Starting from pole Connor Zilisch (with relief from Parker Kligerman) has won the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, his 8th win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. This is his 7th win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann’s/RCPT Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates with Connor Zilisch in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 14 Garrett Smithley True Brand Chevrolet, started from 36th place followed by 9th place Car 44 Brennan Poole CW & Sons/Clark’s Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Carson Kvapil Jarrett Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 6th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 3 points over Connor Zilisch #.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution 13 for Weather [Red Flag: 00:39:48]. 2nd Caution 31 for #1, 54 Spin Turn 4 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution 59 for #27, 18, 8, 20, 19 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution 68 for #42 Stopped On Track. 5th Caution 90 for #54, 51, 5, 91 Incident Turn 4. 6th Caution 98 for #71, 16, 27, 39, 10, 19, 25, 48, 99, 45, 00 Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution 104 for #00, 07, 44, 35, 53, 48, 25, 11, 21, 70, 28, 1, 91 Crash in Turn 4.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, and Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 22 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; S. Smith 1-8; S. Mayer 9-23; S. Smith 24-27; S. Mayer 28; S. Smith 29-32; J. Love 33-37; C. Zilisch # 38-39; S. Smith 40-41; J. Haley(i) 42-48; J. Love 49-57; J. Allgaier 58-63; G. Smithley 64; A. Hill 65-71; S. Creed 72; R. Sieg 73; S. Creed 74; R. Sieg 75-76; S. Creed 77; R. Sieg 78-84; A. Hill 85; R. Sieg 86-94; C. Zilisch # 95-104.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, races Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 41, 99, 21, 7, 20, 16, 42, 27, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 2, 16, 21, 00, 26, 25, 54, 20, 39
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Parker Kligerman, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, and Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, and Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Ford, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on August 22, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 24
Race Results for the Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola – Friday, August 22, 2025
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 104 Laps – 260. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 8/22/2025 @ 11:52 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 104 Running
2. 3. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 104 Running
3. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann’s/RCPT Chevrolet 104 Running
4. 10. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 104 Running
5. 2. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 104 Running
6. 7. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Toyota 104 Running
7. 11. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 104 Running
8. 36. Car 14 Garrett Smithley True Brand Chevrolet 104 Running
9. 12. Car 44 Brennan Poole CW & Sons/Clark’s Chevrolet 104 Running
10. 6. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Jarrett Chevrolet 104 Running
11. 31. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Mike Albert Fleet Solutions Chevrolet 104 Running
12. 24. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 104 Running
13. 34. Car 07 Patrick Emerling(i) Priority Tire Chevrolet 104 Running
14. 23. Car 31 Blaine Perkins easycare Chevrolet 104 Running
15. 26. Car 35 Mason Maggio Denssi Energy Pouches Chevrolet 104 Running
16. 8. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 104 Running
17. 27. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Ollie’s Ford 104 Running
18. 28. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Wawa/Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevrolet 104 Running
19. 21. Car 11 Justin Haley(i) Celsius Chevrolet 104 Running
20. 13. Car 27 Jeb Burton Golden Corral/State Chevrolet 104 Running
21. 25. Car 53 Joey Gase NFPA Chevrolet 104 Running
22. 38. Car 92 Natalie Decker Wawa Chevrolet 104 Running
23. 18. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Pickers Vodka Chevrolet 104 Running
24. 29. Car 19 Aric Almirola Young Life Toyota 103 Accident
25. 4. Car 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial Chevrolet 103 Accident
26. 35. Car 70 Leland Honeyman DPR Construction Chevrolet 103 Accident
27. 30. Car 28 Kyle Sieg DeSantis AC & Appliance Ford 103 Accident
28. 37. Car 5 Caesar Bacarella Prime Bites/7-Eleven Chevrolet 103 Running
29. 15. Car 32 Rajah Caruth(i) Atlanta Life Insurance Chevrolet 102 Running
30. 14. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 RED Toyota 101 Running
31. 22. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 98 Accident
32. 9. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Campers Inn RV Mobile Medic Chevrolet 97 Accident
33. 33. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Buddy Chevrolet 96 Accident
34. 20. Car 45 Josh Williams Optum Chevrolet 96 Accident
35. 17. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Martech Services Company Chevrolet 96 Accident
36. 16. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric Chevrolet 89 Accident
37. 32. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 67 Electrical
38. 19. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Dove MenCare Chevrolet 30 Water Pump
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 15 Mins, 28 Secs. Average Speed: 115.157 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 19 lap 74/46.608. Caution Flags: 7 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 10 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 30, 2025 – Portland International Raceway
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