Starting from pole Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch WeatherTech Chevrolet won the Blue Cross NC 250, his 11th win in 32 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 10th win & 20th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in one race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 87 Austin Green 3Dimensional Services Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 24 Kaz Grala Overplay Games Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Connor Mosack CLT Wholesale Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 27 Jeb Burton SpotOn/Purina Dog Chow Chevrolet, started from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 18 William Sawalich Soundgear Toyota, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann’s Squeeze Bottle Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 48 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 16 Christian Eckes Campers Inn RV Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Canadian Car 07 Alex Labbe Mike Efaw’s Chevrolet finished in 30th place .Connor Zilisch # (P) leads the point standings by 52 points over Justin Allgaier (P).
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Cautions for 13 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 16 for #25 stalled on track. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 28 for #45 stalled on track. 4th Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 65 for #53 crash on the frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 68 for Oil on the track.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; C. Zilisch # (P) 1-15; C. Mosack(i) 16; N. Sanchez # (P) 17; C. Zilisch # (P) 18-37; J. Love (P) 38-41; A. Hill (P) 42; C. Zilisch # (P) 43-68.
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, and Jesse Love, driver of the #2 Whelen/NFFF Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 88, 2, 7, 8, 1, 21, 48, 19, 00, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 8, 21, 00, 1, 41, 07, 91, 53, 88
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Squeeze Bottle Chevrolet, Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, and Connor Mosack, driver of the #9 CLT Wholesale Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Credit: CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann’s Squeeze Bottle Chevrolet, and Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 04, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jordan Bank/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the Blue Cross NC 250 – Saturday, October 4, 2025
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.28 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 68 Laps – 155.04 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/4/2025 @ 07:46 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # (P) WeatherTech Chevrolet 68 Running
2. 10. Car 87 Austin Green 3Dimensional Services Chevrolet 68 Running
3. 4. Car 8 Sammy Smith (P) Pilot Chevrolet 68 Running
4. 9. Car 24 Kaz Grala(i) Overplay Games Toyota 68 Running
5. 3. Car 9 Connor Mosack(i) CLT Wholesale Chevrolet 68 Running
6. 30. Car 27 Jeb Burton SpotOn/Purina Dog Chow Chevrolet 68 Running
7. 15. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 68 Running
8. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Hellmann’s Squeeze Bottle Chevrolet 68 Running
9. 14. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # (P) Gainbridge Chevrolet 68 Running
10. 18. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 68 Running
11. 13. Car 00 Sheldon Creed (P) Road Ranger Ford 68 Running
12. 8. Car 2 Jesse Love (P) Whelen/NFFF Chevrolet 68 Running
13. 17. Car 54 Taylor Gray # (P) Operation 300 Toyota 68 Running
14. 11. Car 19 Aric Almirola (P) Young Life Toyota 68 Running
15. 5. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # (P) Registix Chevrolet 68 Running
16. 26. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Spinjoy Chevrolet 68 Running
17. 27. Car 11 Daniel Hemric(i) Action Industries Chevrolet 68 Running
18. 23. Car 20 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Atlas Toyota 68 Running
19. 7. Car 41 Sam Mayer (P) Audibel Ford 68 Running
20. 22. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 68 Running
21. 24. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Rita’s Italian Ice Chevrolet 68 Running
22. 6. Car 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 68 Running
23. 34. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Roth ID Tag Chevrolet 68 Running
24. 29. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 68 Running
25. 25. Car 53 Sage Karam NFPA Toyota 68 Running
26. 31. Car 92 Leland Honeyman DPR Construction Chevrolet 68 Running
27. 36. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Harrison’s Chevrolet 68 Running
28. 16. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 68 Running
29. 35. Car 31 Blaine Perkins Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 68 Running
30. 21. Car 07 Alex Labbe Mike Efaw’s Chevrolet 67 Running – Canadian
31. 12. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 67 Running
32. 20. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 67 Running
33. 37. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Bannon Home Inspection Ford 67 Running
34. 28. Car 25 Harrison Burton (P) DEX Imaging Ford 64 Running
35. 33. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 62 Running
36. 38. Car 10 Daniel Dye # bproauto Chevrolet 44 Transmission
37. 32. Car 45 Josh Williams Optum Chevrolet 20 Fuel Pump
38. 19. Car 50 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric Inc Chevrolet 7 Transmission
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear: Nos. 4, 10, 42, 45, 51 (unapproved adjustments), No. 27 (missing driver introductions). Failed to Qualify: (4) 14 Garrett Smithley, 70 Thomas Annunziata, 35 Austin J Hill, 32 Andrew Patterson. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 8 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 72.628 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.134 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 88 lap 45/86.702. Caution Flags: 6 for 13 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 11, 2025 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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