The 2026 Mission 200 at The Glen was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 82 laps on the road course, it was the 13th race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the 30th running of the event.
Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, made a last lap, final corner pass on Jesse Love in a thrilling finish to earn his 13th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, his second of the season, and his third consecutive win at Watkins Glen. Rookie Brent Crews dominated the majority of the race, winning the first stage and led a race-high 32 laps, along with earning the fastest lap, but finished in sixth after late pit road troubles. Love finished second after staying out on fuel mileage, and Taylor Gray finished third. Ross Chastain and Brandon Jones rounded out the top five, while Crews, Parker Retzlaff, Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Green, and Justin Allgaier rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Make 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 0 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1 Connor Zilisch (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Ryan Ellis Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Shane van Gisbergen (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brent Crews (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 Harrison Burton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 26 Dean Thompson Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32 Ross Chastain (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 35 Matt Wilson Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 Will Rodgers Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 45 Lavar Scott (R) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 48 Patrick Staropoli (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Inc. Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 53 Derek White Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 Glen Reen Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota 87 Austin Green Peterson Racing Chevrolet 88 Rajah Caruth JR Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Carson Kvapil DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet 96 Anthony Alfredo Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Parker Retzlaff Viking Motorsports Chevrolet Official entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 9, at 10:45 AM EST, and lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes, extended from 50 minutes due to the cancellation of qualifying.
Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.193 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime119Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12.193122.17321Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.266122.04939Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.901120.986Full practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 9, at 11:35 AM EST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather. Rajah Caruth, driving for JR Motorsports, was awarded the pole position as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.300.
Starting lineup Pos.DriverTeamMake188Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet300Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet419Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet699Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota82Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet129Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1596Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1626Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota171Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1948Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2045Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet2192Alex GuenetteDGM RacingChevrolet2224Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota2327Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2431Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2607Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2717Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2802Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2932Ross Chastain (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet300Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3153Derek WhiteJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet3255Glen ReenJoey Gase MotorsportsToyotaQualified by owner's points3328Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet3491Carson KvapilDGM RacingChevrolet3587Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet3642Will RodgersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3735Matt WilsonJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet3850Preston PardusPardus RacingChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 20 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts119Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10241Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet842Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7520Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5788Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet4899Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet3932Ross Chastain (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet01039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1 Stage Two Laps: 20 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts11Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0219Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota939Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet752Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6654Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5721Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4841Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet398Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet21020Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 42 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1171Connor Zilisch (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8220Running0282Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8218Running4832554Taylor GrayJoe Gibbs RacingToyota820Running3942932Ross Chastain (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet820Running05720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota820Running396419Brent Crews (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8232Running517699Parker RetzlaffViking MotorsportsChevrolet820Running338129Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet827Running093587Austin GreenPeterson RacingChevrolet820Running281027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet820Running4211921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet820Running3512188Rajah CaruthJR MotorsportsChevrolet822Running2913541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamChevrolet823Running36143491Carson KvapilDGM RacingChevrolet820Running23151717Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet820Running2216108Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet820Running23172224Harrison BurtonSam Hunt RacingToyota820Running20181844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet820Running1919300Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet820Running18203642Will RodgersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet820Running17213850Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet820Running16222607Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet820Running15231339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet820Running15241596Anthony AlfredoViking MotorsportsChevrolet820Running13252327Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet820Running12262431Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet810Out of Fuel11272045Lavar Scott (R)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet810Out of Fuel10282192Alex GuenetteDGM RacingChevrolet810Running929300Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamChevrolet810Running8303255Glen ReenJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota810Running7313328Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet810Running6323153Derek WhiteJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet780Running5331151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet740Running4342802Ryan EllisYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet720Suspension3351626Dean ThompsonSam Hunt RacingToyota540Transmission2361418William SawalichJoe Gibbs RacingToyota150Engine1373735Matt WilsonJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet50Accident1381948Patrick Staropoli (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet40Engine1Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 13 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 13 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 10 minutes and 7 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 640 2 Sheldon Creed 485 (–155) 3 Jesse Love 479 (–161) 1 4 Brandon Jones 433 (–207) 1 5 Corey Day 422 (–218) 6 Sammy Smith 399 (–241) 7 Austin Hill 392 (–248) 8 Carson Kvapil 380 (–260) 9 Parker Retzlaff 362 (–278) 10 Taylor Gray 345 (–295) 3 11 Brent Crews 324 (–316) 12 Sam Mayer 321 (–319)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 674 2 Toyota 438 (–236) 3 Ford 182 (–492) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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