2025 Food City 300
The 2025 Food City 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 12, and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete.
In an action-packed race, Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take advantage of the lead after a late caution, and led the final 34 laps to earn his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. He would also advance JGR into the next round of the owner's playoffs. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer, both driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.Besides holding racing events, the track has hosted the Battle at Bristol, a college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Tech Hokies on September 10, 2016 and the MLB Speedway Classic, an MLB baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds from August 2-3, 2025.
Entry list
' denotes rookie driver.- '
Practice
For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, September 12, at 2:00 PM EST. Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 15.929, and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 12, at 3:05 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.843, and a speed of.
No drivers would to fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Connor Zilisch ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | Harrison Burton ' | AM Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Sam Mayer ' | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Jesse Love ' | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Aric Almirola ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Carson Kvapil ' ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Taylor Gray ' ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | William Sawalich ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Sam Mayer ' | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Aric Almirola ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Carson Kvapil ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 26 | Dean Thompson ' | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | William Sawalich ' | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Nick Sanchez ' | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 ''Laps: 130''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,053 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 881 | |
| 3 | Ford | 848 |
- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.