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Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series™, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series™, NASCAR Mexico Series™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series™). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

 

Suarez takes home storybook NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Mexico City

 

Chris Graythen/Getty Images

June 14, 2025

 

By HOLLY CAIN

NASCAR Wire Service

 

MEXICO CITY – In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote NASCAR’s return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suarez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday’s The Chilango 150 – coming from last place on the grid in a back-up car and charging to Victory Lane.

 

After victory spinouts, the 33-year old from Monterrey, Mexico native climbed out of his No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, stood on the car’s roof, pounded his chest and pointed upward to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez grandstands - shouting to the thrilled crowd in his native Spanish and thanking his loyal fans for their support.

 

“It’s everything I was looking for, just a special day,” said an emotional Suarez, the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, who led a race best 19 of the race’s 65 laps and beat Taylor Gray to the checkered flag by .598-second in a back-up car the team re-built after he crashed in the morning qualifying session.

 

“It’s a very special day, very, very special to be here in front of my people, all these people that have supported me for many, many years and known me since my NASCAR Mexico days, now I’m fighting with the big boys,’’ said Suarez, who was forced to use the “international provisional” starting position after his incident in qualifying.

 

And even after diligently working his way through the entire 37-car field, Suarez had to “earn” this win - by every definition. The NASCAR Cup Series full-timer went door-to-door with Gray on a restart with three laps remaining ultimately pulling away – only to have to fend off a fast-approaching Gray again on the final stretch of the very last lap.

 

Suarez first took the lead Saturday in similarly dramatic fashion, prevailing on a three-wide re-start with 19 laps remaining.

 

He emerged out front after going door-to-door-to-door with the race’s early leaders, rookie Connor Zilisch and fellow NASCAR Cup Series regular Ty Gibbs. The polesitter Zilisch, who led 17 laps, wheel-hopped taking the opening corner under those crowded circumstances on the re-start, spun and then hit his JR Motorsports teammate Carson Kvapil as the pile-up behind began.

 

Gibbs, a NASCAR Cup Series regular who led 18 laps, moved forward from the initial contact and then also made contact with Kvapil’s Chevy on the next turn. The ensuing pile-up affected 13 cars in varying degrees.

 

Suarez drove through the melee and you could hear the crowd’s massive cheers over the sounds of the roaring stock cars – the Mexican fans stood on their feet, arms raised, Mexican flags in the air.

 

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill finished third, Kaulig Racing’s Christian Eckes was fourth and Zilisch recovered to finish fifth in another of the day’s more remarkable drives.

 

After that incident with 17 laps remaining, Zilisch fell back to 28th place with damage to the right side of his Chevy, only to move through the field at an amazing pace - up 14 positions in the three laps after the restart. He was 10th place with 10 laps to go and then earned that top-five finishing position.

 

“I’m proud of my team for their effort,’’ said Zilisch, who leaned against his car alone on pit road, obviously disappointed with the outcome after such a strong afternoon.

 

“Obviously the finish isn’t what we wanted. We probably had a better car than fifth place, but we got caught up in an incident on that last restart. Just proud to be able to come here and get a decent finish.

 

“Congrats to Daniel [Suarez], it’s awesome to see him win here in his hometown. That’s super big for him. Really proud of JR Motorsports and we’ll get it next week.

 

As for the incident, Zilisch conceded, “Still don’t know what I really could have done to get the to the front quicker, probably could have been a little cleaner on that last restart and gotten by guys quicker … really proud to finish top-five after day like that.’’

 

William Sawalich, Austin Green, Jeb Burton and his cousin Harrison Burton and Sammy Smith rounded out the top-10.

 

There seven lead changes among six drivers with Kvapil winning the first stage and Smith winning stage two.

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series championship leader Justin Allgaier had to take his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet behind the wall for repairs before the end of the first stage, ultimately settling for a 34th place finish – 15 laps down to the winner. Fortunately for the reigning series champion, he held a 92-point advantage over Hill atop the points standings heading into Mexico City. He now leads the championship by 54 points.

 

The series moves to Pocono (Pa.) Raceway for next Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 (3:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race - The Chilango 150

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Mexico City, Mexico

Saturday, June 14, 2025

 

                1. (39)  Daniel Suarez(i), Chevrolet, 65.

                2. (8)  Taylor Gray #, Toyota, 65.

                3. (7)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 65.

                4. (34)  Christian Eckes #, Chevrolet, 65.

                5. (1)  Connor Zilisch #, Chevrolet, 65.

                6. (11)  William Sawalich #, Toyota, 65.

                7. (14)  Austin Green, Chevrolet, 65.

                8. (18)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 65.

