smithley
Taylor Gray
David Starr
Blaine Perkins
Logan Bearden
Lavar Scott
Jeb Burton
Parker Retzlaff