The 2025 Food City 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 12, and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete.
In an action-packed race, Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take advantage of the lead after a late caution, and led the final 34 laps to earn his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. He would also advance JGR into the next round of the owner's playoffs. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer, both driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
The 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. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Besides holding racing events, the track has hosted the Battle at Bristol, a college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies on September 10, 2016 and the MLB Speedway Classic, an MLB baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds from August 2-3, 2025. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner's playoff car. #DriverTeamMake00Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord1Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet07Carson WareSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Brenden Queen (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet14Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet17Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Brandon Jones (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet24Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota25Harrison Burton (P)AM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Stefan Parsons (i)Joey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord41Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord42Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Josh WilliamsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet54Taylor Gray (P) (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota70Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet71Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 12, at 2:00 PM EST. Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 15.929, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord15.929120.460226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota16.043119.604317Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.054119.522Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 12, at 3:05 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying procedure 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.
Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.843, and a speed of .
No drivers would to fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet15.843121.113241Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord15.937120.399319Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.947120.324488Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet15.952120.286554Taylor Gray (P) (R) Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.976120.105618William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16.022119.760725Harrison Burton (P)AM RacingFord16.023119.753839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord16.047119.57492Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet16.049119.5591000Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord16.057119.499111Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet16.073119.3801216Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet16.083119.3061335Stefan Parsons (i)Joey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet16.107119.128148Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet16.129118.966154Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.152118.7961626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota16.163118.7161717Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.167118.6861844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.168118.6791927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16.209118.3792048Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet16.211118.3642121Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet16.212118.3572220Brandon Jones (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16.215118.3352370Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet16.226118.2552424Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota16.229118.2332599Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet16.261118.0002651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet16.273117.9132742Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet16.305117.6822811Brenden Queen (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet16.309117.6532971Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet16.351117.3513028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord16.412116.9143110Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet16.434116.7583291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet16.544115.982Qualified by owner's points3345Josh WilliamsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet16.579115.7373414Logan BeardenSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.659115.1813507Carson WareSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.736114.6513653Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet16.738114.6373732Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16.750114.5553831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10288Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9325Harrison Burton (P)AM RacingFord8441Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord752Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet6619Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord481Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3954Taylor Gray (P) (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21018William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts188Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10241Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord937Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8419Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota751Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota5754Taylor Gray (P) (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota4818William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3944Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet21048Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 130 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1319Aric Almirola (OP)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30034Running5221000Sheldon Creed (P)Haas Factory TeamFord3000Running353241Sam Mayer (P)Haas Factory TeamFord30068Running504111Carson Kvapil (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3000Running425488Connor Zilisch (P) (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30098Running52617Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30095Running497725Harrison Burton (P)AM RacingFord3004Running3881216Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet3000Running2992651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3000Running28101844Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet3000Running29112220Brandon Jones (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3000Running26121626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota3000Running30132048Nick Sanchez (P) (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet3000Running2514554Taylor Gray (P) (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3000Running2915618William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3000Running2616154Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet3000Running21171717Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3000Running20181927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3000Running19192121Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3000Running18202811Brenden Queen (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet3000Running0213028Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord3000Running16222742Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3000Running1523839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2990Running18242599Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet2990Running132592Jesse Love (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2991Running18263110Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2990Running11272424Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota2990Running10283345Josh WilliamsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet2980Running9293291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet2960Running8303414Logan BeardenSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2960Running7313732Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2950Running6322370Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet2940Running5333507Carson WareSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2880Running4343831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2870Running3353653Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet2680Axle2361335Stefan Parsons (i)Joey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet810Accident037148Sammy Smith (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet560Engine1382971Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet550Oil Cooler1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Connor Zilisch 2,116 2 Justin Allgaier 2,084 (–32) 3 Sam Mayer 2,066 (–50) 4 4 Carson Kvapil 2,047 (–69) 6 5 Harrison Burton 2,040 (–76) 1 6 Brandon Jones 2,039 (–77) 3 7 Sheldon Creed 2,038 (–78) 1 8 Taylor Gray 2,034 (–82) 2 9 Nick Sanchez 2,031 (–85) 6 10 Jesse Love 2,031 (–85) 1 11 Austin Hill 2,018 (–98) 6 12 Sammy Smith 2,010 (–106)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,053 2 Toyota 881 (–172) 3 Ford 848 (–205) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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