Starting from pole Rookie Car 88 Connor Zilisch WeatherTech Chevrolet won the Focused Health 250, his 2nd win in 7 Xfinity Series races. He becomes the second-youngest multi-time winner in series history (Chase Elliott, 18 years, 4 months, 14 days; Zilisch, 18 years, 7 months, 7 days). This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 17 William Byron HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 16 Christian Eckes Celsius Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 9 Ross Chastain Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 18 William SawalichStarkey Toyota, started from 23rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Austin Hill leads the point standings by 13 points over Jesse Love.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for No. 14 Crash in turn 6A. 2nd Caution on lap 19 for No. 35 stalled on track / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 30 for Tire pack repair. 4th Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Zilisch # 1-5; R. Chastain(i) 6; C. Zilisch # 7-17; W. Byron(i) 18-20; R. Chastain(i) 21; T. Gray # 22-23; J. Love 24; T. Gray # 25; J. Love 26-30; R. Herbst(i) 31-37; H. Burton 38-42; C. Kvapil # 43-45; A. Hill 46-51; C. Kvapil # 52-55; C. Zilisch # 56-65.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: William Byron, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 9, 24, 41, 7, 21, 16, 8, 42, 07
Stage 2 Top 10: 25, 10, 8, 27, 39, 44, 07, 11, 53, 28
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Bali Toyota, and Ryan Sieg, driver of the #39 Sci Aps Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: A general view of practice for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the Focused Health 250 – Saturday, March 1, 2025
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 2.4 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 65 Laps – 156. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/1/2025 @ 05:26 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 65 Running
2. 3. Car 17 William Byron(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 65 Running
3. 8. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 65 Running
4. 12. Car 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial Chevrolet 65 Running
5. 10. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Celsius Chevrolet 65 Running
6. 11. Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 65 Running
7. 7. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 65 Running
8. 2. Car 9 Ross Chastain(i) Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet 65 Running
9. 23. Car 18 William Sawalich # Starkey Toyota 65 Running
10. 18. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 65 Running
11. 16. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 65 Running
12. 14. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Road Ranger Ford 65 Running
13. 9. Car 19 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Toyota 65 Running
14. 27. Car 07 Alex Labbe Black Diamond Garages Chevrolet 65 Running
15. 21. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 65 Running
16. 34. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 65 Running
17. 15. Car 10 Daniel Dye # Heise LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet 65 Running
18. 30. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 65 Running
19. 38. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 65 Running
20. 32. Car 44 Brennan Poole Midas Chevrolet 65 Running
21. 17. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Austin Gamblers Chevrolet 65 Running
22. 26. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Chevrolet 65 Running
23. 5. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 65 Running
24. 19. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Borchetta Bourbon Chevrolet 65 Running
25. 29. Car 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 65 Running
26. 20. Car 32 Austin Green Volpi Chevrolet 65 Running
27. 36. Car 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 65 Running
28. 35. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Henderson Jet Services Chevrolet 65 Running
29. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT/Rev1 Energy Chevrolet 65 Running
30. 13. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Bali Toyota 65 Running
31. 6. Car 24 Corey Heim(i) Upper Deck Toyota 65 Running
32. 22. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto ReMA Chevrolet 65 Running
33. 33. Car 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp Chevrolet 64 Running
34. 28. Car 53 Sage Karam Eternal Fan Toyota 58 Transmission
35. 31. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 55 Axle
36. 25. Car 50 Preston Pardus Chinchor Electric Inc Chevrolet 26 Rear End
37. 37. Car 35 Baltazar Leguizamon KSW Construction Corp/Speed Agro Chevrolet 17 Suspension
38. 24. Car 14 Carson Hocevar(i) Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 3 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: Nos. 2, 5, 25, 28, 32, 35, 39, 50, 71, 91 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 45 Brad Perez, 4 Parker Retzlaff, 70 Thomas Annunziata. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 32 Secs. Average Speed: 70.095 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.639 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 14 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 8, 2025 – Phoenix Raceway
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