Brandon Jones outdueled Chase Elliott in an overtime finish to take the victory in Saturday night’s weather-delayed NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Cuervo 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Jones crossed the finish line ahead of Elliott by a margin of 0.171 seconds to score his first win of the 2026 season, and eighth career win.
Jesse Love, Brent Crews, and Austin Hill rounded out the top-five finishers in Saturday’s race.
Photo Credit: Josh Calloni | TobyChristie.com
Cuervo 300 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Diff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Menards/MB Building Products | Toyota | 201 | -- | Running |
| 2 | 11 | 88 | Chase Elliott(i) | JR Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 201 | 0.171 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Whelen | Chevrolet | 201 | 0.301 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 19 | Brent Crews # | Joe Gibbs Racing | YoungLife | Toyota | 201 | 0.680 | Running |
| 5 | 16 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Chevrolet | 201 | 1.021 | Running |
| 6 | 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | Chevrolet | 201 | 1.251 | Running |
| 7 | 25 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Operation 300 | Toyota | 201 | 1.459 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Audibel Hear Better Connect Better | Chevrolet | 201 | 1.492 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Road Ranger 250 | Chevrolet | 201 | 2.889 | Running |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Connor Zilisch(i) | JR Motorsports | KOA | Chevrolet | 201 | 1.921 | Running |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Arby's Cheesesteak | Chevrolet | 201 | 2.225 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 87 | Nick Sanchez | Peterson Racing | 3-Dimensional Services | Chevrolet | 201 | 2.342 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Pilot | Chevrolet | 201 | 2.497 | Running |
| 14 | 5 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | FUNKAWAY | Chevrolet | 201 | 2.504 | Running |
| 15 | 18 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Klutch Vodka | Toyota | 201 | 2.647 | Running |
| 16 | 21 | 0 | Cole Custer(i) | SS-GreenLight Racing | Sysco | Chevrolet | 201 | 1.681 | Running |
| 17 | 26 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Thompson Pipe Group | Toyota | 201 | 3.097 | Running |
| 18 | 23 | 42 | Garrett Smithley | Young's Motorsports | Borland & Scahill. Ltd | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.206 | Running |
| 19 | 4 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.312 | Running |
| 20 | 22 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Bommarito.com Celebrates America 250 | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.432 | Running |
| 21 | 31 | 92 | Leland Honeyman Jr(i) | DGM Racing | VOLTZ by Raptor Power | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.621 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | GOVX/Tablo TV | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.622 | Running |
| 23 | 12 | 91 | Myatt Snider | DGM Racing | Rich Mar Florist | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.815 | Running |
| 24 | 32 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 201 | 3.861 | Running |
| 25 | 24 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | AM Woodland | Chevrolet | 201 | 4.090 | Running |
| 26 | 7 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | DUDE Wipes | Chevrolet | 201 | 4.124 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli # | Big Machine Racing | Syfovre | Chevrolet | 201 | 4.164 | Running |
| 28 | 34 | 45 | Lavar Scott # | Alpha Prime Racing | Sunoco | Chevrolet | 201 | 5.240 | Running |
| 29 | 13 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Starkey Hearing | Toyota | 201 | 5.391 | Running |
| 30 | 33 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | SynerFuse.com | Chevrolet | 201 | 8.861 | Running |
| 31 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | SciAps | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 lap | Running |
| 32 | 30 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | GFL Green For Life | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 laps | Running |
| 33 | 35 | 53 | Tyler Tomassi | Joey Gase Motorsports | F&F | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 laps | Running |
| 34 | 37 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | JT Concrete | Chevrolet | 198 | 3 laps | Running |
| 35 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Sky Fund Aviation | Chevrolet | 198 | 3 laps | Running |
| 36 | 19 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing | Granum X Creekside Outdoors | Chevrolet | 196 | 5 laps | Running |
| 37 | 38 | 38 | JJ Yeley | RSS Racing | TBA | Ford | 55 | 146 laps | Out |
| 38 | 36 | 47 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Slab Hard | Chevrolet | 35 | 166 laps | Out |
