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Smith steals Talladega win from Kvapil on the last lap

Sammy Smith took his first win of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season by passing team-mate Carson Kvapil on the last lap at Talladega, crossing the line 0.084s clear, with Jesse Love leading by 19 points with two races left.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/24/2026, 21:35

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Sammy Smith agora tem quatro vitórias na NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, e a primeira da temporada 2026 veio do mesmo jeito que a corrida de caminhões de sexta-feira: na volta final.

Ao volante do Chevrolet número 8 da JR Motorsports no Talladega Superspeedway, Smith mergulhou por dentro do companheiro de equipe Carson Kvapil e cruzou a linha 0,084s à frente.

"É, estou sem ar", disse Smith. "Foi desgastante mentalmente. Só agradeço a todo mundo. Quero dizer, foi uma corrida muito bem executada pela JRM e pelo Cory [Shea, chefe de equipe]."

Atrás do um-dois da JRM vieram o líder do campeonato, Jesse Love, depois Justin Allgaier e Sheldon Creed, com Corey Day, Blaine Perkins, Dean Thompson, Brandon Jones e Anthony Alfredo completando o top dez. Restam duas corridas, com Love 19 pontos à frente de Allgaier e Day mais 29 atrás, em terceiro.

A corrida seguiu o padrão habitual dos superspeedways. Finch liderou no começo antes de o pelotão abrir em três fileiras; Kvapil trabalhou a linha de cima e o grupo se organizou em fila única. Parker Retzlaff rodou pelo gramado na entrada da Curva 3 sem provocar bandeira amarela, e a investida tardia de Creed na Etapa 1 falhou porque os carros da JRM continuaram colados. Kvapil venceu a etapa à frente de Caruth, Allgaier, Day e Creed.

O intervalo da etapa embaralhou tudo: Kvapil brevemente parou na rua dos boxes, Day assumiu a liderança, Love recebeu uma penalidade e a equipe de Hill trabalhou em problemas de rádio. Na relargada, Kvapil lutou de volta para a ponta.

Allgaier venceu a Etapa 2 à frente de Kvapil, Smith, A. Hill e Day. Mais atrás, Burton e Gray saíram primeiro da rua dos boxes, mas se tocaram no tri-oval, mandando Gray rodar na frente do pelotão e recolhendo Hill e Jones; Gray escapou com danos leves.

Uma bandeira amarela por detritos quando faltavam pouco mais de 20 voltas fez os líderes ficarem na pista. Kvapil liderou a relargada com 16 voltas para o fim, Hill foi aos boxes sob bandeira verde com um pneu furado, e Finch bateu no muro sozinho sem bandeira amarela. Na bandeira branca, Mayer tentou por dentro a partir do terceiro lugar e foi bloqueado por Kvapil — o que abriu a porta para Smith, que pegou embalo na reta oposta, cortou por baixo e o passou com um empurrão de Love.

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