Jesse Love passes Connor Zilisch to win the Xfinity Series Championship

Jesse Love won the 2025 Xfinity Series Championship on Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway.
Jesse Love won the 2025 Xfinity Series Championship on Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series concluded the 2025 season on Saturday night from Phoenix Raceway. Brandon Jones started the race on the pole, with Taylor Gray starting second.

Jesse Love led 35 laps, including passing Connor Zilisch to lead the final 25 laps to win the Xfinity Series championship by 0.861 seconds over Aric Almirola. It was Love’s first win of the season. He initially won at Rockingham earlier this year, but was disqualified. Connor Zilisch led 27 laps to finish in second place. Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier, who led a race-high 83 laps, rounded out the top five.

Sammy Smith, Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, Austin Cindric, and Justin Bonsignore completed the top ten. There were 15 lead changes among six drivers, and four cautions for 31 laps.

The Xfinity Series returns on Saturday, February 14, 2026, from Daytona International Speedway.

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