Justin Allgaier repeats as NASCAR Nashville O'Reilly race winner
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LEBANON – Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR Nashville O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race for the second straight year after taking back the lead late from Brent Crews on May 30.
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It was Allgaier's third career win at Nashville in the series. He also won in 2022.
Allgaier, 39, in his fourth win of the 2026 season, led after the second stage and then moved back ahead of Crews, with 19 laps left in the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Allgaier won back-to-back earlier in the 2026 season at Darlington and Martinsville and at Phoenix before that.
It was Allgaier's 32nd career win in the O'Reilly Series. This is the quickest Allgair has reached four wins in a season in his career.
Allgaier moved into sixth place and ahead of Jack Ingram on the all-time O'Reilly Series wins list. He is now five wins behind Carl Edwards in fifth.
Allgaier led for 49 laps.
Crews, who turned 19 in March, led for 45 laps.
Kyle Larson, the 2025 NASCAR Cup champion, finished eighth.
In his second O'Reilly Series race, YouTube sensation Cleetus McFarland finished 35th after running in the back of the pack throughout. McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, spun out near the end of the first lap trying to stay on the lead lap.
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