Motorsport · NASCAR Xfinity Series · 2026

Date & time

4 Apr 2026, 21:00

Round

8

Location

Rockingham, NC, United States

The 2026 North Carolina Education Lottery 250 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Contested over 250 laps on the 0.940-mile (1.513 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eight race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the second running of the event. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, made a late charge and dominated the final stage, leading the final 79 laps and holding off his teammate Brandon Jones to earn his first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win. Corey Day swept both stages and led a race-high 118 laps, before a late pit stop cycled him back, eventually rebounding to finish tenth. Jones finished second, and Justin Allgaier finished third. Rajah Caruth and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top five, while Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Parker Retzlaff, Ryan Sieg, and Day rounded out the top ten. For the second consecutive year, the race, along with the Craftsman Truck Series race would take place during the first of two bye weeks for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series.