Stop me if this sounds familiar: Austin Hill just conquered Daytona. Again.
Driving the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Hill put on a clinic during Saturday evening’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series opener. He didn’t just win; he dominated, leading 78 of the 120 laps and sweeping both stages. Under the updated championship format, Hill walked away with a massive 75-point haul, marking his fourth season-opening victory at the “World Center of Racing” in the last five years.
Late-Race Chaos
The final stage was defined by survival. Two major wrecks significantly thinned the field:
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Lap 93: Contact between Jeb Burton and Ryan Sieg triggered a multi-car pileup that knocked out Sam Mayer, Brandon Jones, and Jeremy Clements. Though Sieg fell a lap down, late-race cautions allowed him to fight back for a podium finish.
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Lap 101: Disaster struck again in Turn 3 when Corey Day and William Sawalich tangled, sweeping up Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Carson Hocevar, Lavar Scott, and Taylor Gray.
Next Stop: EchoPark Speedway
The series moves to the newly renamed EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) next Saturday. Catch the high-speed action at 5 p.m. ET on The CW, or tune in via PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Daytona Results
February 14, 2026
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POSITION
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START
|
LED
|
BEHIND
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
A. Hill #21
|
1
|
78
|
Winner
|
|
2 |
J. Allgaier #7
|
13
|
0
|
0.081
|
|
3 |
R. Sieg #39
|
10
|
0
|
0.240
|
|
4 |
J. Anderson #32
|
17
|
4
|
0.244
|
|
5 |
S. Smith #8
|
12
|
1
|
0.446
|
|
6 |
R. Ellis #02
|
32
|
1
|
0.451
|
|
7 |
C. Kvapil #1
|
11
|
0
|
0.491
|
|
8 |
B. Perkins #31
|
14
|
0
|
0.516
|
|
9 |
J. Love #2
|
2
|
27
|
0.547
|
|
10 |
R. Caruth #88
|
7
|
1
|
0.583
|
|
11 |
A. Alfredo #96
|
26
|
0
|
0.609
|
|
12 |
B. Poole #44
|
25
|
0
|
0.613
|
|
13 |
P. Emerling #38
|
19
|
0
|
0.697
|
|
14 |
P. Retzlaff #99
|
27
|
0
|
0.714
|
|
15 |
K. Sieg #28
|
36
|
0
|
0.760
|
|
16 |
L. Scott #45
|
37
|
0
|
0.804
|
|
17 |
J. Bilicki #07
|
34
|
0
|
0.851
|
|
18 |
P. Staropoli #48
|
8
|
0
|
0.894
|
|
19 |
C. Ware #30
|
38
|
0
|
5.269
|
|
20 |
C. Hocevar #42
|
20
|
0
|
5.633
|
|
21 |
D. Dye #52
|
33
|
0
|
8.510
|
|
22 |
A. Green #87
|
30
|
0
|
2 Laps
|
|
23 |
L. Fenhaus #5
|
23
|
0
|
3 Laps
|
|
24 |
S. Creed #00
|
5
|
0
|
4 Laps
|
|
25 |
J. Burton #27
|
22
|
0
|
13 Laps
|
|
26 |
W. Sawalich #18
|
4
|
2
|
21 Laps
|
|
27 |
C. Day #17
|
6
|
0
|
21 Laps
|
|
28 |
T. Gray #54
|
9
|
0
|
21 Laps
|
|
29 |
H. Burton #24
|
24
|
0
|
22 Laps
|
|
30 |
B. Jones #20
|
15
|
0
|
28 Laps
|
|
31 |
S. Mayer #41
|
3
|
6
|
29 Laps
|
|
32 |
J. Clements #51
|
29
|
0
|
29 Laps
|
|
33 |
N. Decker #35
|
35
|
0
|
29 Laps
|
|
34 |
J. Williams #92
|
31
|
0
|
43 Laps
|
|
35 |
D. Thompson #26
|
18
|
0
|
52 Laps
|
|
36 |
N. Sanchez #25
|
28
|
0
|
88 Laps
|
|
37 |
G. Ruggiero #19
|
16
|
0
|
91 Laps
|
|
38 |
M. Maggio #91
|
21
|
0
|
120 Laps
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