The 2025 Ag-Pro 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 34rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 113 laps to complete.
In a wild race with a controversial ending, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, was declared the winner after leading when the caution came out on the final lap for a vicious crash from Connor Zilisch. Hill finished slightly ahead of Jeb Burton at the time of caution, with Hill's teammate Jesse Love finishing third and rounding out the podium. With his victory, Hill broke the record for the most superspeedway wins in series history, surpassing Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt. RCR continued to be a dominant force at superspeedways, with both drivers winning both stages, and leading a combined 69 laps of the race.
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Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet5Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet07Patrick EmerlingSS-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 RacingChevrolet24Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota25Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Jake Garcia (i)RSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord41Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord42Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet54Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota66Mason MaggioMBM MotorsportsChevrolet70Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet71Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet87Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Jesse IwujiDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 25, at 4:30 PM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second and final round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Only one round of qualifying was contested due to the threat of incoming rain. Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 52.546, and a speed of .
Three drivers failed to qualify: Garrett Smithley, Austin Green, and Jake Garcia.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.546182.240221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.734181.59137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet52.922180.946453Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet52.938180.891527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet52.940180.884654Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.949180.853711Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet52.973180.771810Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet53.023180.601971Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet53.043180.5331051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53.060180.4751100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord53.066180.4551299Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet53.066180.4551388Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.070180.441148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.102180.3321516Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet53.139180.2071620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.167180.1121719Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.242179.8581818William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.247179.8411942Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet53.257179.807201Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet53.258179.8042170Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet53.266179.7772226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota53.278179.7362348Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet53.300179.662245Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet53.319179.5982535Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet53.325179.5782628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord53.332179.5542732Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.336179.5412807Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet53.348179.5012925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord53.355179.4773024Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota53.366179.4403131Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.407179.3023266Mason MaggioMBM MotorsportsChevrolet53.410179.292Qualified by owner's points334Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet53.411179.2893441Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord53.502178.9843539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord53.534178.8773691Jesse IwujiDGM RacingChevrolet53.540178.8573744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet53.727178.2343845Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet54.898174.433Failed to qualify3914Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet53.520178.9244087Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet53.662178.4504129Jake Garcia (i)RSS RacingFord53.667178.434Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts12Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9300Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord8416Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet7539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord6611Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet5748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet4825Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet21027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1022Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9319Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8448Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet758Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet6688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3918William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21025Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 63
On the final lap, Jesse Love turned race leader Connor Zilisch right before the entrance to turn 3, and NASCAR threw the caution. Austin Hill was barely ahead of Jeb Burton at the time of caution, so Hill was declared the winner. FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11319Running592527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1137Running40312Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11350Running53437Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1131Running3851299Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1130Running3261942Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1131Running3173131Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1130Running3082925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1130Running3391100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1139Running3610810Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1130Running2711654Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1130Running26122807Patrick EmerlingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1131Running25132170Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet1130Running24143441Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1130Running23152348Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1131Running3316971Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1130Running2117201Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1130Running20182226Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1130Running19193744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1130Running18203691Jesse IwujiDGM RacingChevrolet1130Running1721453Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1130Running16223266Mason MaggioMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1130Running15232628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1130Running1424245Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet1130Running13251516Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1132Running19261051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1131Running12271388Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1129Accident15281620Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1128Running929711Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1110Running13303845Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1080Running731148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1071Running12323024Jeffrey EarnhardtSam Hunt RacingToyota1020Accident5331719Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Accident12342732Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1001Accident0352535Greg Van AlstJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet802Accident2363539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord780Accident7371818William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota750Engine338334Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet520Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 449 1 2 Austin Hill 370 (–79) 1 3 Sam Mayer 347 (–102) 4 Jesse Love 340 (–109) 5 Carson Kvapil 306 (–143) 1 6 Connor Zilisch 299 (–150) 1 7 Brandon Jones 293 (–156) 8 Sammy Smith 293 (–156) 2 9 Jeb Burton 291 (–158) 10 Sheldon Creed 290 (–159) 2 11 Ryan Sieg 284 (–165) 12 Harrison Burton 276 (–173)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 430 2 Toyota 362 (–68) 3 Ford 351 (–79) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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