The NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night in the Food City 300. Justin Allgaier started the race on the pole, with Sam Mayer starting second.
Justin Allgaier led 81 laps to win stage one, and Connor Zilisch led 97 laps to win the second stage. In the final stage, Aric Almirola passed Allgaier for third place on lap 209. Daniel Dye spun at Turn 2 to bring out the caution. Most of the drivers went to pit road, and Almirola was sitting in second place.
Almirola was chasing Connor Zilisch for the lead until Carson Ware spun in between Turns 1 and 2 to bring out the caution. The turning point of the race was Zilisch going to pit road, and Almirola faked a pit stop to take the lead. Almirola led 34 of 300 laps to win the race by 0.381 seconds over Sheldon Creed for his second win of the season.
Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Connor Zilisch rounded out the top five. Justin Allgaier, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Jeremy Clements, and Brennan Poole completed the top ten. There were seven lead changes among six drivers. Connor Zilisch led the most laps in the race (98). There were seven cautions for 68 laps. Among the drivers involved was Stefan Parsons.
The Xfinity Series heads to Kansas Speedway on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 4 pm on The CW.
