Rookie Nick Sanchez won the Focused Health 250 for his 1st NASCAR Xfinity Series win

Starting from 11th place Rookie Car 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet won the Focused Health 250, his 1st win in 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at EchoPark Speedway. 2nd Place Car 1 Carson Kvapil Registix Chevrolet, started from 24th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at EchoPark Speedway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 9 races at EchoPark Speedway.

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Krista Jasso/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 88 Connor Zilisch Blues Hog Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 54 Taylor Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 2 Jesse Love Roland Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Aric Almirola Young Life Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 10 Daniel Dye bproauto Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 9th place Car 28 Kyle Sieg Big House Construction Ford, started from 21st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 26th place. Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 63 points over Sam Mayer.

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 9 Cautions for 58 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 5 for No. 16, 11, 31, 18, 4 Incident Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 35 for Weather [Red Flag: 1:18:55]. 3rd Caution on lap 42 for Nos. 2, 32, 00, 27, 7, 8, 39, 16, 24, 48 Big Crash on the Backstretch/Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 69 for No. 48 Spin Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 82 for No. 25, 70, 10 Crash on the Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 87 for No. 51 Spin Turn 2 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 127 for No. 91 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 136 for Debris Fronstretch. 9th Caution on lap 153 for Debris Turn 2.

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Friends of Jaclyn Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 12 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; S. Creed 1-37; S. Mayer 38-40; T. Gray # 41-50; C. Zilisch # 51-82; C. Kvapil # 83-85; B. Jones 86-90; T. Gray # 91-94; A. Almirola 95-142; N. Sanchez # 143-145; J. Love 146-147; N. Sanchez # 148-156; J. Love 157; N. Sanchez # 158-163.

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, spins into the infield grass after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 54, 41, 10, 48, 26, 88, 44, 70, 1, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 1, 2, 99, 44, 26, 48, 28, 31, 71

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #48 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 at Echo Park Speedway on June 27, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 17
Race Results for the Focused Health 250 – Friday, June 27, 2025
EchoPark Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 251.02 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/28/2025 @ 12:54 AM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 11. Car 48 Nick Sanchez # Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 163 Running

2. 24. Car 1 Carson Kvapil # Registix Chevrolet 163 Running

3. 3. Car 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 163 Running

4. 6. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Blues Hog Chevrolet 163 Running

5. 7. Car 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 163 Running

6. 5. Car 2 Jesse Love Roland Chevrolet 163 Running

7. 10. Car 19 Aric Almirola Young Life Toyota 163 Running

8. 22. Car 10 Daniel Dye # bproauto Chevrolet 163 Running

9. 21. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Big House Construction Ford 163 Running

10. 26. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 163 Running

11. 29. Car 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 163 Running

12. 19. Car 70 Leland Honeyman DPR Construction Chevrolet 163 Running

13. 9. Car 25 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 163 Running

14. 4. Car 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Watts Toyota 163 Running

15. 33. Car 99 Matt DiBenedetto Micromeritics Chevrolet 163 Running

16. 27. Car 27 Jeb Burton AJ Transport Chevrolet 163 Running

17. 32. Car 44 Brennan Poole For Cliff Chevrolet 163 Running

18. 34. Car 35 Joey Gase NFPA Chevrolet 163 Running

19. 17. Car 16 Christian Eckes # Campers Inn RV Mobile Medic Chevrolet 163 Running

20. 37. Car 45 Mason Massey Special Olympics of Georgia Chevrolet 163 Running

21. 28. Car 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 163 Running

22. 15. Car 31 Blaine Perkins WERNER Chevrolet 163 Running

23. 36. Car 14 Garrett Smithley T3 Vodka Chevrolet 163 Running

24. 35. Car 07 Nick Leitz Jim Ellis Chevrolet Chevrolet 163 Running

25. 31. Car 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp. Chevrolet 163 Running

26. 2. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 158 Running

27. 38. Car 53 Mason Maggio ControlAltProtect Ford 153 Running

28. 8. Car 91 CJ McLaughlin Main Street Auto Chevrolet 138 Accident

29. 25. Car 42 Anthony Alfredo Brand South Africa Chevrolet 53 Accident

30. 13. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 46 DVP                                         

31. 16. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 42 Accident

32. 1. Car 00 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Ford 41 Accident

33. 14. Car 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 40 Accident

34. 23. Car 32 Katherine Legge(i) Desnuda Tequilla Chevrolet 40 Accident

35. 20. Car 24 Patrick Staropoli SYFOVRE Toyota 40 Accident

36. 12. Car 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 4 Accident

37. 18. Car 4 Parker Retzlaff QuixRX Chevrolet 3 Accident

38. 30. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 3 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 1, 27, 91 (Unapproved adjustments) and No. 53 (Engine). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 36 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 96.402 MPH. Margin of Victory: .104 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 21 lap 136/31.059. Caution Flags: 9 for 58 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

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