The 2025 Focused Health 250 was the 17th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. After a long red flag delay for lightning strikes, the first two stages of the race were held on Friday, June 27, 2025, with the final stage ending on Saturday, June 28. The race was held at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete.
In a wreck-filled race, Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would grab the lead on the final restart and held off the rest of the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sam Mayer, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
EchoPark Speedway (commonly referred to as 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. (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 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 RacingChevrolet24Patrick StaropoliSam Hunt RacingToyota25Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Katherine Legge (i)Jordan 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 RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 27, at 3:00 PM EST. Since EchoPark Speedway is an intermediate racetrack 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. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
Due to lightning strikes in the area, only one round of qualifying was contested. Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.107, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord32.107172.673221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32.178172.292341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord32.190172.227420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota32.218172.07852Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32.228172.024688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet32.269171.806754Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota32.270171.800891C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet32.270171.800925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord32.303171.6251019Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota32.310171.5881148Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet32.322171.5241218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota32.369171.2751339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord32.376171.238148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet32.422170.9951531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32.429170.958167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet32.447170.8631716Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet32.459170.800184Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet32.472170.7321970Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet32.479170.6952024Patrick StaropoliSam Hunt RacingToyota32.494170.6162128Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord32.522170.4692210Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet32.529170.4332332Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32.532170.417241Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet32.534170.4062542Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.540170.3752651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet32.585170.1402727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32.594170.0932871Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet32.595170.0872926Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota32.642169.8433011Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet32.652169.791315Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet32.673169.6813244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet32.759169.236Qualified by owner's points3399Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet32.890168.5623435Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet32.918168.4183507Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.980168.1023614Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet33.075167.6193745Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet33.141167.2853853Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10241Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord9310Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet8448Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet7516Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet6626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota5744Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet4899Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet3988Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2101Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1022Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet931Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8499Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet7544Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet6626Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota5748Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet4828Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord3931Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet21071Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 83 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11148Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet16318Running512241Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1633Running463341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1633Running434688Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet16332Running385754Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16314Running42652Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1633Running3971019Aric AlmirolaJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16348Running3082210Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running3792128Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1630Running31102651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1630Running27112926Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1630Running37121970Leland HoneymanCope Family RacingChevrolet1630Running2813925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1630Running2414420Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1635Running33153399Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running30162727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running21173244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running30183435Joey GaseJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running19191716Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1630Running18203745Mason MasseyAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1630Running17212871Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1630Running17221531Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1630Running17233614Garrett SmithleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1630Running14243507Nick LeitzSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1630Running1325315Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet1630Running1226221Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1580Running12273853Mason MaggioJoey Gase MotorsportsFord1530Running1028891C. J. McLaughlinDGM RacingChevrolet1380Accident9292542Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet530Accident8301339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord460DVP731167Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet420Accident632100Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord4137Accident533148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet400Accident4342332Katherine Legge (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet400Accident0352024Patrick StaropoliSam Hunt RacingToyota400Accident2361218William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40Accident137184Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet30Accident1383011Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet30Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 624 1 2 Sam Mayer 561 (–63) 1 3 Austin Hill 548 (–76) 4 Jesse Love 541 (–83) 5 Connor Zilisch 526 (–98) 6 Carson Kvapil 488 (–136) 7 Brandon Jones 466 (–158) 4 8 Taylor Gray 453 (–171) 1 9 Jeb Burton 445 (–179) 4 10 Nick Sanchez 436 (–188) 2 11 Sheldon Creed 425 (–199) 2 12 Ryan Sieg 425 (–199)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 665 2 Toyota 560 (–105) 3 Ford 539 (–126) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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