Connor Zilisch overcame a lot of adversity and mistakes on his path to his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in Saturday’s Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas. Zilisch held off NASCAR Cup Series regular, and defending winner of the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, William Byron for the win.
Sam Mayer, Austin Hill, and Christian Eckes rounded out the top-five finishers in the race.
Here are the complete race results from the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas, race 3 of 33.
2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports WeatherTech Chevrolet | 65 | --- | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 65 | 1.639 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Ford | 65 | 7.810 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 12 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 65 | 8.441 | Running | 38 |
| 5 | 10 | 16 | Christian Eckes | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 65 | 10.407 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 65 | 12.407 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 65 | 13.100 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Ross Chastain | JR Motorsports Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet | 65 | 15.309 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Starkey Toyota | 65 | 23.329 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 18 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet | 65 | 24.511 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 16 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet | 65 | 28.464 | Running | 37 |
| 12 | 14 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Ford | 65 | 32.158 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 19 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 65 | 35.566 | Running | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 07 | Alex Labbe | SS-GreenLight Racing Black Diamond Garages Chevrolet | 65 | 38.602 | Running | 28 |
| 15 | 21 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 65 | 39.381 | Running | 25 |
| 16 | 34 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing Classic Collision Chevrolet | 65 | 39.857 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Heise LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet | 65 | 40.845 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 30 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 65 | 43.602 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 38 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 65 | 45.863 | Running | 24 |
| 20 | 32 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Midas Chevrolet | 65 | 46.580 | Running | 22 |
| 21 | 17 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports Austin Gamblers Chevrolet | 65 | 49.633 | Running | 18 |
| 22 | 26 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Insurance King Chevrolet | 65 | 53.012 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Chevrolet | 65 | 54.006 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 19 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing Borchetta Bourbon Chevrolet | 65 | 55.034 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 65 | 55.077 | Running | 19 |
| 26 | 20 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing Volpi Chevrolet | 65 | 57.790 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 65 | 58.339 | Running | 11 |
| 28 | 35 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Henderson Jet Services Chevrolet | 65 | 58.716 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports BRANDT / Rev1 Energy Chevrolet | 65 | 61.872 | Running | 14 |
| 30 | 13 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Bali Toyota | 65 | 74.796 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 6 | 24 | Corey Heim | Sam Hunt Racing Upper Deck Toyota | 65 | 76.982 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports ReMA Chevrolet | 65 | 94.531 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports First National Bank, Corp. Chevrolet | 64 | 1 lap | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 53 | Sage Karam | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 58 | 7 laps | Out | 5 |
| 35 | 31 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 55 | 10 laps | Out | 12 |
| 36 | 25 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing, Inc. Chinchor Electric Chevrolet | 26 | 39 laps | Out | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | 35 | Baltazar Leguizamon | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 17 | 48 laps | Out | 1 |
| 38 | 24 | 14 | Carson Hocevar | SS-GreenLight Racing Trophy Tractor Chevrolet | 3 | 62 laps | Out | 0 |
Lead Changes
| Lead Change | Driver | From | To | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | Connor Zilisch | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Connor Zilisch | 7 | 17 | 11 |
| 3 | William Byron | 18 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Taylor Gray | 22 | 23 | 2 |
| 6 | Jesse Love | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | Taylor Gray | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Jesse Love | 26 | 30 | 5 |
| 9 | Riley Herbst | 31 | 37 | 7 |
| 10 | Harrison Burton | 38 | 42 | 5 |
| 11 | Carson Kvapil | 43 | 45 | 3 |
| 12 | Austin Hill | 46 | 51 | 6 |
| 13 | Carson Kvapil | 52 | 55 | 4 |
| 14 | Connor Zilisch | 56 | 65 | 10 |
Cautions / Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Ellis, Baltazar Leguizamon incident Turn 20 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Carson Hocevar, Jeb Burton incident Turn 6A | |
| 8 | Sheldon Creed, Carson Kvapil, Austin Hill, Nick Sanchez incident Turn 20 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Baltazar Leguizamon stalled on track | 32 |
| 30 | Jeremy Clements incident | ||
| 3 | 30 | Tire Pack Repair | |
| 31 | Sam Mayer, Sammy Smith incident Turn 1 | ||
| 4 | 42 | Stage 2 End | |
| 45 | Corey Heim, Connor Zilisch incident Turn 15 |
