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Who Won NASCAR O'Reilly Series Charlotte Race? Winner Is Ross Chastain, Plus Full Results
Ross Chastain secured his fourth O'Reilly Series victory in a rain-shortened Charlotte race, honoring the late Kyle Busch with a distinctive tribute celebration amid a somber mood.
- On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Ross Chastain won the rain-shortened Charbroil 300 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway after NASCAR declared it official following 91 laps.
- Following Kyle Busch's sudden death on Thursday from complications related to severe pneumonia and sepsis, the racing community remained in mourning, casting a somber tone over the weekend's celebrations.
- Before smashing his signature watermelon, Chastain honored Busch by bowing in victory lane, mimicking the late driver's iconic move. "The bow I did was in the most respectful way of showmanship," Chastain said.
- Richard Childress Racing drivers Jesse Love and Austin Hill finished second and third, with Love initially critical of the race handling but later reflecting that "there's things way more important than a trophy."
- Hill will drive Busch's re-numbered Cup car in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, while Saturday's O'Reilly Series event faced a 4-hour, 25-minute rain delay before Chastain secured his 15th career win across NASCAR's top three series.
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Ross Chastain wins rain-shortened O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C.-Ross Chastain drove through a succession of challenges-including a patch of oil and a brush with the outside wall-to win Saturday night's rain-shortened Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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USA TodayRoss Chastain honors Kyle Busch with celebration after O'Reilly Series win
After winning a rain-shortened O'Reilly Series race Saturday night in Charlotte, Ross Chastain honored Kyle Busch by celebrating with his iconic bow.
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Ross Chastain wins a bizarre, weather-shortened O'Reilly event at Charlotte. - The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, outlasted two red flag delays due to weather and a late scrape into the wall while leading to notch a weather-shortened vict
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, outlasted two red flag delays due to weather and a late scrape into the wall while leading to notch a weather-shortened victory at Charlotte. The post Ross Chastain wins a bizarre, weather-shortened O’Reilly event at Charlotte. appeared first on SpeedwayMedia.com.
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