Justin Allgaier paced the field in practice for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway. The driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet turned a lap time of 55.138 seconds (163.227 mph) around the 2.5-mile triangular track to secure the top speed in practice.
Brandon Jones clocked in P2 in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, as he timed in just 0.052 seconds slower than Allgaier. Connor Zilisch, who has Dale Earnhardt Jr. as his crew chief this weekend, was third-fastest in the session, 0.056 seconds off the time set by Allgaier.
Here are the complete practice results for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway, race 16 of 33.
Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 Practice Results
Rank | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Best Lap |
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1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 55.138 | -- | 163.227 | 17 | 1 |
2 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Cheez-It Toyota | 55.190 | 0.052 | 163.073 | 16 | 3 |
3 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Registix Chevrolet | 55.194 | 0.056 | 163.061 | 22 | 2 |
4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota | 55.269 | 0.131 | 162.840 | 21 | 3 |
5 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing Ford | 55.295 | 0.157 | 162.763 | 20 | 2 |
6 | 17 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 55.303 | 0.165 | 162.740 | 21 | 2 |
7 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 55.333 | 0.195 | 162.652 | 19 | 2 |
8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 55.354 | 0.216 | 162.590 | 18 | 2 |
9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 55.426 | 0.288 | 162.379 | 19 | 2 |
10 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing Chevrolet | 55.463 | 0.325 | 162.270 | 21 | 3 |
11 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | 55.510 | 0.372 | 162.133 | 17 | 1 |
12 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 55.529 | 0.391 | 162.077 | 19 | 1 |
13 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Ford | 55.535 | 0.397 | 162.060 | 18 | 6 |
14 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Pocono Mountains Chevrolet | 55.554 | 0.416 | 162.005 | 17 | 1 |
15 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | 55.587 | 0.449 | 161.908 | 15 | 4 |
16 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Finish Powerball Chevrolet | 55.594 | 0.456 | 161.888 | 21 | 1 |
17 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Ford | 55.607 | 0.469 | 161.850 | 19 | 2 |
18 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 55.611 | 0.473 | 161.838 | 21 | 2 |
19 | 16 | Christian Eckes | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 55.651 | 0.513 | 161.722 | 20 | 1 |
20 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Members 1st FCU Chevrolet | 55.701 | 0.563 | 161.577 | 11 | 2 |
21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet | 55.712 | 0.574 | 161.545 | 13 | 2 |
22 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 55.777 | 0.639 | 161.357 | 20 | 2 |
23 | 19 | Justin Bonsignore | Joe Gibbs Racing TW Cable LLC Toyota | 56.091 | 0.953 | 160.454 | 24 | 9 |
24 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Uglies Kettle Chips / TPG Toyota | 56.145 | 1.007 | 160.299 | 19 | 3 |
25 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 56.154 | 1.016 | 160.274 | 19 | 2 |
26 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet | 56.287 | 1.149 | 159.895 | 16 | 3 |
27 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing Finish Products Chevrolet | 56.366 | 1.228 | 159.671 | 16 | 3 |
28 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing Sweetwater Construction Chevrolet | 56.373 | 1.235 | 159.651 | 12 | 6 |
29 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Rita's Italian Ice Chevrolet | 56.425 | 1.287 | 159.504 | 17 | 2 |
30 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | 56.451 | 1.313 | 159.430 | 17 | 3 |
31 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing LH Construction Chevrolet | 56.502 | 1.364 | 159.286 | 17 | 3 |
32 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 56.935 | 1.797 | 158.075 | 15 | 9 |
33 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 56.950 | 1.812 | 158.033 | 13 | 2 |
34 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports Chevrolet | 57.052 | 1.914 | 157.751 | 18 | 7 |
35 | 53 | Logan Bearden | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 57.060 | 1.922 | 157.729 | 16 | 10 |
36 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 57.402 | 2.264 | 156.789 | 10 | 5 |
37 | 35 | Carson Ware | Joey Gase Motorsports Costa Oil Chevrolet | 58.363 | 3.225 | 154.207 | 15 | 11 |
38 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 59.976 | 4.838 | 150.060 | 1 | 1 |