2025 US Marine Corps 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | March 30, 2025 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.526 miles (0.847 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 250 laps, 131 mi (211 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 19.888 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 100 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 US Marine Corps 250 was the 7th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 30, 2025, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent asphalt paper-clip shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 250 laps, but was increased to 256 laps due to an overtime finish.
This was also the second race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers eligible for the D4C were Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Austin Hill, and Sheldon Creed, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Homestead.
Report
[edit]Background
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Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]For practice, drivers would be separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions will be 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, March 28, at 4:30 PM EST.[7] Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 20.557, and a speed of 92.115 mph (148.245 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.557 | 92.115 |
| 2 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 20.578 | 92.021 |
| 3 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.605 | 91.900 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, March 28, at 5:35 PM EST.[7] Since Martinsville 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.[8]
Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.888, and a speed of 95.213 mph (153.230 km/h).[9]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Dawson Cram and Tyler Tomassi.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 136
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 256 | 1 | Running | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Martinsville Speedway Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 28, 2025). "Connor Zilisch Beats Teammate Carson Kvapil for Martinsville Pole". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.