2025 SciAps 300
{{Short description|9th race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Location=Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee|Announcers=Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman|Year=2025|Race_Name=SciAps 300|Scheduled_mi=160|Course_mi=0.533|Scheduled_laps=300|Scheduled_km=257|Avg={{Convert|85.584|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=17|First_Driver=Kyle Larson|First_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Most_Driver=Kyle Larson|Most_laps=277|Most_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Pole_Time=15.194|Pole_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Date=April 12|Network=The CW|Pole_Driver=Kyle Larson|Description=Race 9 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series|Official_name=First Annual SciAps 300|Course_km=0.858|Radio=PRN|Image=Bristol Motor Speedway 2024.svg|Distance_mi=160|Distance_laps=300|Distance_km=257|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=April 6, 2025}}{{cite web|title=Bristol Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdate=March 15, 2023|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428170112/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Entry list |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-entry.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Practice Results |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-practice.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-qual-results.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Starting lineup |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-lineup.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Race Results |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-results.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025|accessdate=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Points standings |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-driver-points.pdf |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 12, 2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}}}
The 2025 SciAps 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a {{Convert|0.533|mi|km}} permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would put on a trailblazing performance, winning the pole, the second stage, and led a race-high 277 laps to earn his 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Kyle Larson dominates Xfinity race at Bristol |url=https://www.jayski.com/2025/04/12/kyle-larson-dominates-xfinity-race-at-bristol/ |access-date=April 12, 2025 |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site}} To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers eligible for the D4C were Austin Hill, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, and Brennan Poole, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Martinsville. Allgaier finished in third and claimed the $100K bonus cash.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Cameron |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Allgaier banks second Dash 4 Cash prize of 2025 with third-place result at Bristol |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/04/12/allgaier-banks-second-dash-4-cash-prize-of-2025-with-third-place-result-at-bristol/ |access-date=April 12, 2025 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}
Report
= Background =
File:Bristol_Motor_Speedway_in_Bristol.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-30 |title=NASCAR Cup Series to go dirt trackin' at Bristol in 2021 - NBC Sports |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/09/30/cup-series-to-go-dirt-trackin-at-bristol-in-2021/ |access-date=2020-09-30 |website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}} After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.{{cite web |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Concrete to replace dirt for Bristol's springtime schedule in 2024 |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/09/15/concrete-to-replace-dirt-bristol-springtime-schedule-2024/ |website=NASCAR}}{{Clear}}
== Entry list ==
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, April 12, at 11:35 AM EST.{{Cite web |title=2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Bristol Motor Speedway Spring Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2025-nascar-xfinity-series-bristol-spring-race-page/ |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 15.677, and a speed of {{Convert|122.396|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |15.677 |122.396 |
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2
|54 |Taylor Gray (R) |15.688 |122.310 |
3
|7 |15.695 |122.255 |
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-practice.pdf Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 12, at 12:40 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.{{Cite web |title=2025 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/cup-qualifying-procedures/ |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=Jayski.com |publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |language=en-US}}
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.194, and a speed of {{Convert|126.287|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Kyle Larson Blasts to Xfinity Series Pole at Bristol |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/xfinity-series/kyle-larson-blasts-to-xfinity-series-pole-at-bristol/ |access-date=April 12, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com}}
Tyler Tomassi was the only driver who failed to qualify.
= Qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|17 |Kyle Larson (i) |15.194 |126.287 |
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2
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |15.272 |125.642 |
3
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |15.306 |125.363 |
4
|7 |15.369 |124.849 |
5
|39 |Ford |15.401 |124.589 |
6
|41 | nowrap="" |Haas Factory Team |Ford |15.402 |124.581 |
7
|48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |15.410 |124.517 |
8
|8 |15.417 |124.460 |
9
|4 |15.418 |124.452 |
10
|25 |Ford |15.428 |124.371 |
11
|54 |Taylor Gray (R) |15.439 |124.283 |
12
|27 |15.440 |124.275 |
13
|2 |15.456 |124.146 |
14
|20 |15.464 |124.082 |
15
|18 |William Sawalich (R) |15.465 |124.074 |
16
|24 |Corey Heim (i) |15.487 |123.897 |
17
|26 | nowrap="" |Dean Thompson (R) |15.490 |123.873 |
18
|21 |15.510 |123.714 |
19
|10 |Daniel Dye (R) |15.567 |123.261 |
20
|28 |Ford |15.598 |123.016 |
21
|00 |Ford |15.606 |122.953 |
22
|16 |Christian Eckes (R) | nowrap="" |Kaulig Racing |15.606 |122.953 |
23
|44 |15.606 |122.953 |
24
|51 |15.616 |122.874 |
25
|99 |15.691 |122.287 |
26
|11 |15.709 |122.147 |
27
|19 |15.714 |122.108 |
28
|31 |15.719 |122.069 |
29
|42 |15.781 |121.589 |
30
|45 |15.799 |121.451 |
31
|5 |15.864 |120.953 |
32
|71 |15.909 |120.611 |
colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points |
33
|70 |15.987 |120.023 |
34
|14 |16.071 |119.395 |
35
|07 |16.129 |118.966 |
36
|35 |16.155 |118.774 |
37
