The 2025 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete.

Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would continue to be an unstoppable force at superspeedways, winning both stages and leading a race-high 146 laps to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his first of the season, and his third consecutive win in the first Atlanta race. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Along with his win, Hill tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart for the most wins on superspeedways in series history with eight.

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Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of where before it was . The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMake00Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet5Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord41Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord42Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord54Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota70Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet71Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet74Carson WareMike Harmon RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet92C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 5:05 PM EST. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate track with superspeedway rules, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time and determine positions 11-38. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will advance to the second round, and whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole and determine the rest of the starting lineup.

Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 31.730, and a speed of .

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)12Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.818174.24131.730174.724221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.884173.88031.793174.378311Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet32.017173.15831.920173.68447Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet32.003173.23431.926173.652541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord32.028173.09931.932173.619654Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota32.045173.00731.955173.494720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota32.027173.10431.960173.46781Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet31.993173.28831.963173.451916Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet31.964173.44532.011173.1901088Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet32.031173.08232.028173.099Eliminated in Round 11118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota32.069172.877——128Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet32.075172.845——1310Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet32.081172.813——1439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord32.088172.775——1548Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet32.141172.490——1619Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota32.160172.388——1700Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord32.187172.243——1842Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.257171.870——1925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord32.274171.779——2027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32.289171.699——2192C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet32.325171.508——2226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota32.405171.085——234Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet32.414171.037——2451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet32.513170.516——2531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32.558170.281——2671Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet32.559170.275——2728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord32.582170.155——285Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet32.619169.962——2970Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet32.636169.874——3099Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet32.734169.365——3144Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet32.758169.241——3291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet32.840168.819——Qualified by owner's points3314Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.893168.546——3407Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.898168.521——3574Carson WareMike Harmon RacingChevrolet32.916168.429——3645Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet33.028167.858——3753Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord33.139167.295——3835Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet33.217166.902——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1022Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord8454Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota751Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4816Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet3925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord21000Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1

Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10241Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord9300Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet752Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6619Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota578Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet4888Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3927Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet21016Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3 Laps: 83 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet163146Running60247Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running4631619Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1631Running394128Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running3751548Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1630Running3262027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running3371310Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running3082970Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet1631Running2991118William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1630Running28101925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1630Running29112451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1630Running26123099Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running2513720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1630Running24141700Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1630Running3215311Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running221612Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16313Running36173144Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running20182671Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1630Running19192531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running18201439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1630Running17213835Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running16223407Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1631Running152381Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running20243314Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1630Running13252192C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet1630Running1226285Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running1127234Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running10283645Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running929916Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1620Accident13303291Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet1620Running7313753Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord1620Running6323574Carson WareMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1610Running5332728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1540Running4341088Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1510Accident11352226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1490Running236541Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1411Accident18371842Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1410Accident138654Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1180Accident8Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 16 1 Austin Hill 84 1 2 Sheldon Creed 83 (–1) 1 3 Jesse Love 78 (–6) 6 4 Justin Allgaier 76 (–8) 2 5 Jeb Burton 66 (–18) 2 6 Harrison Burton 61 (–23) 4 7 Jeremy Clements 55 (–29) 3 8 Sam Mayer 53 (–31) 3 9 Carson Kvapil 53 (–31) 4 10 Matt DiBenedetto 51 (–33) 14 11 Sammy Smith 50 (–34) 9 12 Leland Honeyman 50 (–34)Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 80 1 2 Toyota 65 (–15) 1 3 Ford 61 (–19) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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