Sammy Smith wins the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway after a dramatic last-lap pass. Motorsport.com and Yahoo Sports report Smith drives the No. 8 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports and edges teammate Carson Kvapil to take the checkered flag.
Sources agree the margin is extremely small—about 0.084 seconds—and that the finish mirrors the pattern seen in the prior day’s Truck Series race, where a last-lap move also decides the outcome. Motorsport.com emphasizes the last-lap pass as the key moment and also frames the win as Smith’s first of the 2026 season. Yahoo’s additional listings focus on confirming the winner and providing full results, without adding separate race narratives beyond the victory and last-lap theme.
Separately, multiple Yahoo and Motorsport.com items also reference a different race at Talladega—the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225—where Sammy Smith wins on Friday in a separate event. Across outlets, the common thread is that Smith delivers in late-race moments, including decisive passes on the final lap.
