The 2025 Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a permanent road course.
The race, contested over 79 laps, was won by Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, which was his third win of the year, and his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Zilisch fended off a hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, who nearly passed him after the two drivers made contact on the final lap in turn 7. To fill out the podium, William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, finished 3rd, respectively.
Report Background
Sonoma Raceway is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club 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 MotorsportsChevrolet07Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Connor Mosack (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet17Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Riley Herbst (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord26Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Austin J. HillJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord41Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord42Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Brad PerezAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota54Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota70Will RodgersCope Family RacingChevrolet71Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet88Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet99Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 11, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.271, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.27195.17622Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:15.89694.39239Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.13494.097Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 11, at 2:10 PM PST. Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two-group system with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 10. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:15.259, and a speed of .
Austin J. Hill was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.25995.191288Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.50394.884341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1:15.64494.70742Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:15.83994.463518William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:15.88194.41168Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.89094.40071Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.16894.055820Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.19394.024900Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord1:16.20894.006107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.27093.9291154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.28193.9161231Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:16.33993.8451342Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.37293.8041417Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.43293.7301519Riley Herbst (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:16.43993.7221621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:16.50293.6451727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:16.63093.4881811Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1:16.78593.2991925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord1:16.80993.2702007Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:16.89593.1662116Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:17.04692.9832214Connor Mosack (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:17.07592.9482348Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet1:17.13792.8742499Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.19492.8052591Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet1:17.23792.7532653Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota1:17.27092.7142771Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet1:17.31292.663285Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.35592.6122939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:17.36592.6003051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:17.36992.5953110Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:17.39092.5703244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.47892.465Qualified by owner's points3332Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:17.55992.368344Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:17.57492.3513526Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1:17.59192.3303670Will RodgersCope Family RacingChevrolet1:17.69692.2063728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1:18.07391.7603845Brad PerezAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:18.56691.184Failed to qualify3935Austin J. HillJoey Gase MotorsportsChevrolet1:18.67291.062Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts141Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord10220Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota931Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet848Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet7500Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord6642Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet5707Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet4831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3988Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet21039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1
Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet938Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet8400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord751Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6631Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet5788Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet4827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3970Will RodgersCope Family RacingChevrolet21039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 34 Fin.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPoints1288Connor Zilisch (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7946Running46219Shane van Gisbergen (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7924Running03518William Sawalich (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running3442348Nick Sanchez (R)Big Machine RacingChevrolet790Running3351519Riley Herbst (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running06107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet790Running4071154Taylor Gray (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota790Running30871Carson Kvapil (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet790Running43968Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet790Running4310900Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord790Running40113332Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet790Running26121621Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet790Running2513820Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota794Running43142591Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet790Running23151811Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet790Running22163670Will RodgersCope Family RacingChevrolet790Running2317341Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord795Running30183526Dean Thompson (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota790Running19191231Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet790Running26201727Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet790Running20211925Harrison BurtonAM RacingFord790Running16223244Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet790Running15231342Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet790Running19241417Corey DayHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet790Running13253728Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord790Running12262499Matt DiBenedettoViking MotorsportsChevrolet790Running11272771Ryan EllisDGM RacingChevrolet790Running1028344Parker RetzlaffAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet790Running929285Kris WrightOur MotorsportsChevrolet790Running8303051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet780Running7313845Brad PerezAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet780Running6323110Daniel Dye (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet780Running5332214Connor Mosack (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet770Running0342116Christian Eckes (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet760Running3352939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord760Running4362653Sage KaramJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota400Transmission1372007Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet360Suspension53842Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet110Rear Gear1Official race results
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