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William Sawalich Wins NASCAR O'Reilly Series Race at Rockingham, Full Results

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jonathan Howard | Last updated Apr 4, 2026 5:09 PM ET


Pos.	Driver	Team
1	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing
2	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing
3	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
4	Rajah Caruth	JR Motorsports
5	Carson Kvapil	JR Motorsports
6	Sheldon Creed	Haas Factory Team
7	Taylor Gray	Joe Gibbs Racing
8	Parker Retzlaff	Viking Motorsports
9	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing
10	Corey Day	Hendrick Motorsports
11	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing
12	Sammy Smith	JR Motorsports
13	Harrison Burton	Sam Hunt Racing
14	Brennan Poole	Alpha Prime Racing
15	Lavar Scott	Alpha Prime Racing
16	Nathan Byrd	Young's Motorsports
17	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing
18	Alex Labbe	DGM Racing
19	Josh Williams	DGM Racing
20	JJ Yeley	Hettinger Racing
21	Andrew Patterson	Jordan Anderson Racing
22	Ryan Ellis	Young's Motorsports
23	Blaine Perkins	Jordan Anderson Racing
24	Anthony Alfredo	Viking Motorsports
25	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing
26	Brent Crews	Joe Gibbs Racing
27	Jesse Love	Richard Childress Racing
28	Dean Thompson	Sam Hunt Racing
29	Garrett Smithely	SS Green Light Racing
30	Blake Lothian	Joey Gase Racing
31	Joey Gase	Joey Gase Racing
32	Cleetus McFarland	Richard Childress Racing
33	Austin Green	Peterson Racing
34	Patrick Staropoli	Big Machine Racing
35	Dawson Cram	Mike Harmon Racing
36	Josh Bilicki	SS Green Light Racing
37	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing
38	Sam Mayer	Haas Factory Team

A career-first for William Sawalich! The teenage driver gets his first win ever in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. An ARCA champion and highly touted young driver, he finally gets it done in year two for Joe Gibbs Racing.

When Sawalich went winless last season in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series as a rookie, it was a bit shocking. Of course, this guy named Connor Zilisch hogged a lot of wins in 2025. Still, Sawalich is seen as a serious development driver for Toyota and JGR.

This race was a great look into the dilemma that JGR and Toyota have. Sawalich and Brent Crews are two very talented and young drivers. They can both end up Cup Series talents one day in the near future. The issue? JGR will likely only have one Cup seat open up in the near future, the 11 car of Denny Hamlin.

Other news from Saturday's Rockingham race, Cleetus McFarland struggled. An early spin, a late spin, a few things in between. He ended up six laps down by the finish for P32. He kept the car in one piece though. Cleetus finished P4 in the ARCA East race earlier in the day.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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