2025 Blue Cross NC 250

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2025 Blue Cross NC 250
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Race 29 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval 2024.svg
DateOctober 4, 2025
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.320 miles (3.734 km)
Distance 68 laps, 155.04 mi (249.51 km)
Scheduled distance 67 laps, 152.76 mi (245.84 km)
Average speed 72.628 mph (116.883 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 JR Motorsports
Time 1:25.054
Most laps led
Driver Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports
Laps 61
Winner
No. 88 Connor Zilisch JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network CW
Announcers Adam Alexander, Parker Kligerman, and Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2025 Blue Cross NC 250 was the 29th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the third and final race of the Round of 12, and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval layout in Concord, North Carolina, a 2.320 miles (3.734 km) permanent road course. The race was contested over 68 laps, extended from 67 laps due to a green-white-checkered finish. In a wild race, Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would continue his road course prowess, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 61 laps from the pole position to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his 10th of the season. [10] To fill out the podium, Austin Green, driving for Jordan Anderson Racing, would finish a career-best 2nd place, and Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Contents

Following the race, Taylor Gray, Nick Sanchez, Austin Hill, and Harrison Burton were eliminated from playoff contention. Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, Smith, Carson Kvapil, and Sheldon Creed would advance into the Round of 8. [11]

Report

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held. 2024 Coca-Cola 600 third stage from frontstretch.jpeg
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.

If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.

On May 26, 2024, it was announced that the Charlotte Roval would get a redesign, featuring an updated infield road course which includes an extension of the straightaway after turn 5, a new turn 6, and a sharper hairpin for turn 7, in addition the apex for turn 16 on the final chicane was made tighter. [12]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMake
00 Sheldon Creed (P) Haas Factory Team Ford
1 Carson Kvapil (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Jesse Love (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
07 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Connor Mosack (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Brandon Jones (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24 Kaz Grala (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
25 Harrison Burton (P) AM Racing Ford
26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford
31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
32 Andrew Patterson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
35 Austin J. Hill Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
41 Sam Mayer (P) Haas Factory Team Ford
42 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
45 Josh Williams Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
48 Nick Sanchez (P) (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
53 Sage Karam Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota
54 Taylor Gray (P) (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
70 Thomas Annunziata Cope Family Racing Chevrolet
71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet
87 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Leland Honeyman DGM Racing Chevrolet
99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 4, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [13] Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:25.573, and a speed of 95.918 mph (154.365 km/h). [14]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
188 Connor Zilisch (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.57395.918
21 Carson Kvapil (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.06495.371
39 Connor Mosack (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.07595.359
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 4, at 12:40 PM EST. Since the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval layout is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two-group system, with one round. Drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver would have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole. [13]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 13. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:25.054, and a speed of 96.503 mph (155.307 km/h). JRM became the first team in series history to sweep the first five positions in qualifying. [15]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Garrett Smithley, Thomas Annunziata, Austin J. Hill, and Andrew Patterson.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
188 Connor Zilisch (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.05496.503
27 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.51495.984
39 Connor Mosack (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.79795.668
48 Sammy Smith (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.97395.472
51 Carson Kvapil (P) (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.04795.390
617 Corey Day Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.26095.154
741 Sam Mayer (P) Haas Factory Team Ford 1:26.37595.027
82 Jesse Love (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:26.39095.011
924 Kaz Grala (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:26.41294.987
1087 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:26.47294.921
1119 Aric Almirola (OP) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:26.51694.873
1244 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:26.53394.854
1300 Sheldon Creed (P) Haas Factory Team Ford 1:26.56594.819
1448 Nick Sanchez (P) (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:26.59094.792
1518 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:26.60894.772
1621 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:26.65794.718
1754 Taylor Gray (P) (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:26.65994.716
1816 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:26.66394.712
1950 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 1:26.73594.633
2099 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.78994.574
2107 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:26.84294.516
2239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:26.92094.432
2320 Brandon Jones (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:27.05294.288
2491 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:27.05894.282
2553 Sage Karam Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:27.08494.254
264 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:27.10594.231
2711 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:27.11394.222
2825 Harrison Burton (P) AM Racing Ford 1:27.15794.175
2971 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:27.32393.996
3027 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:27.37293.943
3192 Leland Honeyman DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:27.50693.799
3245 Josh Williams Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:27.51793.787
Qualified by owner's points
3326 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:27.56293.739
3442 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1:27.64593.651
3531 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:27.66393.631
3651 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:28.14393.121
3728 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:28.51392.732
3810 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:29.00292.223
Failed to qualify
3914 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:27.99493.279
4070 Thomas Annunziata Cope Family Racing Chevrolet 1:28.23893.021
4135 Austin J. Hill Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.57492.668
4232 Andrew Patterson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:29.58491.624
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
188Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10
22Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9
37Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8
48Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7
51Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6
621Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5
748Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet4
819Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3
900Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord2
109Connor Mosack (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0

Stage 2Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
12Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10
28Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9
321Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8
400Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord7
51Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6
641Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord5
707Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet4
891Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet3
953Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota2
1088Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 28

Fin [16] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1188Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6861Running52
21087Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet680Running35
348Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet680Running50
4924Kaz Grala (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota680Running0
539Connor Mosack (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet681Running0
63027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet680Running31
71518William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota680Running30
827Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet680Running37
91448Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet681Running32
101816Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet680Running27
111300Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord680Running35
1282Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet684Running44
131754Taylor Gray (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota680Running24
141119Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota680Running26
1551Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet680Running34
16264Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet680Running21
172711Daniel Hemric (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet680Running0
182320Brandon Jones (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota680Running19
19741Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord680Running23
202239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord680Running17
212491Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet680Running19
22617Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet680Running15
233442Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet680Running14
242971Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet680Running13
252553Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota680Running14
263192Leland HoneymanDGM RacingChevrolet680Running11
273651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet680Running10
281621Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet681Running22
293531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet680Running8
302107Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet670Running11
311244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet670Running6
322099Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet670Running5
333728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord670Running4
342825Harrison Burton (P)AM RacingFord640Running3
353326Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota620Running2
363810Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet440Transmission1
373245Josh WilliamsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet200Fuel Pump1
381950Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet70Transmission1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Connor Zilisch cruises to 10th victory of 2025 Xfinity season at Charlotte Road Course". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2025). "Sammy Smith mounts Roval rally to Round of 8 on 'Hail Mary' call; Gray ousted by one point". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY TO RECONFIGURE ROVAL™ AHEAD OF BANK OF AMERICA ROVAL™ 400". May 26, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice and Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (October 4, 2025). "Practice Results: 2025 NXS Blue Cross NC at Charlotte's ROVAL". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (October 4, 2025). "Connor Zilisch Wins ROVAL Pole; Leads Historic JRM Top-Five Sweep". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2025 Blue Cross NC 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
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