2025 Focused Health 250 (Atlanta)

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2025 Focused Health 250
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Race 17 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Atlanta Motor Speedway 2024.svg
Date June 27–28, 2025
Official name 5th Annual Focused Health 250
Location EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.54 miles (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km)
Scheduled distance 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km)
Average speed 96.402 mph (155.144 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Haas Factory Team
Time 32.107
Most laps led
Driver Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 48
Winner
No. 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing
Television in the United States
Network The CW
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kyle Busch, and Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2025 Focused Health 250 was the 17th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. After a long red flag delay for lightning strikes, the first two stages of the race were held on Friday, June 27, 2025, with the final stage ending on Saturday, June 28. The race was held at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. In a wreck-filled race, Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would grab the lead on the final restart and held off the rest of the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. [9] To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sam Mayer, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Report

Background

EchoPark Speedway, the track where the race will be held. Atlanta Motor Speedway aerial 2006.jpg
EchoPark Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

EchoPark Speedway (commonly referred to as Atlanta Motor Speedway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. [10] [11] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake
00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Ford
1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
5 Kris Wright Our Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Nick Leitz SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24 Patrick Staropoli Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
25 Harrison Burton 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 Katherine Legge (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford
42 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
45 Mason Massey Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
53 Mason Maggio Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
70 Leland Honeyman Cope Family Racing Chevrolet
71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
91 C. J. McLaughlin DGM Racing Chevrolet
99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 27, at 3:00 PM EST. Since EchoPark Speedway is an intermediate racetrack with superspeedway rules, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole. [12]

Due to lightning strikes in the area, only one round of qualifying was contested. Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.107, and a speed of 172.673 mph (277.890 km/h). [13]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
100 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Ford 32.107172.673
221 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.178172.292
341 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford 32.190172.227
420 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.218172.078
52 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.228172.024
688 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.269171.806
754 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.270171.800
891 C. J. McLaughlin DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.270171.800
925 Harrison Burton AM Racing Ford 32.303171.625
1019 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.310171.588
1148 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 32.322171.524
1218 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.369171.275
1339 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.376171.238
148 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.422170.995
1531 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.429170.958
167 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.447170.863
1716 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.459170.800
184 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 32.472170.732
1970 Leland Honeyman Cope Family Racing Chevrolet 32.479170.695
2024 Patrick Staropoli Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.494170.616
2128 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.522170.469
2210 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.529170.433
2332 Katherine Legge (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.532170.417
241 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.534170.406
2542 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.540170.375
2651 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 32.585170.140
2727 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.594170.093
2871 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.595170.087
2926 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.642169.843
3011 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.652169.791
315 Kris Wright Our Motorsports Chevrolet 32.673169.681
3244 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 32.759169.236
Qualified by owner's points
3399 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 32.890168.562
3435 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 32.918168.418
3507 Nick Leitz SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.980168.102
3614 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.075167.619
3745 Mason Massey Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.141167.285
3853 Mason Maggio Joey Gase Motorsports Ford ––
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 40

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
241Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord9
310Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet8
448Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet7
516Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet6
626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota5
744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet4
899Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet3
988Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2
101Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 2Laps: 40

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
22Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
31Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8
499Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet7
544Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet6
626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota5
748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet4
828Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord3
931Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2
1071Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 83

Fin [14] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11148Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet16318Running51
2241Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1633Running46
3341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1633Running43
4688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet16332Running38
5754Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16314Running42
652Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1633Running39
71019Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16348Running30
82210Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running37
92128Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1630Running31
102651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1630Running27
112926Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1630Running37
121970Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet1630Running28
13925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1630Running24
14420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1635Running33
153399Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running30
162727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running21
173244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running30
183435Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running19
191716Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running18
203745Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running17
212871Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1630Running17
221531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running17
233614Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1630Running14
243507Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1630Running13
25315Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running12
26221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1580Running12
273853Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord1530Running10
28891C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet1380Accident9
292542Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet530Accident8
301339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord460DVP7
31167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet420Accident6
32100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord4137Accident5
33148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet400Accident4
342332Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet400Accident0
352024Patrick StaropoliSam Hunt RacingToyota400Accident2
361218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40Accident1
37184Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet30Accident1
383011Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet30Accident1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "EchoPark Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series EchoPark Speedway Summer Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Rookie Nick Sanchez scores first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win at EchoPark Speedway". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta Motor Speedway to re-profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  11. ↑ "Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  12. ↑ "NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Practice and Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (June 27, 2025). "Sheldon Creed Earns Pole in Shortened Qualifying at EchoPark Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2025 Focused Health 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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