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Austin Hill breaks record with photo-finish Talladega victory

Logan Riely/Getty Images

April 26, 2025

 

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill prevailed in a three-wide photo finish in the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Saturday afternoon – edging ahead of Jeb Burton and his RCR teammate Jesse Love at the time the field was frozen with an electronic timestamp approaching the checkered flag.

 

The caution flag and checkered flag flew simultaneously after Love’s No. 2 Chevrolet made contact with the rear of then-race leader, JR Motorsports rookie Connor Zilisch’s No. 88 Chevy just after the white flag came out signaling one lap to go. Zilisch’s car spun down into the track apron hitting the wall hard leaving Hill, Burton and Love to sort out the trophy.

 

It marks the ninth superspeedway victory for Hill, making the 30-year-old Georgia-native the NASCAR Xfinity Series all-time winningest driver on drafting style tracks such as Talladega, Daytona and Atlanta - breaking a tie with a pair of NASCAR Hall of Famers, Tony Stewart and the late Dale Earnhardt.

 

“Man, we really had to work for that one,’’ said Hill, who now has a series-best three victories this year and 13 in his career. “It just seemed like our car was really good. Everyone at RCR and RCR engines are bad to the bone, like always. We had to work. I thought the 2 (Love) was really good and when we got the push from the 2 going into [turn] one, he got inside of me and I thought that was a bad mistake and I should have covered it. So I thought we were done. But I just locked in and kept pushing the heck out of the 2-car.

 

“I knew it was either me or the 27 [Burton],’’ he said of the photo finish. “Man, to win them - any way you win them is always great - and finally to conquer Talladega, that’s something I’ve really wanted to do for a long time.

 

“We’ve won at all these other superspeedways and to finally get it done at all the different superspeedways we go to, it just shows the 21 team can win at any of them and we’re really good at this style of racing.’’

 

It was especially tough outcome for Burton, who has two previous wins in this 2.66-mile high-banked Talladega track – NASCAR largest - and still felt after the race that his No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet was leading the field at the time of caution - although ultimately video did confirm Hill’s win.

 

“I felt like we did everything we could today, so just frustrated,’’ said an emotional Burton, “Every angle I see, we won the race.

 

“Just appreciate my guys,’’ he continued. “We do a lot with a little team. We don’t have a lot of chances to win, you know. That’s what’s frustrating.’’

 

The defending race winner Love, who was scored third, led a race best 50 of the 113 laps on the day, but conceded the last lap was a typical superspeedway all-out rush to the checkered flag.

 

“I’m pretty sure I wrecked my best friend, I’m going to owe him an apology,’’ Love told the Motor Racing Network of contact with Zilisch, who was checked out in the infield care center and released post-race.

 

“I just got really good pushes there at the end and I was able to lift enough off of [turn] two to get really good pushes. I kind of thought we’d made our bed and were not in position to win, but I was able to get Austin [Hill] connected to me and he was able to give me a push down the backstretch and get rolling again.”

 

Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier, finished fourth followed by Viking Motorsports’ Matt DiBenedetto. Anthony Alfredo, Blaine Perkins, Harrison Burton, Sheldon Creed and rookie Daniel Dye rounded out the top 10. Zilisch, who led nine laps, was credited with 27th place.

 

Of note, Katherine Legge became the fourth woman in history to lead a NASCAR Xfinity Series race – and the second at Talladega. The sports car and IndyCar veteran led lap 75 in the No. 32 Jordan Anderson Motorsport Chevrolet, equaling Danica Patrick’s one-lap out front at Talladega in 2012.

 

Legge looked to be turning in a solid Talladega debut – her second NASCAR Xfinity Series start this season – and was running 15th on lap 100 when she was collected in an accident triggered by NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola, who later apologized, saying miscommunication with his spotter led to the high-speed miscue.

 

Allgaier’s runner-up showing was enough for him to maintain a 79-point advantage over Hill atop the standings.

