JOLIET, ILLINOIS - JULY 04: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, and Dean Thompson, driver of the #26 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Cuervo 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 04, 2026 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)