2025 Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250
{{Short description|19th race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Location=Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California|Announcers=Adam Alexander, Christopher Bell, and Parker Kligerman|Year=2025|Race_Name=Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250|Scheduled_mi=156|Course_mi=1.99|Scheduled_laps=79|Scheduled_km=251|Avg={{Convert|81.176|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=88|First_Driver=Connor Zilisch |First_Team=JR Motorsports |Most_Driver=Connor Zilisch |Most_laps=46|Most_Team=JR Motorsports |Pole_Time=1:15.259|Pole_Team=JR Motorsports|date=July 12|Network=The CW|Pole_Driver=Shane Van Gisbergen|Description=Race 19 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series|Official_name=3rd Annual Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250|Course_km=3.20|Radio=PRN|Image=Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Circuit 2024.svg|Details_ref={{cite web |title=2025 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2025-nascar-xfinity-series-schedule/ |website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=July 7, 2025}}{{Cite web |title=2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sonoma Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2025-nascar-xfinity-series-sonoma-race-page/ |access-date=July 7, 2025 |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |language=en-US}}{{cite web|title=Sonoma Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=June 7, 2024|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050314/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Entry list |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-entry.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=July 11, 2025 |accessdate=July 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Practice Results |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-practice.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=July 11, 2025 |accessdate=July 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Qualifying Results |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/22519_QUALRES-1.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=July 11, 2025 |accessdate=July 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Starting lineup |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-lineup.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=July 11, 2025 |accessdate=July 12, 2025}}|Distance_mi=156|Distance_laps=79|Distance_km=251}}
The 2025 Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a {{Convert|1.99|mi|km}} permanent road course. The race, contested over 79 laps, was won by Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, which was his third win of the year, and his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2025 |title=Connor Zilisch holds off Shane van Gisbergen in fierce battle to win Sonoma Xfinity race |url=https://www.jayski.com/2025/07/12/connor-zilisch-holds-off-shane-van-gisbergen-in-fierce-battle-to-win-sonoma-xfinity-race/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=Jayski.com}} Zilisch fended off a hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, who nearly passed him after the two drivers made contact on the final lap in turn 7. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, finished 3rd, respectively.
Report
= Background =
File:Infineon Raceway.tif, the track where the race was held.]]
Sonoma Raceway is a {{convert|1.99|mi|km|adj=on}} road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with {{convert|160|feet|m}} of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.{{Cite web|title=Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend|url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2022/01/10/sonoma-raceway-bringing-back-the-chute-for-2022-nascar-weekend/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=SpeedwayMedia.com|language=en-US}}
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== Entry list ==
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 00
|Ford |Pit Boss |
| 1
|Carson Kvapil (R) | nowrap="" |Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Tech |
| 2 |
| 4
|FUNKAWAY Beads |
| 5 |
| 07
|Sonoma Aviation |
| 7
|BRANDT |
| 8 |
| 9
|Shane van Gisbergen (i) |Quad Lock |
| 10
|Daniel Dye (R) |Champion Container |
| 11
|Alloy Employer Services |
| 14
|Connor Mosack (i) |Knight Fire Protection |
| 16
|Christian Eckes (R) |LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 17
|HendrickCars.com |
| 18
| nowrap="" |William Sawalich (R) |Soundgear |
| 19
|Riley Herbst (i) |
| 20
|Little Giant / Menards |
| 21
|Bennett Transportation |
| 25
|Ford |AirBox |
| 26
|Dean Thompson (R) |Thompson Pipe Group |
| 27
|BG Products |
| 28
|Ford |
| 31
|Warrior Health Foundation |
| 32
|3Dimensional.com |
| 35 |
| 39
|Ford |Sci Aps |
| 41
|Ford |Audibel |
| 42 |
| 44
|Finance Pro Plus |
| 45 |
| 48
|Nick Sanchez (R) |
| 51
| nowrap="" |Jeremy Clements Racing |Alliance / All South Electric |
| 53
|Eternal Fan |
| 54
|Taylor Gray (R) |Operation 300 |
| 70
|Refology / Sipeos |
| 71
|Classic Collision |
| 88
|Connor Zilisch (R) |
| 91
|SBC Contractors, Inc. |
| 99 |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-entry.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 11, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes.{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Practice and Qualifying Procedures |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/nascar-xfinity-series-2025-qualifying-procedures/ |access-date=July 7, 2025 |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.271, and a speed of {{Convert|95.176|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Practice Results: 2025 NXS Pit Boss / FoodMaxx at Sonoma |url=https://tobychristie.com/race-result/practice-results-2025-nxs-pit-boss-foodmaxx-at-sonoma/ |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |1:15.271 |95.176 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |1:15.896 |94.392 |
| 3
|9 |Shane van Gisbergen (i) |1:16.134 |94.097 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-practice.pdf Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 11, at 2:10 PM PST. Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two-group system with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 10. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:15.259, and a speed of {{Convert|95.191|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=July 11, 2025 |title=Van Gisbergen Outruns Zilisch for Sonoma Xfinity Pole |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/xfinity-series/van-gisbergen-outruns-zilisch-for-sonoma-xfinity-pole/ |access-date=July 12, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com}}
Austin J. Hill was the only driver who failed to qualify.
= Qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|9 |Shane van Gisbergen (i) |1:15.259 |95.191 |
|---|
| 2
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |1:15.503 |94.884 |
| 3
|41 |Ford |1:15.644 |94.707 |
| 4
|2 |1:15.839 |94.463 |
| 5
|18 |William Sawalich (R) |1:15.881 |94.411 |
| 6
|8 |1:15.890 |94.400 |
| 7
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |1:16.168 |94.055 |
| 8
|20 |1:16.193 |94.024 |
| 9
|00 |Ford |1:16.208 |94.006 |
| 10
|7 |1:16.270 |93.929 |
| 11
|54 |Taylor Gray (R) |1:16.281 |93.916 |
| 12
|31 |1:16.339 |93.845 |
| 13
|42 |1:16.372 |93.804 |
| 14
|17 |1:16.432 |93.730 |
| 15
|19 |Riley Herbst (i) |1:16.439 |93.722 |
| 16
|21 |1:16.502 |93.645 |
| 17
|27 |1:16.630 |93.488 |
| 18
|11 |1:16.785 |93.299 |
| 19
|25 |Ford |1:16.809 |93.270 |
| 20
|07 |1:16.895 |93.166 |
| 21
|16 |Christian Eckes (R) |1:17.046 |92.983 |
| 22
|14 |Connor Mosack (i) |1:17.075 |92.948 |
| 23
|48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |1:17.137 |92.874 |
| 24
|99 |1:17.194 |92.805 |
| 25
|91 |1:17.237 |92.753 |
| 26
|53 |1:17.270 |92.714 |
| 27
|71 |1:17.312 |92.663 |
| 28
|5 |1:17.355 |92.612 |
| 29
|39 |Ford |1:17.365 |92.600 |
| 30
|51 |1:17.369 |92.595 |
| 31
|10 |Daniel Dye (R) |1:17.390 |92.570 |
| 32
|44 |1:17.478 |92.465 |
| colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 33
|32 |1:17.559 |92.368 |
| 34
|4 |1:17.574 |92.351 |
| 35
|26 |Dean Thompson (R) |1:17.591 |92.330 |
| 36
|70 |1:17.696 |92.206 |
| 37
|28 |Ford |1:18.073 |91.760 |
| 38
|45 |1:18.566 |91.184 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
| 39
|35 |1:18.672 |91.062 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/22519_QUALRES-1.pdf Official qualifying results] |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/11/19-nxs-2025-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 20
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|41 |Sam Mayer |Haas Factory Team |Ford |10 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |9 |
| 3
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |8 |
| 4
|8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
| 5
|00 |Sheldon Creed |Haas Factory Team |Ford |6 |
| 6
|42 |Anthony Alfredo |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|07 |Alex Labbé |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |4 |
| 8
|31 |Blaine Perkins |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |3 |
| 9
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |10 |
|---|
| 2
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |9 |
| 3
|8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |8 |
| 4
|00 |Sheldon Creed |Haas Factory Team |Ford |7 |
| 5
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |6 |
| 6
|31 |Blaine Perkins |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |4 |
| 8
|27 |Jeb Burton |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |3 |
| 9
|70 |Will Rodgers |Cope Family Racing |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 34
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin. !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Points |
| 1
|2 |88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |46 |Running |46 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |9 |Shane van Gisbergen (i) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |24 |Running |0 |
| 3
|5 |18 |William Sawalich (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |79 |0 |Running |34 |
| 4
|23 |48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |Big Machine Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |33 |
| 5
|15 |19 |Riley Herbst (i) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |79 |0 |Running |0 |
| 6
|10 |7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |40 |
| 7
|11 |54 |Taylor Gray (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |79 |0 |Running |30 |
| 8
|7 |1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |43 |
| 9
|6 |8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |43 |
| 10
|9 |00 |Sheldon Creed |Haas Factory Team |Ford |79 |0 |Running |40 |
| 11
|33 |32 |Austin Green |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |26 |
| 12
|16 |21 |Austin Hill |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |25 |
| 13
|8 |20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |79 |4 |Running |43 |
| 14
|25 |91 |Josh Bilicki |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |23 |
| 15
|18 |11 |Josh Williams |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |22 |
| 16
|36 |70 |Will Rodgers |Cope Family Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |23 |
| 17
|3 |41 |Sam Mayer |Haas Factory Team |Ford |79 |5 |Running |30 |
| 18
|35 |26 |Dean Thompson (R) |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |79 |0 |Running |19 |
| 19
|12 |31 |Blaine Perkins |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |26 |
| 20
|17 |27 |Jeb Burton |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |20 |
| 21
|19 |25 |Harrison Burton |AM Racing |Ford |79 |0 |Running |16 |
| 22
|32 |44 |Brennan Poole |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |15 |
| 23
|13 |42 |Anthony Alfredo |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |19 |
| 24
|14 |17 |Corey Day |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |13 |
| 25
|37 |28 |Kyle Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |79 |0 |Running |12 |
| 26
|24 |99 |Matt DiBenedetto |Viking Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |11 |
| 27
|27 |71 |Ryan Ellis |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |10 |
| 28
|34 |4 |Parker Retzlaff |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |9 |
| 29
|28 |5 |Kris Wright |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |79 |0 |Running |8 |
| 30
|30 |51 |Jeremy Clements |Jeremy Clements Racing |Chevrolet |78 |0 |Running |7 |
| 31
|38 |45 |Brad Perez |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |78 |0 |Running |6 |
| 32
|31 |10 |Daniel Dye (R) |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |78 |0 |Running |5 |
| 33
|22 |14 |Connor Mosack (i) |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |77 |0 |Running |0 |
| 34
|21 |16 |Christian Eckes (R) |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |76 |0 |Running |3 |
| 35
|29 |39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |76 |0 |Running |4 |
| 36
|26 |53 |Sage Karam |Joey Gase Motorsports |Toyota |40 |0 |Transmission |1 |
| 37
|20 |07 |Alex Labbé |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |36 |0 |Suspension |5 |
| 38
|4 |2 |Jesse Love |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |11 |0 |Rear Gear |1 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/7/12/19-nxs-2025-results.pdf Official race results] |
References
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