Starting from 9th place Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch Registix Chevrolet won the Explore the Pocono Mountains 250, his 3rd win in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 10th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 16 Christian Eckes LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 15th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 17 Chase Elliott HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 5th Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 7 Justin Allgaier Carolina Carports Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 82 points over Austin Hill.
The race had 10 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for #10 Spin Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 9 for Possible Fluid On Track From #19. 3rd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 34 for #18, 21, 20, 10, 07 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 42 for #70 Spin Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 72 for #14 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 80 for #71, 26 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 85 for #48, 54, 00 Crash in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 91 for #28 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Elliott(i) 1-22; B. Jones 23-28; H. Burton 29-31; J. Allgaier 32-41; C. Zilisch # 42-67; C. Elliott(i) 68-71; S. Mayer 72; C. Zilisch # 73-75; C. Elliott(i) 76-87; J. Love 88-95; C. Zilisch # 96-100.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 20, 48, 88, 39, 16, 8, 18, 00, 51, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 88, 54, 48, 2, 16, 39, 7, 8, 1, 27
Credit: LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 21: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 21, 2025 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 16
Race Results for the Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 – Saturday, June 21, 2025
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/21/2025 @ 06:15 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Registix Chevrolet 100 Running
2. 10. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 100 Running
3. 15. Car 16 Christian Eckes # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 100 Running
4. 1. Car 17 Chase Elliott(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 100 Running
5. 5. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 100 Running
6. 22. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 100 Running
7. 6. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 100 Running
8. 13. Car 8 Sammy Smith TMC Transportation Chevrolet 100 Running
9. 7. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 100 Running
10. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Carolina Carports Chevrolet 100 Running
11. 20. Car 27 Jeb Burton Volpi Foods Chevrolet 100 Running
12. 21. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance/All South Electric Chevrolet 100 Running
13. 28. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Clancy Relocation & Logistics Chevrolet 100 Running
14. 16. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 100 Running
15. 26. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 100 Running
16. 19. Car 44 Brennan Poole Members 1st FCU Chevrolet 100 Running
17. 25. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Uglies Kettle Chips/TPG Toyota 100 Running
18. 2. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Cheez-It Toyota 100 Running
19. 11. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Pocono Mountains Chevrolet 100 Running
20. 29. Car 45 Mason Massey Mongoose Power Solutions Chevrolet 100 Running
21. 4. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 100 Running
22. 23. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff Finish Powerball Chevrolet 100 Running
23. 31. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Rita’s Italian Ice Chevrolet 100 Running
24. 36. Car 70 Leland Honeyman Jr. LH Construction Chevrolet 100 Running
25. 37. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Shop Shades Ford 100 Running
26. 32. Car 14 Garrett Smithley Priority Tire Chevrolet 100 Running
27. 38. Car 53 Logan Bearden KitchenAid Chevrolet 100 Running
28. 3. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Pickers Vodka Chevrolet 100 Running
29. 27. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 100 Running
30. 35. Car 07 Patrick Emerling(i) CamelBeach Outdoor Waterpark Chevrolet 100 Running
31. 18. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 100 Running
32. 24. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Sweetwater Construction Chevrolet 100 Running
33. 34. Car 74 Dawson Cram Realty.com Chevrolet 99 Running
34. 33. Car 35 Carson Ware Costa Oil Ford 99 Running
35. 14. Car 21 Austin Hill Global Industries Chevrolet 96 Running
36. 12. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Ford 88 Accident
37. 30. Car 5 Kris Wright First National Bank, Corp. Chevrolet 69 Suspension
38. 17. Car 19 Justin Bonsignore TW Cable LLC Toyota 7 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 07, 28, 53 (Unapproved Adjustments), No. 25 (Engine Change) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 24 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 103.722 MPH. Margin of Victory: .437 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 17 lap 77/54.741. Caution Flags: 10 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 27, 2025 – EchoPark Speedway
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