Jesse Love, who continues to seek his first win of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, turned the fastest lap in Saturday’s rescheduled practice session for the Cuervo 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Love topped Jeb Burton for the best lap time in the session by a margin of 0.288 seconds.
Justin Allgaier, Connor Zilisch, and Corey Day rounded out the top-five fastest drivers in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Chicagoland Speedway.
Photo: Josh Calloni | TobyChristie.com
Cuervo 300 Practice Results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Make | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Whelen | Chevrolet | 31.118 | 0.000 | 173.533 | 1 | 46 |
| 2 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Bommarito.com Celebrates America 250 | Chevrolet | 31.406 | 0.288 | 171.942 | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | Chevrolet | 31.424 | 0.306 | 171.843 | 2 | 45 |
| 4 | 1 | Connor Zilisch(i) | JR Motorsports | KOA | Chevrolet | 31.425 | 0.307 | 171.838 | 2 | 49 |
| 5 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 31.429 | 0.311 | 171.816 | 2 | 52 |
| 6 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Sky Fund Aviation | Chevrolet | 31.432 | 0.314 | 171.799 | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Starkey Hearing | Toyota | 31.448 | 0.330 | 171.712 | 2 | 50 |
| 8 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Audibel Hear Better Connect Better | Chevrolet | 31.564 | 0.446 | 171.081 | 1 | 55 |
| 9 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Menards/MB Building Products | Toyota | 31.585 | 0.467 | 170.967 | 3 | 56 |
| 10 | 88 | Chase Elliott(i) | JR Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 31.625 | 0.507 | 170.751 | 2 | 58 |
| 11 | 87 | Nick Sanchez | Peterson Racing | 3-Dimensional Services | Chevrolet | 31.675 | 0.557 | 170.481 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | FUNKAWAY | Chevrolet | 31.732 | 0.614 | 170.175 | 2 | 38 |
| 13 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Operation 300 | Toyota | 31.753 | 0.635 | 170.063 | 4 | 51 |
| 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Chevrolet | 31.781 | 0.663 | 169.913 | 1 | 49 |
| 15 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Road Ranger 250 | Chevrolet | 31.813 | 0.695 | 169.742 | 21 | 47 |
| 16 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli # | Big Machine Racing | Syfovre | Chevrolet | 31.822 | 0.704 | 169.694 | 2 | 53 |
| 17 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | DUDE Wipes | Chevrolet | 31.853 | 0.735 | 169.529 | 2 | 45 |
| 18 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | AM Woodland | Chevrolet | 31.875 | 0.757 | 169.412 | 2 | 42 |
| 19 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Pilot | Chevrolet | 31.895 | 0.777 | 169.306 | 2 | 45 |
| 20 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Arby's Cheesesteak | Chevrolet | 31.953 | 0.835 | 168.998 | 2 | 54 |
| 21 | 0 | Cole Custer(i) | SS-GreenLight Racing | Sysco | Chevrolet | 32.069 | 0.951 | 168.387 | 29 | 52 |
| 22 | 19 | Brent Crews # | Joe Gibbs Racing | YoungLife | Toyota | 32.073 | 0.955 | 168.366 | 2 | 49 |
| 23 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 32.076 | 0.958 | 168.350 | 2 | 38 |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | SciAps | Chevrolet | 32.077 | 0.959 | 168.345 | 24 | 47 |
| 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Thompson Pipe Group | Toyota | 32.111 | 0.993 | 168.167 | 3 | 39 |
| 26 | 92 | Leland Honeyman Jr(i) | DGM Racing | VOLTZ by Raptor Power | Chevrolet | 32.134 | 1.016 | 168.046 | 1 | 47 |
| 27 | 45 | Lavar Scott # | Alpha Prime Racing | Sunoco | Chevrolet | 32.169 | 1.051 | 167.863 | 2 | 34 |
| 28 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | GFL Green For Life | Chevrolet | 32.292 | 1.174 | 167.224 | 3 | 37 |
| 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | SynerFuse.com | Chevrolet | 32.360 | 1.242 | 166.873 | 30 | 46 |
| 30 | 42 | Garrett Smithley | Young's Motorsports | Borland & Scahill. Ltd | Chevrolet | 32.380 | 1.262 | 166.770 | 2 | 33 |
| 31 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Klutch Vodka | Toyota | 32.392 | 1.274 | 166.708 | 17 | 24 |
| 32 | 91 | Myatt Snider | DGM Racing | Rich Mar Florist | Chevrolet | 32.423 | 1.305 | 166.548 | 1 | 40 |
| 33 | 38 | JJ Yeley | RSS Racing | TBA | Ford | 32.515 | 1.397 | 166.077 | 6 | 21 |
| 34 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing | Granum X Creekside Outdoors | Chevrolet | 32.635 | 1.517 | 165.467 | 3 | 26 |
| 35 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | GOVX/Tablo TV | Chevrolet | 32.808 | 1.690 | 164.594 | 2 | 29 |
| 36 | 47 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Slab Hard | Chevrolet | 32.864 | 1.746 | 164.314 | 3 | 13 |
| 37 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | JT Concrete | Chevrolet | 32.892 | 1.774 | 164.174 | 19 | 29 |
| 38 | 53 | Tyler Tomassi | Joey Gase Motorsports | F&F | Chevrolet | 32.911 | 1.793 | 164.079 | 21 | 28 |
