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William Sawalich earns first NASCAR O'Reilly win at Rockingham

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It was a JGR 1-2 with Sawalich besting Jones, while Cleetus McFarland finished an eventful 32nd in his series debut

Motorsport photo Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race ended with a first-time winner as William Sawalich captured the checkered flag in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The win came in Sawalich's 42nd career start, and ended JR Motorsports' five-race win streak.

His Rockingham win came in a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2, beating teammate Brandon Jones to the win. “It means everything," said Sawalich. "Honestly, tough year last year and tough start to the year this year.

These boys mean everything to me. They were here with me through everything and my family. Gosh, it feels good to get it done here in Rockingham, in front of an awesome crowd.

Thank you to everyone for coming out. Our Supra was on rails today. Good in stage one and stage two, and obviously amazing in clean air.

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