 

The NASCAR Xfinity Series moves to the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway for next Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 (2 p.m. ET, The CW Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer is the defending race winner.

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race - Ag-Pro 300

Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega, Alabama

Saturday, April 26, 2025

 

                  1. (2)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 113.

                  2. (5)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 113.

                  3. (1)  Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 113.

                  4. (3)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 113.

                  5. (12)  Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 113.

                  6. (19)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 113.

                  7. (31)  Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, 113.

                  8. (29)  Harrison Burton, Ford, 113.

                  9. (11)  Sheldon Creed, Ford, 113.

                  10. (8)  Daniel Dye #, Chevrolet, 113.

                  11. (6)  Taylor Gray #, Toyota, 113.

                  12. (28)  Patrick Emerling, Chevrolet, 113.

                  13. (21)  Leland Honeyman, Chevrolet, 113.

                  14. (34)  Sam Mayer, Ford, 113.

                  15. (23)  Nick Sanchez #, Chevrolet, 113.

                  16. (9)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 113.

                  17. (20)  Carson Kvapil #, Chevrolet, 113.

                  18. (22)  Dean Thompson #, Toyota, 113.

                  19. (37)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 113.

                  20. (36)  Jesse Iwuji, Chevrolet, 113.

                  21. (4)  Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 113.

                  22. (32)  Mason Maggio, Chevrolet, 113.

                  23. (26)  Kyle Sieg, Ford, 113.

                  24. (24)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 113.

                  25. (15)  Christian Eckes #, Chevrolet, 113.

                  26. (10)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 113.

                  27. (13)  Connor Zilisch #, Chevrolet, Accident, 112.

                  28. (16)  Brandon Jones, Toyota, 112.

                  29. (7)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 111.

                  30. (38)  Caesar Bacarella, Chevrolet, 108.

                  31. (14)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 107.

                  32. (30)  Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, Accident, 102.

                  33. (17)  Aric Almirola, Toyota, Accident, 100.

                  34. (27)  Katherine Legge(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 100.

                  35. (25)  Greg Van Alst, Chevrolet, Accident, 80.

                  36. (35)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, Accident, 78.

                  37. (18)  William Sawalich #, Toyota, Engine, 75.

                  38. (33)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, Accident, 52.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  138.18 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 10 Mins, 31 Secs. Margin of Victory:  Under Caution Seconds.

Caution Flags:  5 for 23 laps.

Lead Changes:  26 among 15 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   J. Love 1-27;P. Emerling 28;J. Love 29-31;C. Eckes # 32;J. Love 33-34;S. Smith 35;J. Love 36;C. Eckes # 37;J. Burton 38-43;A. Hill 44-52;A. Alfredo 53;J. Love 54-68;B. Jones 69-73;J. Clements 74;K. Legge(i) 75;G. Van Alst 76-77;B. Jones 78;S. Creed 79-87;B. Jones 88-89;J. Love 90-91;C. Zilisch # 92-97;A. Hill 98-107;N. Sanchez # 108;C. Zilisch # 109-110;J. Allgaier 111;C. Zilisch # 112;J. Burton 113.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Jesse Love 6 times for 50 laps; Austin Hill 2 times for 19 laps; Connor Zilisch # 3 times for 9 laps; Sheldon Creed 1 time for 9 laps; Brandon Jones 3 times for 8 laps; Jeb Burton 2 times for 7 laps; Christian Eckes # 2 times for 2 laps; Greg Van Alst 1 time for 2 laps; Anthony Alfredo 1 time for 1 lap; Nick Sanchez # 1 time for 1 lap; Jeremy Clements 1 time for 1 lap; Justin Allgaier 1 time for 1 lap; Sammy Smith 1 time for 1 lap; Patrick Emerling 1 time for 1 lap; Katherine Legge(i) 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 2,21,00,16,39,11,48,25,7,27

Stage #2 Top Ten: 21,2,19,48,8,88,27,7,18,25

 

 
 

 

  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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