                9. (22)  Harrison Burton, Ford, 65.

                10. (5)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 65.

                11. (13)  Sheldon Creed, Ford, 65.

                12. (26)  Dean Thompson #, Toyota, 65.

                13. (29)  Daniel Dye #, Chevrolet, 65.

                14. (2)  Ty Gibbs(i), Toyota, 65.

                15. (21)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 65.

                16. (17)  Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 65.

                17. (27)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 65.

                18. (10)  Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 65.

                19. (4)  Carson Kvapil #, Chevrolet, 65.

                20. (32)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 65.

                21. (38)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 65.

                22. (23)  Thomas Annunziata, Chevrolet, 65.

                23. (6)  Sam Mayer, Ford, 65.

                24. (28)  Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 65.

                25. (15)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 65.

                26. (37)  Brad Perez, Chevrolet, 65.

                27. (24)  Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 65.

                28. (36)  Kyle Sieg, Ford, 65.

                29. (30)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, 65.

                30. (16)  Andres Perez De Lara(i), Chevrolet, 65.

                31. (9)  Nick Sanchez #, Chevrolet, 64.

                32. (25)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 61.

                33. (20)  Sage Karam, Toyota, Accident, 52.

                34. (12)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 50.

                35. (35)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, Accident, 46.

                36. (19)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 43.

                37. (31)  Ruben Rovelo, Chevrolet, 43.

                38. (33)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Suspension, 40.

                39. (3)  Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, Engine, 36.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  69.278 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 16 Mins, 14 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.598 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  5 for 17 laps.

Lead Changes:  7 among 6 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   T. Gibbs(i) 1-18;C. Kvapil # 19-23;C. Zilisch # 24-38;S. Smith 39-43;T. Gray # 44;C. Zilisch # 45-46;D. Suarez(i) 47-65.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Daniel Suarez(i) 1 time for 19 laps; Ty Gibbs(i) 1 time for 18 laps; Connor Zilisch # 2 times for 17 laps; Carson Kvapil # 1 time for 5 laps; Sammy Smith 1 time for 5 laps; Taylor Gray # 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 1,54,2,21,48,20,53,99,27,07

Stage #2 Top Ten: 8,54,00,20,16,10,26,48,88,19

 

 

 

Justin Allgaier Showcases Dominance in Nashville Victory

 

May 31, 2025

James Gilbert/Getty Images

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

Justin Allgaier joked before the start of Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250 that he needed to win his second NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway so he could earn another guitar trophy and have one for each of his two young daughters.

 

Hours later, his dominant work in the race was indeed sweet music for his title hopes. For the second time in his career, the veteran Allgaier swept both in-race stages and went on to claim victory at the 1.33-mile concrete oval – his third win of the 2025 season.

 

The reigning series champion had to hold off his 18-year-old rookie JR Motorsports teammate, Connor Zilisch in the closing laps, however, before ultimately driving his No. 7 Chevrolet to the win by a slight 1.289-seconds.

 

The two had been separated by less than half a second for much of the closing 20 laps before lapped traffic helped the Allgaier pull away in the longest green flag run – 48 laps. In all he led a race high 101 of the race’s 188-laps.

 

“These guys right here, they deserve this one more than anything,’’ Allgaier, 39, said, shaking hands with his JR Motorsports crew as members came up to congratulate him. “I screwed them over last week [at Charlotte] by making a [wrong] pit call with an equally as good car. But this time it was Chevrolet, which was absolutely unreal. [His wife] Ashley and the kids are here and it’s so cool to get a win here at Nashville. The fans here are incredible. This place is special to me.

 

“I said before the race I really wanted to get a second guitar so both kids would have a guitar. So they can fight over them. I’m really proud of JR Motorsports.”

 

You’d be hard-pressed to tell it was actually Zilisch’s first ever race at the concrete Nashville oval. He earned points in both stages, had good pit stops, and moved up through the field and into the top five by lap 70. He led 18 laps but his run out front was interrupted by a caution with 53 laps remaining. Allgaier took the lead in a three-wide battle up front on the ensuing restart with 48 to go and never looked back.

 

“I thought I might be able to get back by him, but clean air is everything and the first 20 laps of a run if you had clean air you’d prevail on a long run, just keeping your stuff cooler and not having to run as hard,’’ Zilisch said. “Congrats to Justin. He did a really good job executing on that restart. It’s the second week in a row I’ve finished second because of a re-start. It’s frustrating.

 

“I’m really happy with the progress we’re making and being frustrated with second [place] is a good thing,’’ he added with a smile.

