Sam Mayer wins pole for NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Las Vegas

Sam Mayer will lead the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field to the green flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. 

Mayer won the pole for Saturday's race with a qualifying lap of 29.462 seconds around the 1.5-mile oval, earning his second pole of 2026 and the fifth of his O'Reilly Series career. 

Mayer enters Saturday's race ninth in the O'Reilly Series standings, 74 points behind leader Justin Allgaier. 

Notable qualifying results

Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will join Mayer on the front row for Saturday's race, with Sheldon Creed, Sammy Smith and Brandon Jones rounding out the top five. Taylor Gray, Jesse Love, Rajah Caruth, the defending Las Vegas spring winner in Allgaier and Jeremy Clements completed the top 10. 

Other notable qualifying efforts include Corey Day in 11th, Austin Hill in 13th, Cole Custer in 16th, Connor Zilisch in 17th and Chase Briscoe in 23rd. 

Josh Bilicki will start last (38th), with Myatt Snider, Chad Finchum and Dawson Cram failing to qualify for Saturday's race. 

The green flag for Saturday's race at Las Vegas is set to fly shortly after 5 p.m. ET, with coverage on the CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Pre-race coverage will begin on the CW and PRN and 4:30 p.m. ET.