|91 |16.831 |114.004 |
38
|53 |– |– |
colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
39
|66 |Ford |– |– |
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-qual-results.pdf Official qualifying results] |
colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
1
|41 |Sam Mayer |Haas Factory Team |Ford |10 |
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2
|39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |9 |
3
|17 |Kyle Larson (i) |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |
4
|8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
5
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |6 |
6
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |5 |
7
|48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |Big Machine Racing |Chevrolet |4 |
8
|2 |Jesse Love |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |3 |
9
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |
10
|20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
1
|17 |Kyle Larson (i) |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |
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2
|7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |9 |
3
|8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |8 |
4
|1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
5
|88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |6 |
6
|2 |Jesse Love |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |5 |
7
|20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |4 |
8
|24 |Corey Heim (i) |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |0 |
9
|18 |William Sawalich (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |2 |
10
|41 |Sam Mayer |Haas Factory Team |Ford |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 130
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
1
|1 |17 |Kyle Larson (i) |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |300 |277 |Running |0 |
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2
|3 |1 |Carson Kvapil (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |300 |0 |Running |44 |
3
|4 |7 |Justin Allgaier |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |300 |9 |Running |49 |
4
|8 |8 |Sammy Smith |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |300 |2 |Running |48 |
5
|14 |20 |Brandon Jones |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |300 |0 |Running |37 |
6
|13 |2 |Jesse Love |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |300 |0 |Running |39 |
7
|5 |39 |Ryan Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |300 |1 |Running |39 |
8
|16 |24 |Corey Heim (i) |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |300 |0 |Running |0 |
9
|22 |16 |Christian Eckes (R) |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |300 |0 |Running |28 |
10
|17 |26 |Dean Thompson (R) |Sam Hunt Racing |Toyota |300 |0 |Running |27 |
11
|6 |41 |Sam Mayer |Haas Factory Team |Ford |300 |12 |Running |37 |
12
|2 |88 |Connor Zilisch (R) |JR Motorsports |Chevrolet |300 |0 |Running |36 |
13
|19 |10 |Daniel Dye (R) |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |299 |0 |Running |24 |
14
|26 |11 |Josh Williams |Kaulig Racing |Chevrolet |299 |0 |Running |23 |
15
|29 |42 |Anthony Alfredo |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |299 |0 |Running |22 |
16
|7 |48 |Nick Sanchez (R) |Big Machine Racing |Chevrolet |299 |0 |Running |25 |
17
|27 |19 |Justin Bonsignore |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |298 |0 |Running |20 |
18
|9 |4 |Parker Retzlaff |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |298 |0 |Running |19 |
19
|11 |54 |Taylor Gray (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |298 |0 |Running |18 |
20
|24 |51 |Jeremy Clements |Jeremy Clements Racing |Chevrolet |298 |0 |Running |17 |
21
|12 |27 |Jeb Burton |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |298 |0 |Running |16 |
22
|20 |28 |Kyle Sieg |RSS Racing |Ford |298 |0 |Running |15 |
23
|25 |99 |Matt DiBenedetto |Viking Motorsports |Chevrolet |298 |0 |Running |14 |
24
|18 |21 |Austin Hill |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |298 |0 |Running |13 |
25
|30 |45 |Mason Massey |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |297 |0 |Running |12 |
26
|10 |25 |Harrison Burton |AM Racing |Ford |296 |0 |Running |11 |
27
|32 |71 |Ryan Ellis |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |295 |0 |Running |10 |
28
|33 |70 |Thomas Annunziata |Cope Family Racing |Chevrolet |294 |0 |Running |9 |
29
|34 |14 |Garrett Smithley |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |294 |0 |Running |8 |
30
|28 |31 |Blaine Perkins |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |294 |0 |Running |7 |
31
|31 |5 |Kris Wright |Our Motorsports |Chevrolet |293 |0 |Running |6 |
32
|36 |35 |Greg Van Alst |Joey Gase Motorsports |Chevrolet |290 |0 |Running |5 |
33
|37 |91 |C. J. McLaughlin |DGM Racing |Chevrolet |289 |0 |Running |4 |
34
|15 |18 |William Sawalich (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Toyota |211 |0 |Accident |5 |
35
|35 |07 |Alex Labbé |SS-Green Light Racing |Chevrolet |141 |0 |Power |2 |
36
|23 |44 |Brennan Poole |Alpha Prime Racing |Chevrolet |74 |0 |Accident |1 |
37
|21 |00 |Sheldon Creed |Haas Factory Team |Ford |73 |0 |Accident |1 |
38
|38 |53 |Mason Maggio |Joey Gase Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |0 |Accident |1 |
colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-results.pdf Official race results] |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
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align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 395 |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 312 (-83) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 286 (–109) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 280 (–115) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 260 (–135) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 257 (–138) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 253 (–142) |
align="left"| 10px 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 252 (–143) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 249 (–146) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 241 (–154) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 212 (–183) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 209 (–186) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/12/9-nxs-2025-driver-points.pdf Official driver's standings] |
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;Manufacturers' Championship standings
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! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
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align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 350 |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 304 (-46) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 288 (–62) |
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- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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