Starting from 5th place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet won the United Rentals 250, his 14th win in 144 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 4th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2025. Carson Kvapil was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 16 Christian Eckes Morris-Shea Bridge Co Inc Chevrolet, started from 3rd followed by 5th place Car 5 Caesar Bacarella Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Every Man Jack Chevrolet, started from 24th place. 8th Place Car 70 Leland Honeyman Wawa Chevrolet, started from 29th followed by 9th place Car 8 Sammy Smith (P) Pilot Chevrolet, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from pole. Connor Zilisch # (P) leads the point standings by 7 points over Justin Allgaier (P).
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Cautions for 29 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #9, 98, 13, 38, 99 Crash on the frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 11 for #34, 38, 81 Crash ‘in turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 33 for #1 Crash on the backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 66 for Oil on track from the #6. 7th Caution on lap 85 for #66, 99, 15 Crash on the backstretch.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, leads the field to a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 17 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; W. Sawalich # 1; J. Love (P) 2-5; W. Sawalich # 6; J. Love (P) 7-14; N. Sanchez # 15-20; A. Hill (P) 21-27; D. Thompson # 28-31; J. Love (P) 32; C. Zilisch # (P) 33; J. Love (P) 34-39; J. Allgaier (P) 40-49; A. Hill (P) 50-52; D. Dye # 53-56; A. Almirola (P) 57-60; H. Burton 61; J. Allgaier (P) 62; A. Hill (P) 63-100.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, and Christian Eckes, driver of the #16 Morris-Shea Bridge Co Inc Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 7, 2, 88, 19, 8, 31, 26, 1, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 21, 7, 1, 16, 48, 2, 19, 8, 10, 27
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, poses with the pole award winner $2,00.00 check during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 18: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning during the NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 18, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the United Rentals 250 – Saturday, October 18, 2025
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 266. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/18/2025 @ 06:49 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 100 Running
2. 4. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # (P) Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 100 Running
3. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 100 Running
4. 3. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Morris-Shea Bridge Co Inc Chevrolet 100 Running
5. 25. Car 5 Caesar Bacarella Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet 100 Running
6. 14. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 100 Running
7. 24. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Every Man Jack Chevrolet 100 Running
8. 29. Car 70 Leland Honeyman Wawa Chevrolet 100 Running
9. 11. Car 8 Sammy Smith (P) Pilot Chevrolet 100 Running
10. 1. Car 2 Jesse Love (P) Whelen Chevrolet 100 Running
11. 28. Car 07 Nick Leitz Firman Chevrolet 100 Running
12. 33. Car 14 Garrett Smithley ThermoTech Chevrolet 100 Running
13. 30. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 100 Running
14. 31. Car 45 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 100 Running
15. 35. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Big House Construction Ford 100 Running
16. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase Donate Life Alabama Chevrolet 100 Running
17. 6. Car 27 Jeb Burton Sportsman Channel Chevrolet 100 Running
18. 32. Car 35 David Starr To Rescue The American Spirit Chevrolet 100 Running
19. 34. Car 44 Brennan Poole Clarks Directional Boring Chevrolet 100 Running
20. 20. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Caroline Jones No Tellin Chevrolet 100 Running
21. 37. Car 74 Carson Ware Costa Oil Filters Chevrolet 100 Running
22. 19. Car 91 Mason Maggio Denssi Energy Pouches Chevrolet 99 Running
23. 7. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # (P) First Bank of Alabama Chevrolet 97 Running
24. 9. Car 19 Aric Almirola (P) Young Life Toyota 92 Accident
25. 15. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 92 Accident
26. 10. Car 20 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Little Hugs Toyota 84 Running
27. 22. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Tablo Chevrolet 49 Radiator
28. 18. Car 99 Connor Mosack(i) Apave Chevrolet 44 Accident
29. 17. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Assured Partners/TPG Toyota 44 Accident
30. 2. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 44 Accident
31. 38. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 41 Rear Gear
32. 26. Car 32 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 19 Accident
33. 27. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Botticelli Chevrolet 17 Accident
34. 16. Car 00 Sheldon Creed (P) Road Ranger Ford 15 Accident
35. 23. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 15 Accident
36. 12. Car 11 Brenden Queen Action Industries Chevrolet 15 Accident
37. 21. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electrical Chevrolet 15 Accident
38. 13. Car 41 Sam Mayer (P) Audibel Ford 15 DVP
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: Nos. 31, 54, 91 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 1 Mins, 32 Secs. Average Speed: 131.322 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.105 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 45 lap 12/50.063. Caution Flags: 5 for 22 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among 10 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 25, 2025 – Martinsville Speedway
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