Qualifying order for Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas
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Qualifying order for Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas

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The Circuit of the Americas is all set to host the third race of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season with the Focused Health 250 this weekend. The third race of the 2026 season is set to kick off at 3 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 28, in a 65-lap action-packed contest.

At 2.40 miles in length, Circuit of the Americas is one of the four road course events on the schedule. Located in Austin, Texas, the track boasts an asphalt road course.

The 2026 Focused Health 250 will feature 38 drivers out of 34. Like other NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races, the practice session will open this racing weekend on Friday, Feb. 27, at 5 pm ET on CW, followed by qualifying at 6:05 pm ET, which will determine the starting lineup for the 156-mile main event.

JR Motorsports and Connor Zilisch are the defending winners of the Focused Health 250 and will look to win back-to-back on Saturday.

Qualifying order for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series 2026 Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas

FOX Sports’ motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass shared the qualifying order for Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Circuit of the Americas on X.

The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying session is set to start with Shane Van Gisbergen leading Group A and Tyler Gonzalez leading Group B. Below is the full qualifying order for the 2026 Focused Health 250:

Group A: Driver – Metric score

  1. Shane Van Gisbergen(i) – 59.0
  2. Preson Pardus – 58.7
  3. Harrison Burton – 36.5
  4. Kyle Sieg – 36.2
  5. Austin J. Hill – 36.1
  6. Ryan Sieg – 32.8
  7. Baltazar Leguizamon – 30.7
  8. Blaine Perkins – 30.6
  9. Jeremy Clements – 30.5
  10. Josh Williams – 30.0
  11. Carson Kvapil – 29.9
  12. Anthony Alfredo – 28.9
  13. Brent Crews – 27.6
  14. Lavar Scott # – 27.4
  15. Justin Allgaier – 24.9
  16. Connor Zilisch(i) – 24.8
  17. Sammy Smith – 24.0
  18. William Sawalich – 22.7
  19. Austin Green – 22.2
  20. Sage Karam – 21.8

Group B:

  1. Tyler Gonzalez – 21.2
  2. Alex Labbe – 19.1
  3. JJ Yeley – 18.9
  4. Ryan Ellis – 18.7
  5. Jeb Burton – 17.2
  6. Brennan Poole – 17.2
  7. Dean Thompson – 15.8
  8. Josh Bilicki – 15.0
  9. Patrick Staropoli # – 13.3
  10. Brandon Jones – 12.1
  11. Sam Mayer – 10.6
  12. Taylor Gray – 9.9
  13. Austin Hill – 8.7
  14. Nick Sanchez – 6.9
  15. Ross Chastain(i) – 6.3
  16. Rajah Caruth – 6.2
  17. Corey Day – 5.5
  18. Jesse Love – 4.7
  19. Parker Retzlaff – 2.9
  20. Sheldon Creed – 1.6

Watch the Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, Feb. 28, live on CW and PRN.