NASCAR Xfinity results from Circuit of the Americas
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are on the grid for the first round course race of the season in Austin, Texas. Circuit of the Americas is set for the Focused Health 250.
View COTA results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
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Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Connor Zilisch and Ross Chastain set the front row. 65 laps of stock car racing are up next…
COTA Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20 / 65)
Green flag, Zilisch blocks the inside into turn one and he holds the lead off the corner. William Byron takes over 2nd.
Lap 4, Carson Hocevar and Jeb Burton fight for space under braking into the corner. They make contact and Hocevar is hard into the tire barrier. The caution is out!
Green, Chastain and Zilisch run side by side into turn one. Zilisch clears him through the esses to hold the lead.
Lap 7, Nick Sanchez, Carson Kvapil and Sheldon Creed tangle, no caution.
3 to go, Baltazar Leguizamon is stalled and the caution is out. Zilisch pits from the lead but he’s too late.
Penalty: Zilisch will drop to the rear of the field as he hit the pit lane when pit road was closed.
William Byron stays out and wins stage one at COTA!
COTA Results (Stage 1) : 1. William Byron; 2. Ross Chastain; 3. Corey Heim; 4. Sam Mayer; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Austin Hill; 7. Christian Eckes; 8. Sammy Smith; 9. Anthony Alfredo; 10. Alex Labbe;
COTA Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 20 (21-40 / 65)
Byron and others head for the pit lane. Taylor Gray and Jesse Love cycle to the front row.
Green flag on stage two, Gray is clear exiting turn one.
Lap 26, Jesse Love and Taylor Gray run side by side for the lead. Love dives inside into turn one. Love runs Gray wide and Love takes the lead away.
Lap 27, Dean Thompson spins, no caution.
Lap 29, the caution is out for wall damage.
Green, Love spins the tires and Herbst noses ahead into turn one. Riley Herbst to the lead!
Lap 31, Connor Zilisch has climbed from the tail of the field to 10th after the penalty at the end of stage one.
5 to go in stage two, Justin Allgaier picks up damage. He returns to pit lane for a second time with a flat tire.
4 to go, Herbst struggles with the lap car of Allgaier. Ross Chastain has a run into turn one, Chastain to the lead!
2 to go, Chastain, Herbst and others dive for the pit lane.
Harrison Burton stays out to win stage two at COTA!
COTA Results (Stage 2) : 1. Harrison Burton; 2. Daniel Dye; 3. Sammy Smith; 4. Jeb Burton; 5. Ryan Sieg; 6. Brennan Poole; 7. Alex Labbe; 8. Josh Williams; 9. Sage Karam; 10. Kyle Sieg;
COTA Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 25 (41-65 / 65)
Harrison Burton and others head for the pit lane. Carson Kvapil cycles to the race lead with William Byron on his outside.
Green flag on stage three, Kvapil blocks the inside but Zilisch forces his way inside. As they rub doors into turn one, Austin Hill leads off turn one!
20 to go, Zilisch doors Heim for 2nd. Heim is around, no caution. Zilisch picks up right front damage. Zilisch falls to 4th
14 to go, Kvapil takes the lead away from Hill. Zilisch follows him through to take 2nd away, Hill falls to 3rd.
9 to go, Zilisch has a run on Kvapil into turn one. Zilisch dives inside and he clears him. Zilisch to the race lead!
5 to go, Carson Kvapil picks up a flat right front while running 2nd! He heads to the pit lane, no caution.
4 to go, Zilisch leads Byron by 4 seconds.
Connor Zilisch drives away to win at Circuit of the Americas!
COTA Results
March 1, 2025
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Connor Zilisch
2. William Byron
3. Sam Mayer
4. Austin Hill
5. Christian Eckes
6. Jesse Love
7. Taylor Gray
8. Ross Chastain
9. William Sawalich
10. Blaine Perkins
11. Sammy Smith
12. Sheldon Creed
13. Riley Herbst
14. Alex Labbe
15. Josh Williams
16. Ryan Ellis
17. Daniel Dye
18. Dean Thompson
19. Ryan Sieg
20. Brennan Poole
21. Anthony Alfredo
22. Josh Bilicki
23. Carson Kvapil
24. Nick Sanchez
25. Jeb Burton
26. Austin Green
27. Kyle Sieg
28. Jeremy Clements
29. Justin Allgaier
30. Brandon Jones
31. Corey Heim
32. Matt DiBenedetto
33. Kris Wright
34. Sage Karam
35. Harrison Burton
36. Preston Pardus
37. Baltazar Leguizamon
38. Carson Hocevar
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Austin Hill
1 Win
2. Jesse Love
1 Win
3. Connor Zlisch
1 Win
4. Sheldon Creed
+40
5. Sam Mayer
+26
6. Justin Allgaier
+22
7. Sammy Smith
+19
8. Jeb Burton
+17
9. Taylor Gray
+7
10. Christian Eckes
+6
11. Harrison Burton
+5
12. Carson Kvapil
+0
— Playoff Cutline —
13. William Sawalich
-0
14. Ryan Sieg
-0
15. Jeremy Clements
-4
16. Josh Williams
-4
