Aric Almirola held off a hard-charging Sheldon Creed in the closing laps of Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol to score a hard-fought win in the Food City 300. This is the second win of the season, and the ninth win of Almirola’s 130-race NASCAR Xfinity Series career.
Almirola crossed the finish line 0.381 seconds ahead of Creed, who registered his 15th career runner-up finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Sam Mayer finished in third, and he was followed by Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch inside the top five.
Justin Allgaier, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Jeremy Clements, and Brennan Poole rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Here are the race results for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, race 27 of 33.
2025 Food City 300 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing YoungLife Toyota | 300 | --- | Running | 52 |
| 2 | 10 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Ford | 300 | 0.381 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 2 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Ford | 300 | 0.543 | Running | 50 |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Chevrolet | 300 | 2.101 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports WeatherTech Chevrolet | 300 | 2.367 | Running | 51 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports BRANDT Chevrolet | 300 | 3.181 | Running | 49 |
| 7 | 7 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing AirBox Ford | 300 | 3.244 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 12 | 16 | Christian Eckes | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Energy Chevrolet | 300 | 4.145 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing All South Electric Chevrolet | 300 | 4.251 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 18 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 300 | 4.629 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 22 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards Toyota | 300 | 5.672 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 300 | 5.839 | Running | 30 |
| 13 | 20 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing Pickers Vodka Chevrolet | 300 | 5.912 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 5 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 300 | 6.059 | Running | 29 |
| 15 | 6 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota | 300 | 6.366 | Running | 26 |
| 16 | 15 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing Overlook At Farm Meadows Chevrolet | 300 | 7.048 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 300 | 7.175 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing AJ Transport Chevrolet | 300 | 8.208 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 300 | 8.387 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 11 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 300 | 8.471 | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 300 | 10.602 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports Dude Wipes Chevrolet | 300 | 10.757 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 299 | 1 lap | Running | 18 |
| 24 | 25 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Chevrolet | 299 | 1 lap | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 299 | 1 lap | Running | 18 |
| 26 | 31 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Champion Container Chevrolet | 299 | 1 lap | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 24 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Sam Hunt Racing ForeverLawn Toyota | 299 | 1 lap | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 45 | Josh Williams | Alpha Prime Racing TruShine Car Wash Chevrolet | 298 | 2 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Sugarlands Shine / American Patriot Gateways Chevrolet | 296 | 4 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 296 | 4 laps | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet | 295 | 5 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 23 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing Ohio Logistics Chevrolet | 294 | 6 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 35 | 07 | Carson Ware | SS-GreenLight Racing CreaBitty Chevrolet | 288 | 12 laps | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 38 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing Warrior Health Foundation Chevrolet | 287 | 13 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports NFPA Chevrolet | 268 | 32 laps | Out | 2 |
| 36 | 13 | 35 | Stefan Parsons | Joey Gase Motorsports David's Electric Chevrolet | 81 | 219 laps | Out | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet | 56 | 244 laps | Out | 1 |
| 38 | 29 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing Anew Solutions Chevrolet | 55 | 245 laps | Out | 1 |
Lead Changes
| Lead Change | Car | Driver | From | To | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 0 | 78 | 78 |
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | 79 | 79 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | Harrison Burton | 80 | 83 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love | 84 | 84 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 85 | 101 | 17 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | 102 | 169 | 68 |
| 6 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | 170 | 266 | 97 |
| 7 | 19 | Aric Almirola | 267 | 300 | 34 |
Cautions/Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Reason | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Kyle Sieg, Leland Honeyman, Ryan Ellis | -- |
| 2 | 77 | Jesse Love, Corey Day, Stefan Parsons | 42 |
| 3 | 87 | Stage 1 end | 91 |
| 4 | 172 | Stage 2 end | 42 |
| 5 | 211 | Daniel Dye spin Turn 2 | 28 |
| 6 | 264 | Carson Ware, Sam Mayer incident Turn 1 | 28 |
| 7 | 276 | Christian Eckes, Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Anthony Alfredo, Taylor Gray incident frontstretch | 17 |
