Podium finishers
- P1 · Connor Zilisch · No. 1
- P2 · Jesse Love · No. 2
- P3 · Taylor Gray · No. 54
Connor Zilisch won at Watkins Glen International. See how the race was decided and review the supplied result details below.
Race date
4:00 PM ET
Local time
Winner
Connor Zilisch
Car 1 · Chevrolet
Track
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, NY
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Podium finishers
Most laps led
Led 32 laps · finished P6.
Biggest mover
Started P35, finished P9 · gained 26.
Field report
13 listed as a retirement or non-running finish.
Race recap
Connor Zilisch beat Jesse Love by 0.262 seconds at Watkins Glen after starting 17th and chasing down his friend in a damaged No. 1 Chevrolet.
Zilisch passed Love in Turn 7 on the final lap and won the drag race to the line despite having pitted with 25 laps remaining.
The victory made Zilisch three-for-three in O'Reilly Series starts at Watkins Glen and was the 13th win of his series career.
Race outcome and turning point checked against NASCAR O'Reilly Series race recap. The table below is maintained from the race results feed.
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Checkered flag
Started 17 · Led 20 laps · Earned 0 points
| Finish | Driver | Car | Mfr | Start | +/− | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Zilisch 🏁 | 1 | Chevrolet | 17 | +16 | 82 | 20 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | Jesse Love | 2 | Chevrolet | 8 | +6 | 82 | 18 | Running | 48 |
| 3 | Taylor Gray | 54 | Toyota | 25 | +22 | 82 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 32 | Chevrolet | 29 | +25 | 82 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | Brandon Jones | 20 | Toyota | 7 | +2 | 82 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | Brent Crews | 19 | Toyota | 4 | -2 | 82 | 32 | Running | 51 |
| 7 | Parker Retzlaff | 99 | Chevrolet | 6 | -1 | 82 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 8 | Shane van Gisbergen | 9 | Chevrolet | 12 | +4 | 82 | 7 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | Austin Green | 87 | Chevrolet | 35 | +26 | 82 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | Chevrolet | 2 | -8 | 82 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 11 | Austin Hill | 21 | Chevrolet | 9 | -2 | 82 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 12 | Rajah Caruth | 88 | Chevrolet | 1 | -11 | 82 | 2 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | Sam Mayer | 41 | Chevrolet | 5 | -8 | 82 | 3 | Running | 36 |
| 14 | Carson Kvapil | 91 | Chevrolet | 34 | +20 | 82 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | Corey Day | 17 | Chevrolet | 27 | +12 | 82 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | Sammy Smith | 8 | Chevrolet | 10 | -6 | 82 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 17 | Harrison Burton | 24 | Toyota | 22 | +5 | 82 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | Brennan Poole | 44 | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | 82 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | Alex Labbe | 0 | Chevrolet | 30 | +11 | 82 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | Will Rodgers | 42 | Chevrolet | 36 | +16 | 82 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | Preston Pardus | 50 | Chevrolet | 38 | +17 | 82 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | Josh Bilicki | 07 | Chevrolet | 26 | +4 | 82 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | Chevrolet | 13 | -10 | 82 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 24 | Anthony Alfredo | 96 | Chevrolet | 15 | -9 | 82 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | Jeb Burton | 27 | Chevrolet | 23 | -2 | 82 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | Blaine Perkins | 31 | Chevrolet | 24 | -2 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 11 |
| 27 | Lavar Scott | 45 | Chevrolet | 20 | -7 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 10 |
| 28 | Alex Guenette | 92 | Chevrolet | 21 | -7 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 9 |
| 29 | Sheldon Creed | 00 | Chevrolet | 3 | -26 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 8 |
| 30 | Glen Reen | 55 | Chevrolet | 32 | +2 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 7 |
| 31 | Kyle Sieg | 28 | Chevrolet | 33 | +2 | 81 | 0 | 1 lap down | 6 |
| 32 | Derek White | 53 | Chevrolet | 31 | -1 | 78 | 0 | 4 laps down | 5 |
| 33 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | Chevrolet | 11 | -22 | 74 | 0 | 8 laps down | 4 |
| 34 | Ryan Ellis | 02 | Chevrolet | 28 | -6 | 72 | 0 | 10 laps down | 3 |
| 35 | Dean Thompson | 26 | Toyota | 16 | -19 | 54 | 0 | 28 laps down | 2 |
| 36 | William Sawalich | 18 | Toyota | 14 | -22 | 15 | 0 | 67 laps down | 1 |
| 37 | Matt Wilson | 35 | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 77 laps down | 1 |
| 38 | Patrick Staropoli | 48 | Chevrolet | 19 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 78 laps down | 1 |
Starting grid
Car 1 · Chevrolet
Car 2 · Chevrolet
Car 54 · Toyota
Car 32 · Chevrolet
Car 20 · Toyota
Car 19 · Toyota
Car 99 · Chevrolet
Car 9 · Chevrolet
Car 87 · Chevrolet
Car 7 · Chevrolet
Car 21 · Chevrolet
Car 88 · Chevrolet
Car 41 · Chevrolet
Car 91 · Chevrolet
Car 17 · Chevrolet
Car 8 · Chevrolet
Car 24 · Toyota
Car 44 · Chevrolet
Car 0 · Chevrolet
Car 42 · Chevrolet
Car 50 · Chevrolet
Car 07 · Chevrolet
Car 39 · Chevrolet
Car 96 · Chevrolet
Car 27 · Chevrolet
Car 31 · Chevrolet
Car 45 · Chevrolet
Car 92 · Chevrolet
Car 00 · Chevrolet
Car 55 · Chevrolet
Car 28 · Chevrolet
Car 53 · Chevrolet
Car 51 · Chevrolet
Car 02 · Chevrolet
Car 26 · Toyota
Car 18 · Toyota
Car 35 · Chevrolet
Car 48 · Chevrolet
Quick answers
The race is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, 2026. The green-flag time above converts automatically to your local timezone.
The listed start is 4:00 PM ET; use the automatically converted time at the top of this page for your location.
The current broadcast listing is CW. Recheck near race day in case the network moves coverage.
The event is at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY. It is listed as a road course.
Connor Zilisch won the 2026 Mission 200 at The Glen. The decisive sequence and result context are summarized in the race recap above.
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