SHELDON CREED LEADS 99 LAPS AT HOMESTEAD, CLOSES THREE-WIN SEASON FOURTH IN POINTS

Pole-winning Road Ranger driver finishes sixth after late tire trouble in season finale

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 8, 2026) — Sheldon Creed delivered a strong performance in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season finale, winning the pole and leading a race-high 99 laps in Saturday’s Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Despite late tire trouble that left him sixth at the checkered flag, the No. 00 Road Ranger Chevrolet driver gained one position in the final championship standings, closing a breakthrough three-win season fourth in points for Haas Factory Team.

Creed entered the 200-lap finale fifth in the standings, 42 points behind championship leader Justin Allgaier. He gave his championship bid a strong start by earning his second pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 160.820 mph, then leading the opening 32 laps.

The early stages highlighted the Haas Factory Team's strength. Creed and teammate Sam Mayer exchanged the lead, with Mayer winning both stages and Creed finishing second in each. Those results earned the Road Ranger team 18 stage points and kept Creed in the championship conversation heading into the second half of the race.

Creed returned to the front for Laps 54–78 and again for Laps 94–135. His three stretches in the lead totaled nearly half the race distance, with Creed and Mayer combining to lead 135 of the event’s 200 laps.

As the race progressed, however, maintaining that pace became more difficult. Creed told NASCAR.com that he would “lose a lot of grip for whatever reason” late in runs, limiting his ability to sustain the speed he had shown earlier.

Still running third in the closing laps, Creed scraped the outside wall before a right-front tire failure at the start of his final lap cost him additional positions. He brought the No. 00 Road Ranger Chevrolet across the finish line sixth, completing all 200 laps.

Brandon Jones won the finale, while Allgaier’s seventh-place finish secured the championship. Creed earned 50 points at Homestead, bringing his final total to 2,444 — 33 behind Allgaier and just five behind third-place Carson Kvapil.

Although the afternoon ended without the finish his early pace had suggested, Creed’s performance capped a milestone season. His first three NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victories came at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway, turning years of near misses into a multiple-win campaign.

Across 33 starts, Creed recorded three victories, 14 top-five finishes, 23 top-10 finishes, two poles and 352 laps led. His 99 laps out front at Homestead accounted for more than a quarter of his season total, highlighting the speed Creed, crew chief Jonathan Toney and the Road Ranger team brought to their final race together.

Creed now carries that experience into a new chapter with Sam Hunt Racing in 2027.

Up Next

Creed will join Sam Hunt Racing’s No. 26 Toyota team for the 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. His 2026 schedule concluded with Saturday’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

About Sheldon Creed

Sheldon Creed is a professional NASCAR driver from Alpine, California, whose racing background spans BMX, motocross, off-road competition and stock cars. He won the 2018 ARCA Racing Series championship and the 2020 NASCAR Truck Series championship before advancing to full-time competition in NASCAR’s second-tier national series in 2022. Creed completed the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season with three victories and a fourth-place championship finish for Haas Factory Team. He will compete for Sam Hunt Racing in 2027.

About Haas Factory Team

Haas Factory Team is a NASCAR organization owned by Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, and based in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Its 2026 program included Cole Custer in the NASCAR Cup Series and Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. For more information, visit www.haasfactoryteam.com.

About Road Ranger

Road Ranger operates travel centers serving professional drivers, families and other travelers along highways and interstates across the Midwest and Southwest. Its locations offer fuel, hot and cold food, convenience-store supplies and travel amenities. Road Ranger sponsored Creed’s No. 00 Chevrolet in the Homestead season finale. For more information, visit www.roadrangerusa.com.

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