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2025 Focused Health 250 (Atlanta)

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2025 Focused Health 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 17 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date June 27–28, 2025
Official name 5th Annual Focused Health 250
Location EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.54 miles (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km)
Scheduled distance 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km)
Average speed 96.402 mph (155.144 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Haas Factory Team
Time 32.107
Most laps led
Driver Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 48
Winner
No. 48 Nick Sanchez Big Machine Racing
Television in the United States
Network The CW
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kyle Busch, and Jamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2025 Focused Health 250 was the 17th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. After a long red flag delay for lightning strikes, the first two stages of the race were held on Friday, June 27, 2025, with the final stage ending on Saturday, June 28. The race was held at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. In a wreck-filled race, Nick Sanchez, driving for Big Machine Racing, would grab the lead on the final restart and held off the rest of the field to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.[9] To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sam Mayer, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

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EchoPark Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

EchoPark Speedway (commonly referred to as Atlanta Motor Speedway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021.[10][11] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make
00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Ford
1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
5 Kris Wright Our Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Nick Leitz SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24 Patrick Staropoli Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
25 Harrison Burton AM Racing Ford
26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford
31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
32 Katherine Legge (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford
42 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
45 Mason Massey Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
53 Mason Maggio Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
70 Leland Honeyman Cope Family Racing Chevrolet
71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
91 C. J. McLaughlin DGM Racing Chevrolet
99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, June 27, at 3:00 PM EST. Since EchoPark Speedway is an intermediate racetrack with superspeedway rules, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.[12]

Due to lightning strikes in the area, only one round of qualifying was contested. Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.107, and a speed of 172.673 mph (277.890 km/h).[13]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Ford 32.107 172.673
2 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.178 172.292
3 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford 32.190 172.227
4 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.218 172.078
5 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.228 172.024
6 88 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.269 171.806
7 54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.270 171.800
8 91 C. J. McLaughlin DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.270 171.800
9 25 Harrison Burton AM Racing Ford 32.303 171.625
10 19 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.310 171.588
11 48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 32.322 171.524
12 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.369 171.275
13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.376 171.238
14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.422 170.995
15 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.429 170.958
16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.447 170.863
17 16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.459 170.800
18 4 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 32.472 170.732
19 70 Leland Honeyman Cope Family Racing Chevrolet 32.479 170.695
20 24 Patrick Staropoli Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.494 170.616
21 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.522 170.469
22 10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.529 170.433
23 32 Katherine Legge (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.532 170.417
24 1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.534 170.406
25 42 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.540 170.375
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 32.585 170.140
27 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.594 170.093
28 71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.595 170.087
29 26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 32.642 169.843
30 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.652 169.791
31 5 Kris Wright Our Motorsports Chevrolet 32.673 169.681
32 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 32.759 169.236
Qualified by owner's points
33 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 32.890 168.562
34 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 32.918 168.418
35 07 Nick Leitz SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.980 168.102
36 14 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.075 167.619
37 45 Mason Massey Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.141 167.285
38 53 Mason Maggio Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford 9
3 10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 7
5 16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 5
7 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 4
8 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 88 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 6
6 26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 4
8 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 3
9 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Fin[14] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 11 48 Nick Sanchez (R) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 163 18 Running 51
2 24 1 Carson Kvapil (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 163 3 Running 46
3 3 41 Sam Mayer Haas Factory Team Ford 163 3 Running 43
4 6 88 Connor Zilisch (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 163 32 Running 38
5 7 54 Taylor Gray (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 14 Running 42
6 5 2 Jesse Love Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 163 3 Running 39
7 10 19 Aric Almirola Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 48 Running 30
8 22 10 Daniel Dye (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 37
9 21 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 163 0 Running 31
10 26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 27
11 29 26 Dean Thompson (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 163 0 Running 37
12 19 70 Leland Honeyman Cope Family Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 28
13 9 25 Harrison Burton AM Racing Ford 163 0 Running 24
14 4 20 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 5 Running 33
15 33 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 163 0 Running 30
16 27 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 21
17 32 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 30
18 34 35 Joey Gase Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 163 0 Running 19
19 17 16 Christian Eckes (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 18
20 37 45 Mason Massey Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 17
21 28 71 Ryan Ellis DGM Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 17
22 15 31 Blaine Perkins Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 17
23 36 14 Garrett Smithley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 14
24 35 07 Nick Leitz SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 163 0 Running 13
25 31 5 Kris Wright Our Motorsports Chevrolet 163 0 Running 12
26 2 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 12
27 38 53 Mason Maggio Joey Gase Motorsports Ford 153 0 Running 10
28 8 91 C. J. McLaughlin DGM Racing Chevrolet 138 0 Accident 9
29 25 42 Anthony Alfredo Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 53 0 Accident 8
30 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 46 0 DVP 7
31 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 42 0 Accident 6
32 1 00 Sheldon Creed Haas Factory Team Ford 41 37 Accident 5
33 14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 Accident 4
34 23 32 Katherine Legge (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 40 0 Accident 0
35 20 24 Patrick Staropoli Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 40 0 Accident 2
36 12 18 William Sawalich (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 0 Accident 1
37 18 4 Parker Retzlaff Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Accident 1
38 30 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "EchoPark Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series EchoPark Speedway Summer Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  9. ^ "Rookie Nick Sanchez scores first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win at EchoPark Speedway". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway to re-profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  11. ^ "Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  12. ^ "NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Practice and Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  13. ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 27, 2025). "Sheldon Creed Earns Pole in Shortened Qualifying at EchoPark Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  14. ^ "2025 Focused Health 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 28, 2025.


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