Starting from 2nd place Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Turtle Wax Toyota won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, his 6th win in 310 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 17 Chase Elliott HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Darlington Raceway.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Turtle Wax Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series port Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 9 Ross Chastain Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet, started from 27th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, started from 6th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 88 Connor Zilisch WeatherTech Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 16 Christian Eckes Black’s Tire Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 71 points over Sam Mayer.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Turtle Wax Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series port Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 23 for Debris turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 113 for #10, 54 Crash on the frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 119 for #14, 71 Crash in turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 130 for #70, 42, 28 Crash in turn 2.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Turtle Wax Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series port Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Bell(i) 1-27; J. Allgaier 28-38; H. Burton 39-49; D. Starr 50; B. Jones 51-52; J. Allgaier 53-93; C. Eckes # 94; J. Allgaier 95-98; R. Chastain(i) 99-114; K. Sieg 115; H. Burton 116; B. Jones 117-126; R. Chastain(i) 127-131; B. Poole 132-135; B. Jones 136-147.
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Taylor Gray, driver of the #54 Operation 300 Toyota, Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, and Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series port Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 25, 7, 44, 28, 42, 20, 16, 91, 9, 00
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 16, 9, 20, 25, 1, 19, 17, 2, 00
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series port Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Credit: DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – APRIL 05: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Freightliner Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 05, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 147 Laps – 200.802 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 4/5/2025 @ 05:45 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Turtle Wax Toyota 147 Running
2. 8. Car 17 Chase Elliott(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 147 Running
3. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 147 Running
4. 27. Car 9 Ross Chastain(i) Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet 147 Running
5. 6. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 147 Running
6. 16. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 147 Running
7. 9. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Black’s Tire Chevrolet 147 Running
8. 15. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 147 Running
9. 12. Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet 147 Running
10. 10. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Ford 147 Running
11. 11. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 147 Running
12. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 147 Running
13. 14. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 147 Running
14. 5. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 147 Running
15. 22. Car 27 Jeb Burton AJ Transport Chevrolet 147 Running
16. 19. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 147 Running
17. 7. Car 10 Daniel Dye # HELM Chevrolet 147 Running
18. 30. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 147 Running
19. 23. Car 44 Brennan Poole CW & Sons/Clark’s Chevrolet 147 Running
20. 26. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Dr Teal’s Chevrolet 147 Running
21. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Harrison’s Chevrolet 147 Running
22. 25. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Southern Elevator Chevrolet 147 Running
23. 21. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 147 Running
24. 31. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Rita’s Italian Ice Chevrolet 147 Running
25. 1. Car 19 Christopher Bell(i) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 147 Running
26. 37. Car 53 David Starr The Motorcoach Store Chevrolet 147 Running
27. 36. Car 07 Nick Leitz Liberty Brew Chevrolet 147 Running
28. 24. Car 31 Blaine Perkins Capital City Towing Chevrolet 147 Running
29. 35. Car 45 Mason Massey Capital City Hauling Chevrolet 147 Running
30. 34. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Ford 147 Running
31. 32. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Randco Chevrolet 147 Running
32. 28. Car 14 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 147 Running
33. 4. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 147 Running
34. 38. Car 35 Greg Van Alst CB Fabricating Chevrolet 146 Running
35. 20. Car 18 William Sawalich # Starkey Toyota 139 Running
36. 29. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 137 Overheating
37. 33. Car 70 Leland Honeyman DWC/Nesquik Throwback Scheme Chevrolet 128 Accident
38. 13. Car 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp. Chevrolet 27 Suspension
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: Nos. 10, 14, 18, 21, 26, 35 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 74 Dawson Cram, 32 Austin Green. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 54 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 104.812 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.105 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 54 lap 2/30.6. Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 12, 2025 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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