Starting from 5th place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford on the HyVee Perks 250, his 8th NASCAR Xfinity Series career win in his 139th starts. This is his 1st win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Iowa Speedway. 2nd Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 6th Top 5 finish this season, second in the last three races. 3rd Place Car 9 Ross Chastain Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 3rd Top 5 finish in 5 starts this season.
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch KOA Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 25 Harrison Burton Morton Buildings Ford, started from 17th place. 6th Place Car 11 Carson Hocevar(i) Benesch Law Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger/Bucked Up Ford, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 16 Christian Eckes # Celsius Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 25th place. Connor Zilisch # leads the point standings by 0 points over Justin Allgaier.
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The race had 9 Cautions for 61 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #21, 39 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 91 for #42, 71 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 140 for #17, 26 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 203 for #10 Crash in Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 215 for #7 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 224 for #20 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 250 for #14 Spin Turn 2.
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 KOA Chevrolet, and Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; J. Love 1; C. Zilisch # 2-7; J. Love 8; C. Zilisch # 9-64; J. Love 65-83; R. Chastain(i) 84-124; T. Gray # 125; S. Smith 126-128; R. Chastain(i) 129-207; T. Gray # 208; B. Jones 209-211; J. Allgaier 212; J. Love 213-222; S. Mayer 223-250.
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, and William Sawalich, driver of the #18 Starkey Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 88, 2, 9, 41, 18, 1, 11, 10, 25, 7
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 20, 54, 41, 18, 00, 2, 25, 1, 39
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: Ross Chastain, driver of the #9 Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Credit: NEWTON, IOWA – AUGUST 02: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Xfinity Series HyVee Perks 250 at Iowa Speedway on August 02, 2025 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 22
Race Results for the HyVee Perks 250 – Saturday, August 2, 2025
Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – 0.875 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 218.75 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 8/2/2025 @ 07:36 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 250 Running
2. 1. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 250 Running
3. 11. Car 9 Ross Chastain(i) Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet 250 Running
4. 4. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # KOA Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 17. Car 25 Harrison Burton Morton Buildings Ford 250 Running
6. 3. Car 11 Carson Hocevar(i) Benesch Law Chevrolet 250 Running
7. 14. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger/Bucked Up Ford 250 Running
8. 7. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 250 Running
9. 8. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 250 Running
10. 25. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Celsius Chevrolet 250 Running
11. 2. Car 18 William Sawalich # Starkey Toyota 250 Running
12. 16. Car 19 Justin Bonsignore USNE Power Toyota 250 Running
13. 28. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Ziploc Chevrolet 250 Running
14. 6. Car 21 Austin Dillon(i) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 250 Running
15. 9. Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet 250 Running
16. 15. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT/Precision Build Chevrolet 250 Running
17. 36. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 250 Running
18. 24. Car 28 Kyle Sieg D2 Transport Ford 250 Running
19. 26. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 250 Running
20. 22. Car 44 Brennan Poole Midas Chevrolet 250 Running
21. 29. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Sukup Chevrolet 250 Running
22. 27. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 250 Running
23. 12. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Criterion Toyota 250 Running
24. 18. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 249 Running
25. 34. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Sweetwater Construction Chevrolet 249 Running
26. 19. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Wilde Protein Chips Chevrolet 249 Running
27. 33. Car 53 Joey Gase King of the Hill on Hulu Chevrolet 249 Running
28. 21. Car 31 Blaine Perkins FVP Verified Proven Chevrolet 249 Running
29. 32. Car 27 Jeb Burton Krush 250 Chevrolet 249 Running
30. 35. Car 07 Patrick Emerling(i) Motoplex of Nebraska Chevrolet 249 Running
31. 20. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 248 Running
32. 23. Car 70 Thomas Annunziata Bayshore Mortgage Chevrolet 248 Running
33. 30. Car 14 Garrett Smithley Camp Barnes Chevrolet 247 Running
34. 37. Car 35 Tyler Tomassi NOS Custom Diecast/K1 Speed Ford 240 Running
35. 13. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 221 Accident
36. 10. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 200 Accident
37. 31. Car 45 Mason Massey Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet 172 Suspension
38. 38. Car 74 Dawson Cram Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 93 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 07, 8, 27, 35, 54, 71, 74 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 29 Mins, 26 Secs. Average Speed: 87.832 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 9 lap 150/24.409. Caution Flags: 9 for 61 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 9, 2025 – Watkins Glen International
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