2026 Andy's Frozen Custard 340
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 12 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |||
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| Date | May 2, 2026 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 149.522 miles per hour (240.632 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.631 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 93 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Time | 29.925 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Andy's Frozen Custard 340 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the twelfth race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 22nd running of the event.
Kyle Larson, driving for JR Motorsports, survived a late restart and held off a fast charging Justin Allgaier in the final laps to earn his 19th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his second of the season. Larson also dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 93 laps.[10] Allgaier finished second, and Sam Mayer finished third. Brent Crews and Parker Retzlaff rounded out the top five, while Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Jesse Love, and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top ten.
This was the last of four races for the Dash 4 Cash program.[11] The drivers eligible for the D4C were Corey Day, Brent Crews, Sheldon Creed, and Sammy Smith, since they were the highest finishing O'Reilly Series regulars following the race at Talladega.[12] Crews finished in fourth and claimed the $100,000 bonus.
This is also the first O'Reilly Series race without a Ford in the field since the Winston Classic in 1991.[13]
Report
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Andy's Frozen Custard would celebrate their 40th anniversary, in which they changed the name from 300 to 340, the race distance would remain at 300 miles,[14] similar to the 2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335, in which they celebrated their 35th anniversary.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 1, at 4:00 PM CST, and lasted for 50 minutes.[15]
Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.525 seconds, and a speed of 182.896 miles per hour (294.343 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.525 | 182.896 |
| 2 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.582 | 182.543 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.592 | 182.482 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 1, at 5:05 PM CST.[15] Since Texas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.[16]
Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, qualified on pole position with a lap of 28.631 seconds, and a speed of 188.607 miles per hour (303.534 km/h).[17]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Connor Zilisch (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Connor Zilisch (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Kyle Larson (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 93 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 54 | Running | 54 |
| 3 | 17 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 2 | Running | 48 |
| 5 | 10 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 11 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 8 | 2 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 9 | 21 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 14 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 16 | 22 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 28 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 37 | 45 | Lavar Scott (R) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Connor Zilisch (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 48 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 53 | David Starr | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 23 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 12 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 188 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 180 | 2 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 19 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 42 | Brad Perez | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 6 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | DVP | 1 |
| 38 | 31 | 35 | Dawson Cram | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 13 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 25 minutes and 23 seconds
- Average speed: 149.522 miles per hour (240.632 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Kyle Larson holds off Justin Allgaier for thrilling O'Reilly victory at Texas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Wire Service. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Schedules set for Dash 4 Cash, Triple Truck Challenge in 2026". NASCAR. February 5, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Dash 4 Cash: Season information, qualifiers, races and more". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 25, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ @SethEggert91 (April 27, 2026). "With ZERO @FordRacing Mustangs entered for this weekend's @NASCAROReillyAP Series race it marks the FIRST @NASCAR O'Reilly Series race without a Ford since the 1991 season finale at @MartinsvilleSwy" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Andy's Frozen Custard 340". Texas Motor Speedway. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Texas Motor Speedway Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (May 1, 2026). "Allgaier Cruises To 13th Career O'Reilly Pole; Will Lead Field to Green In Texas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.