2025 Ag-Pro 300

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

, 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 tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	2	Jesse Love	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	21	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	00	Sheldon Creed	Haas Factory Team	Ford	8
4	16	Christian Eckes '	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	6
6	11	Josh Williams	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	48	Nick Sanchez '	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	25	Harrison Burton	AM Racing	Ford	3
9	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	21	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	2	Jesse Love	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	19	Aric Almirola	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	48	Nick Sanchez '	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	8	Sammy Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	88	Connor Zilisch '	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	18	William Sawalich	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	25	Harrison Burton	AM Racing	Ford	1

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.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	430
2	Toyota	362
3	Ford	351

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.