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2026 Focused Health 302 Starting Lineup: Corey Day on Pole & Starting Grid — October 3

Corey Day starts P1, with Sheldon Creed alongside in P2 for the Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The listed field contains 36 starters.

Pole position

Corey Day

No. 17 · Chevrolet

Outside pole

Sheldon Creed

No. 00 · Chevrolet

Field

36 starters

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

Race weekend

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Grid briefing

Corey Day leads the Focused Health 302 starting lineup

How the front row was set

Corey Day and Sheldon Creed occupy row one in the latest available starting order. The table below preserves the listed start-position order, car number and manufacturer supplied for the event.

What track position means at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas is a fast 1.5-mile oval with progressive banking where the preferred lane can move toward the wall as rubber builds.

Focused Health 302 grid watch

The O'Reilly field mixes developing drivers with experienced regulars, so adaptation can reshape the order quickly. Track the lane migration, green-flag pit cycles and which teams keep speed after ten laps. The 2026 Chase has no eliminations, but every point carries to the finale after the one-time reseed. For this event, the season role is O'Reilly Chase race 4 of 9.

Starting-order facts checked against ESPN Core. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Focused Health 302 starting positions

RowStartDriverCarManufacturerSponsor
11Corey DayNo. 17ChevroletHendrickCars.com
12Sheldon CreedNo. 00ChevroletRoad Ranger
23Brandon JonesNo. 20ToyotaMenards
24Brent CrewsNo. 19ToyotaMobil 1
35Taylor GrayNo. 54ToyotaOperation 300
36Rajah CaruthNo. 88ChevroletHendrickCars.com
47Justin AllgaierNo. 7ChevroletHellmann's
48Sam MayerNo. 41ChevroletAudibel
59Carson KvapilNo. 1ChevroletWilde Protein Crackers
510Jesse LoveNo. 2ChevroletSamsara
611Harrison BurtonNo. 24ToyotaHendrickCars.com
612Austin HillNo. 21ChevroletBennett Transportation
713Patrick StaropoliNo. 48ChevroletHendrickCars.com
714Jeb BurtonNo. 27ChevroletHendrickCars.com
815Andrew PattersonNo. 32ChevroletHendrickCars.com
816Brennan PooleNo. 44FordHendrickCars.com
917Parker RetzlaffNo. 99ChevroletHendrickCars.com
918Anthony AlfredoNo. 96ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1019Kyle SiegNo. 28ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1020Ryan SiegNo. 39ChevroletSci Aps
1121Jeremy ClementsNo. 51ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1122Dean ThompsonNo. 26ToyotaHendrickCars.com
1223Sammy SmithNo. 8ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1224Blaine PerkinsNo. 31ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1325Matt DiBenedettoNo. 42ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1326Lee PulliamNo. 87ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1427Mason MaggioNo. 91ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1428Josh WilliamsNo. 92ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1529Ryan EllisNo. 02ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1530Lavar ScottNo. 45ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1631Garrett SmithleyNo. 0ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1632Blake LothianNo. 53ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1733Joey GaseNo. 55FordStripes
1734Josh BilickiNo. 07ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1835Dawson CramNo. 47ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1836William SawalichNo. 18ToyotaSoundGear

36 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Focused Health 302 winner started

Corey Day won after starting P1

Corey Day moved from P1 to the win. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

Focused Health 302 starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Focused Health 302?

Corey Day is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Corey Day starts P1 and Sheldon Creed starts P2.

How many cars are in the Focused Health 302 starting lineup?

The listed field has 36 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

  1. 1

    Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.

  2. 2

    Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.

  3. 3

    Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:
  • An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
  • A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.