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Corey Day secures pole position for Focused Health 302 in Las Vegas

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 3, 2026, 8:14 PM

Last updated Oct 3, 2026

Corey Day secures pole position for Focused Health 302 in Las Vegas

Summary

Corey Day earned the pole position for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 3. His lap time of 29.858 seconds (180.856 mph) edged out Sheldon Creed by 0.019 seconds. Day's qualifying marks his second career pole, amid a tense championship outlook following prior incidents. The starting lineup features Brandon Jones in third and Brent Crews in fourth, with other Chase contenders like Austin Hill and Parker Retzlaff starting outside the top 10. Six races remain in the series Chase for the championship.

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By the Numbers

•Corey Day achieves pole position with a lap time of 29.858 seconds
•Sheldon Creed qualifies second, 0.019 seconds behind Day
•Brandon Jones starts third, Brent Crews fourth
•Austin Hill and Parker Retzlaff do not make the top-10 in qualifying
•Six races left in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase

Latest Updates

8:14 PMYahoo Sports — Corey Day On Pole at Las Vegas; Full Focused Health 302 Starting Lineup

What they're saying

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Corey Day may have seen his championship outlook become cloudier after a run-in with William Sawalich a few weeks ago, but on Saturday, the Hendrick Motorsports driver secured a significant track position advantage ahead of Saturday night’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Day took his second career […] The post Corey Day On Pole at Las Vegas; Full Focused Health 302 Starting Lineup appeared first on TobyChristie.com.
— Yahoo Sports

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