Sam Mayer sits atop the board as he wins O’Reilly Series pole at Atlanta

HAMPTON, Ga. — Sam Mayer will start from the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series pole in the Focused Health 250 at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta.

This is his third pole of the season and his seventh of his career.

With the pole, Mayer officially sweeps the O’Reilly Series poles at EchoPark Speedway this season.

He will look to join his teammate, Sheldon Creed, in the win column at the speedway later today.

Carson Kvapil will start alongside Mayer on the front row. The pairing were the only two to crack the sub 32 second times in the session.

Jesse Love continued to showcase the ECR engine power and will start third while William Sawalich joined him in the second row from fourth as the highest starting Toyota.

Sammy Smith will start from fifth Then, defending 2026 Atlanta winner Sheldon Creed will look to back up his first career series win from sixth.

Brent Crews and Rajah Caruth comprise the fourth row. Finally, Taylor Gray and Patrick Staropoli round out the top ten from the fifth row.

Notable Entrants

The series’ superspeedway ace, Austin Hill, opted for handling over single-lap speed. The ever dangerous Hill will start just outside the top ten from 11th.

The regular series point leader will start in 16th. Then, Justin Allgaier will have a new teammate this weekend as Jake Finch starts alongside him in the eighth row from 15th.

Carson Ware returned to the newly renumbered MHR No. 47 with a bumpy moment in the session. He spun in the middle of the corner but kept his car clean and will start 36th.

Jordan Anderson Racing had a morning to forget. Blaine Perkins suffered a mechanical fault during his qualifying attempt. He was able to finish his lap but will start in the rear.

His boss and teammate for the weekend, Jordan Anderson, failed to attempt a lap in the session after a mechanical fault himself. Thankfully for him, all 38 entrants will start the event.

Below is the starting lineup for the

Starting Lineup

1. Sam Mayer: 31.944
2. Carson Kvapil: 31.978
3. Jesse Love: 32.020
4. William Sawalich: 32.106
5. Sammy Smith: 32.119
6. Sheldon Creed: 32.136
7. Brent Crews: 32.155
8. Rajah Caruth: 32.194
9. Taylor Gray: 32.202
10. Patrick Staropoli: 32.302
11. Austin Hill: 32.286
12. Brandon Jones: 32.315
13. Corey Day: 32.327
14. Jeremy Clements: 32.335
15. Jake Finch: 32.336
16. Justin Allgaier: 32.379
17. Anthony Alfredo: 32.393
18. Nick Sanchez: 32.400
19. Ryan Sieg: 32.429
20. Kyle Sieg: 32.459
21. Jeb Burton: 32.545
22. Parker Retzlaff: 32.547
23. Dean Thompson: 32.573
24. Leland Honeyman Jr (i): 32.583
25. Harrison Burton: 32.619
26. Garrett Smithley: 32.709
27. Ryan Ellis: 32.778
28. Mason Maggio: 32.783
29. Nick Leitz(i): 32.857
30. Brennan Poole: 32.862
31. Glen Reen: 32.884
32. Lavar Scott: 32.942
33. Joey Gase: 32.946
34. Josh Bilicki: 33.035
35. Logan Bearden: 33.619
36. Carson Ware: 36.110
37. Blaine Perkins: 46.808
38. Jordan Anderson: No Time