Starting from 6th place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, his 3rd win in 66 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 22nd Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Phoenix Raceway. Jesse Love wins the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship. – the 35th different driver to win a Xfinity Series Championship in the series? 44th season. Love is the 5th youngest Xfinity Series Champion – 20 years, 9 months, 18 days. 2nd Place Car 19 Aric Almirola (P) Young Life Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2025. Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Toyota team wins the Owners Championship. 3rd Place Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch WeatherTech Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Phoenix Raceway. Connor Zilisch was the highest finishing rookie. Zilisch wins the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year honors. Chevrolet wins the 2025 Manufacturers Championship in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images).
4th Place Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Magicwood Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 18th place followed by 7th place Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 00 Sheldon Creed Pit Boss Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Justin Bonsignore Soundgear Toyota, in 10th place, started from 13th place.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images).
The race had 4 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 114 for #70, 10 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 153 for #16, 41 Crash in Turn 3.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Magicwood Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; B. Jones 1-10; T. Gray # 11-49; C. Zilisch # (P) 50; T. Gray # 51-55; C. Zilisch # (P) 56-62; J. Allgaier (P) 63-95; C. Zilisch # (P) 96; J. Love (P) 97-102; J. Allgaier (P) 103-117; J. Love (P) 118; J. Allgaier (P) 119-153; C. Zilisch # (P) 154; L. Honeyman 155; J. Love (P) 156-158; C. Zilisch # (P) 159-175; J. Love (P) 176-200.
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 54, 00, 7, 88, 48, 1, 39, 19, 8, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 88, 19, 00, 2, 54, 48, 20, 1, 41
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Credit: AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 01: Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 01, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 33
Race Results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship – Saturday, November 1, 2025
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 11/1/2025 @ 10:17 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 2 Jesse Love (P) Whelen Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 7. Car 19 Aric Almirola (P) Young Life Toyota 200 Running
3. 4. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # (P) WeatherTech Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 1. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Magicwood Toyota 200 Running
5. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 18. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 2. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 200 Running
8. 3. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Pit Boss Ford 200 Running
9. 16. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 13. Car 18 Justin Bonsignore Soundgear Toyota 200 Running
11. 12. Car 25 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools Ford 200 Running
12. 17. Car 39 Kyle Sieg Sci Aps Ford 200 Running
13. 14. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # (P) Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 15. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 8. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Borchetta Bourbon Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 21. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Campers Inn RV Mobile Medic Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 9. Car 26 Dean Thompson # MCM Transportation Toyota 200 Running
18. 24. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Doors/Neal McCoy Chevrolet 200 Running
19. 20. Car 11 Brenden Queen LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running
20. 28. Car 28 Nick Leitz Tap and Sons Ford 200 200 Running
21. 30. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 200 Running
22. 22. Car 99 Connor Mosack(i) Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 200 Running
23. 27. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Hypersteel Buildings Chevrolet 200 Running
24. 25. Car 70 Leland Honeyman DWC Chevrolet 199 Running
25. 23. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 199 Running
26. 37. Car 45 Josh Williams Optum Chevrolet 199 Running
27. 19. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Green Bay Packaging Chevrolet 199 Running
28. 33. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 199 Running
29. 34. Car 35 Stefan Parsons(i) TCS Bus Chevrolet 198 Running
30. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase Donate Life Arizona Chevrolet 198 Running
31. 32. Car 14 Garrett Smithley ThermoTech Chevrolet 198 Running
32. 26. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Movember x Speedmaster Chevrolet 196 Running
33. 29. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet 196 Running
34. 35. Car 5 Glen Reen New Wave Bath Ford 196 Running
35. 31. Car 07 Patrick Emerling(i) Firman Power Equipment Chevrolet 192 Running
36. 38. Car 74 Dawson Cram Ox Ranch Texas Chevrolet 191 Running
37. 10. Car 41 Ryan Sieg Audibel Ford 150 Accident
38. 11. Car 27 Jeb Burton A.O. Smith Chevrolet 36 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 10 (backup car); No. 18 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 1 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 98.509 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.861 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 20 lap 2/28.165. Caution Flags: 4 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: 2026
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