The 2025 SciAps 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete.
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would put on a trailblazing performance, winning the pole, the second stage, and led a race-high 277 laps to earn his 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers eligible for the D4C were Austin Hill, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, and Brennan Poole, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Martinsville. Allgaier finished in third and claimed the $100K bonus cash.
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Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race. After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.
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 Alex Labbé 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 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Justin Bonsignore Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24 Corey Heim (i) 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 35 Greg Van Alst 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 Chevrolet 54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Tyler Tomassi MBM Motorsports Ford 70 Thomas Annunziata 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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, April 12, at 11:35 AM EST. Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 15.677, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet15.677122.396254Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.688122.31037Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.695122.255Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 12, at 12:40 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.194, and a speed of .
Tyler Tomassi was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.194126.287288Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet15.272125.64231Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet15.306125.36347Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.369124.849539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord15.401124.589641Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord15.402124.581748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet15.410124.51788Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.417124.46094Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet15.418124.4521025Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord15.428124.3711154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.439124.2831227Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet15.440124.275132Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.456124.1461420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.464124.0821518William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.465124.0741624Corey Heim (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota15.487123.8971726Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota15.490123.8731821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.510123.7141910Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet15.567123.2612028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord15.598123.0162100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord15.606122.9532216Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet15.606122.9532344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet15.606122.9532451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet15.616122.8742599Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet15.691122.2872611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet15.709122.1472719Justin BonsignoreJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.714122.1082831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet15.719122.0692942Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15.781121.5893045Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet15.799121.451315Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet15.864120.9533271Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet15.909120.611Qualified by owner's points3370Thomas AnnunziataCope Family RacingChevrolet15.987120.0233414Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.071119.3953507Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.129118.9663635Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet16.155118.7743791C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet16.831114.0043853Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet––Failed to qualify3966Tyler TomassiMBM MotorsportsFord––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts141Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord10239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord9317Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet048Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet482Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet391Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet21020Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Stage 2 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet938Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet841Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7588Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet662Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4824Corey Heim (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0918William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21041Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 130 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1117Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet300277Running0231Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3000Running44347Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3009Running49488Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet3002Running4851420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3000Running376132Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3000Running397539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord3001Running3981624Corey Heim (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota3000Running092216Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet3000Running28101726Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota3000Running2711641Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord30012Running3712288Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3000Running36131910Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2990Running24142611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet2990Running23152942Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2990Running2216748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet2990Running25172719Justin BonsignoreJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2980Running201894Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2980Running19191154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2980Running18202451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2980Running17211227Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2980Running16222028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord2980Running15232599Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet2980Running14241821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2980Running13253045Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2970Running12261025Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord2960Running11273271Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet2950Running10283370Thomas AnnunziataCope Family RacingChevrolet2940Running9293414Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2940Running8302831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2940Running731315Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet2930Running6323635Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2900Running5333791C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet2890Running4341518William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2110Accident5353507Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1410Power2362344Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet740Accident1372100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord730Accident1383853Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet20Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 395 2 Sam Mayer 312 (–83) 2 3 Jesse Love 286 (–109) 1 4 Austin Hill 280 (–115) 1 5 Connor Zilisch 260 (–135) 2 6 Carson Kvapil 257 (–138) 7 Brandon Jones 253 (–142) 4 8 Sheldon Creed 252 (–143) 9 Ryan Sieg 249 (–146) 1 10 Sammy Smith 241 (–154) 2 11 Daniel Dye 212 (–183) 2 12 Harrison Burton 209 (–186)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 350 2 Toyota 304 (–46) 3 Ford 288 (–62) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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