 

Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer’s No. 41 Ford finished third, just in front of his teammate Sheldon Creed in the No. 00 Ford and a third JR Motorsports Chevy, driven by last week’s NASCAR Cup Series race winner, Ross Chastain.

 

Aric Almirola, Austin Hill, Jesse Love and rookies Daniel Dye and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top 10.

 

It marks the first win for a full-time Xfinity Series driver in the last three races and extends Allgaier’s points lead over Richard Childress Racing’s Hill to 92 points.

 

The NASCAR Xfinity Series has a rare off-week coming up before returning to competition Saturday, June 14 (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) in the Chilango 150 at Mexico City’s famed Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez.

 

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race - Tennessee Lottery 250

Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville, Tennessee

Saturday, May 31, 2025

 

                1. (4)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 188.

                2. (10)  Connor Zilisch #, Chevrolet, 188.

                3. (3)  Sam Mayer, Ford, 188.

                4. (5)  Sheldon Creed, Ford, 188.

                5. (9)  Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 188.

                6. (8)  Aric Almirola, Toyota, 188.

                7. (2)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 188.

                8. (15)  Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 188.

                9. (19)  Daniel Dye #, Chevrolet, 188.

                10. (6)  Carson Kvapil #, Chevrolet, 188.

                11. (14)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 188.

                12. (21)  Corey Day, Chevrolet, 188.

                13. (17)  Harrison Burton, Ford, 188.

                14. (13)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 188.

                15. (7)  Nick Sanchez #, Chevrolet, 188.

                16. (16)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 188.

                17. (31)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 188.

                18. (26)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 188.

                19. (18)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 188.

                20. (34)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 188.

                21. (30)  Thomas Annunziata, Chevrolet, 187.

                22. (11)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, 187.

                23. (36)  Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 187.

                24. (37)  Logan Bearden, Chevrolet, 187.

                25. (38)  Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 187.

                26. (24)  Taylor Gray #, Toyota, 187.

                27. (28)  Kyle Sieg, Ford, 187.

                28. (33)  Nick Leitz, Chevrolet, 187.

                29. (32)  Mason Maggio, Ford, 187.

                30. (23)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 187.

                31. (27)  Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 187.

                32. (35)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 187.

                33. (22)  Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 186.

                34. (20)  Dean Thompson #, Toyota, 184.

                35. (1)  William Sawalich #, Toyota, Engine, 163.

                36. (12)  Christian Eckes #, Chevrolet, Accident, 98.

                37. (25)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, Accident, 98.

                38. (29)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, Accident, 35.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  111.006 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 15 Mins, 9 Secs. Margin of Victory:  1.289 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  6 for 39 laps.

Lead Changes:  8 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   W. Sawalich # 1-37;J. Allgaier 38;D. Dye # 39-41;J. Clements 42;J. Allgaier 43-94;S. Creed 95-119;C. Zilisch # 120-137;B. Jones 138-140;J. Allgaier 141-188.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Justin Allgaier 3 times for 101 laps; William Sawalich # 1 time for 37 laps; Sheldon Creed 1 time for 25 laps; Connor Zilisch # 1 time for 18 laps; Daniel Dye # 1 time for 3 laps; Brandon Jones 1 time for 3 laps; Jeremy Clements 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 7,51,99,21,10,00,41,1,20,88

Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,00,19,88,9,41,21,1,16,10

 
 

 

  Xfinity series

  2025 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE

 

Date

Race / Track

Saturday, February 15

Daytona

Saturday, February 22

Atlanta

Saturday, March 1

COTA

Saturday, March 8

Phoenix

Saturday, March 15

Las Vegas

Saturday, March 22

Homestead-Miami

Saturday, March 29

Martinsville

Saturday, April 5

Darlington

Saturday, April 12

Bristol

Saturday, April 19

Rockingham

Saturday, April 26

Talladega

Saturday, May 3

Texas

Saturday, May 24

Charlotte

Saturday, May 31

Nashville Superspeedway

Saturday, June 14

Mexico City

Saturday, June 21

Pocono

Friday, June 27

Atlanta

Saturday, July 5

Chicago Street Race

Saturday, July 12

Sonoma

Saturday, July 19

Dover

Saturday, July 26

Indianapolis

Saturday, August 2

Iowa

Saturday, August 9

Watkins Glen

Friday, August 22

Daytona

Saturday, August 30

Portland

Saturday, September 6

World Wide Technology Raceway

Friday, September 12

Bristol

Saturday, September 27

Kansas

Saturday, October 4

Charlotte Roval

Saturday, October 11

Las Vegas

Saturday, October 18

Talladega

Saturday, October 25

Martinsville

Saturday, November 1

Phoenix (Championship)

 
       

 

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