2025 Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250


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

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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.

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.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
141Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord10
220Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
31Carson Kvapil 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet8
48Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
500Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord6
642Anthony AlfredoYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet5
707Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet4
831Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3
988Connor Zilisch 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1

Stage 2 Laps: 25
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
120Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
38Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
400Sheldon CreedHaas Factory TeamFord7
51Carson Kvapil 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet6
631Blaine PerkinsJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet5
788Connor Zilisch 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet4
827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3
970Will RodgersCope Family RacingChevrolet2
1039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 34''