2025 SciAps 300


The 2025 SciAps 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete.
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would put on a trailblazing performance, winning the pole, the second stage, and led a race-high 277 laps to earn his 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers eligible for the D4C were Austin Hill, Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, and Brennan Poole, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Martinsville. Allgaier finished in third and claimed the $100K bonus cash.

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Background

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. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race. After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.

Entry list

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

Practice

For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, April 12, at 11:35 AM EST. Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 15.677, and a speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 12, at 12:40 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system 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.
Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.194, and a speed of.
Tyler Tomassi was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
141Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord10
239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord9
317Kyle Larson 'Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0
48Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
688Connor Zilisch 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet5
748Nick Sanchez 'Big Machine RacingChevrolet4
82Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
91Carson Kvapil 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1020Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 85
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
117Kyle Larson 'Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
38Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
41Carson Kvapil 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet7
588Connor Zilisch 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet6
62Jesse LoveRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
720Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
824Corey Heim 'Sam Hunt RacingToyota0
918William Sawalich Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1041Sam MayerHaas Factory TeamFord1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 130''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet350
2Toyota304
3Ford288

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