The NASCAR O'Reilly Series competed at Watkins Glen International and it was a thrilling event. Brent Crews won Stage 1 while Connor Zilisch won Stage 2; however, only one of the two young NASCAR stars could win the event. At the end of the day, the JR Motorsports driver pulled off a stunning victory on the final lap.
Zilisch and the No. 1 team for JR Motorsports won the Mission 200 At The Glen at Watkins Glen, earning their first second victory of the 2026 O'Reilly Series season. The driver of the No. 1 car passed Jesse Love for the win after the No. 2 car overdrove the final corner. It was a stunning defeat for Love, who almost had his first road course win.
The win came a little bit harder than expected, as Zilisch nearly threw away the win after hitting the grass. It damaged the No. 1 car, causing him to slow down before it cleared itself. Now, Zilisch is back in victory lane, and hopes to carry this over to the NASCAR Cup Series over the next few months.
NASCAR results: O'Reilly Series race at Texas Motor Speedway (May 2026)
No. 1 Connor Zilisch
No. 2 Jesse Love
No. 54 Taylor Gray
No. 32 Ross Chastain
No. 20 Brandon Jones
No. 19 Brent Crews
No. 99 Parker Retzlaff
No. 9 Shane Van Gisbergen
No. 87 Austin Green
No. 7 Justin Allgaier
No. 21 Austin Hill
No. 88 Rajah Caruth
No. 41 Sam Mayer
No. 91 Carson Kvapil
No. 17 Corey Day
No. 8 Sammy Smith
No. 24 Harrison Burton
No. 44 Brennan Poole
No. 0 Alex Labbe
No. 42 Will Rodgers
No. 50 Preston Pardus
No. 07 Josh Bilicki
No. 39 Ryan Sieg
No. 96 Anthony Alfredo
No. 27 Jeb Burton
No. 31 Blaine Perkins
No. 45 Lavar Scott
No. 92 Alex Guenette
No. 00 Sheldon Creed
No. 55 Glen Reen
No. 28 Kyle Sieg
No. 53 Derek White
No. 51 Jeremy Clements
No. 02 Ryan Ellis
No. 26 Dean Thompson
No. 18 William Sawalich
No. 35 Matt Wilson
No. 48 Patrick Staropoli
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Connor Zilisch wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Watkins Glen in May 2026
