Brandon Jones snaps 98-race winless streak with Darlington victory: After diligently working through a 98-race winless streak over the last three NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones reminded his competitors — and his fans — Saturday that he’s still a race winner and a title contender.(Read more)(NASCAR)

Snapping a 98-race winless streak, dating back nearly three calendar years, #20-Brandon Jones won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. Darlington becomes the second track on the circuit that Jones has multiple wins at (Kansas).
Running his lone Xfinity race of the season, #17-Chase Elliott placed second, rebounding from early-race woes. Stage 2 winner #7-Justin Allgaier led a race-high 56 laps and finished third. #9-Ross Chastain and #1-Carson Kvapil rounded out the top five.
#88-Connor Zilisch, #16-Christian Eckes, #48-Nick Sanchez, #8-Sammy Smith and #00-Sheldon Creed completed the top 10 positions.
#25-Harrison Burton tallied the fourth-most points during the race, including a victory in Stage 1.
There were 14 lead changes among nine drivers and six cautions for 36 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 104.812 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points, Owner Points, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Darlington Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Darlington:
Brandon Jones won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200, his sixth victory in 310 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
Chase Elliott(i) (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Darlington Raceway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2025.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 20 races at Darlington Raceway.
Carson Kvapil (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 71 points over Sam Mayer.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Darlington (Race 8 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 2 wins (14 playoff points)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 2 wins (13 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
3)#88-Connor Zilisch 1 win (7 playoff points)
4)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (5 playoff points)
5)#20-Brandon Jones 1 win (5 playoff points)
6)#41-Sam Mayer 275, +87
7)#00-Sheldon Creed 251, +63
8)#1-Carson Kvapil 213, +25
9)#39-Ryan Sieg 210, +22
10)25-Harrison Burton 198, +10
11)#8-Sammy Smith 193, +5
12)#27-Jeb Burton 191, +3
Currently below elimination line
13)#10-Daniel Dye 188, -3
14)#48-Nick Sanchez 177, -14
15)#16-Christian Eckes 176, -15
16)#54-Taylor Gray 171, -20
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates
Lap 147: #20-Jones wins at Darlington for the second time. #17-Elliott, #7-Allgaier, #9-Chastain, #1-Kvapil, #88-Zilisch, #16-Eckes, #48-Sanchez, #8-Smith and #00-Creed complete the top 10.
Lap 139: #20-Jones has grown his lead to 1.1 seconds over #17-Elliott.
Lap 135: Big stackup on the restart. #20-Jones takes the lead from #27-Burton. #17-Elliott and #7-Allgaier are closing in for second spot.
Lap 131: #20-Jones wins the race off pit road, followed by #17-Elliott and #7-Allgaier. #9-Chastain drops five spots to sixth. #44-Poole, #27-Burton, #91-Bilicki and #28-Sieg stayed out.
Lap 128: #70-Honeyman gets into the rear of #25-Burton and comes up in front of #11-Williams. #42-Alfredo also got caught up in the mix and looped around.
Lap 126: #9-Chastain takes the lead from #20-Jones off Turn 4 coming to 20 laps remaining.
Lap 124: #9-Chastain forces his way to the inside of #19-Bell entering Turn 1 and Bell hits the wall and has a left-front tire rub.
Lap 123: #20-Jones holds on to the lead on the restart, clearing #19-Bell. #9-Chastain keeps third position.
Lap 117: #20-Jones takes the lead on the restart with #25-Burton getting put in the middle of three wide. #14-Smithley gets turned by #71-Ellis entering Turn 3.
Lap 114: #25-Burton takes two tires and is the new race leader. #20-Jones is the first car with four fresh tires. #7-Allgaier had a 19-second pit stop with a crew member falling in front of the car and drops to 15th.
Lap 111: Contact with #10-Dye turns #54-Gray down the frontstretch and makes contact with the inside wall on the left side.
Lap 106: #41-Mayer made contact with the wall and has a right-rear fender rub.
Lap 104: #17-Elliott has driven from the rear of the field to fifth.
Lap 99: #9-Chastain takes the lead for the first time from #7-Allgaier through Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 98: #7-Allgaier launched ahead again on the restart, with #9-Chastian following through in second position. #19-Bell gets ahead of #16-Eckes for third.
Lap 90: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 2, his third stage victory of the season. #16-Eckes, #9-Chastain, #20-Jones, #25-Burton, #1-Kvapil, #19-Bell, #17-Elliott, #2-Love, #00-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 79: #16-Eckes takes second spot from #9-Chastain, more than four seconds behind race leader #7-Allgaier.
Lap 75: #7-Allgaier has stretched the lead to 2.5 seconds over #9-Chastain. #16-Eckes and #20-Jones are battling for third position.
Lap 62: #27-Burton pits with a flat right-front tire after the contact with #17-Elliott.
Lap 61: #17-Elliott has cracked the top 20 and settles in 18th after the extended stop at the stage break. Elliott and #27-Burton make contact on the exit of Turn 4.
Lap 56: #16-Eckes has moved up to second position, passing #25-Burton who got loose trying to pass #7-Allgaier for the lead.
Lap 54: #7-Allgaier gets another stellar launch and takes the lead from #20-Jones on the restart. #25-Burton files in third with #16-Eckes and #9-Chastain rounding out the top five.
Lap 49: #20-Jones gains five spots and is the first car off pit road. #7-Allgaier is second. #17-Elliott had a long pit stop to repair damage to the right front and is 35th.
Lap 46: #41-Mayer pits for a flat tire and will need to restart Stage 2 at the tail of the field.
Lap 45: #25-Burton wins Stage 1, his second stage victory of the season. #7-Allgaier, #44-Poole, #28-Sieg, #42-Alfredo, #20-Jones, #16-Eckes, #91-Bilicki, #9-Chastain and #00-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 44: #41-Mayer got into the wall through Turns 3 and 4 and cut a tire.
Lap 39: #25-Burton takes the lead from #7-Allgaier. #28-Sieg has drove to third with #44-Poole up to fifth on fresh tires.
Lap 35: #25-Burton has moved up to fifth position, 2.75 seconds behind race leader #7-Allgaier with 10 laps remaining in the stage.
Lap 32: #25-Burton has already cracked the top 10 after restarting 28th on newer tires. #28-Sieg is following through the traffic.
Lap 28: #7-Allgaier launched out of the restart zone ahead of #19-Bell and pulls out to a half-second lead in the first lap of firing off the restart.
Lap 26: Not many drivers are pitting, though #25-Burton leads the way from the middle of the pack. #44-Poole, #42-Alfredo, #28-Sieg, #91-Bilicki, #45-Massey, #07-Leitz, #53-Maggio, and #35-Van Alst all stop for fresh tires and adjustments.
Lap 25: #11-Williams pits to repair his bumper cover that had been knocked loose.
Lap 23: #5-Wright has made contact with the wall and brings out the first caution. #21-Hill made his way up to 20th position in the opening run of the race.
Lap 22: #7-Allgaier passes both #41-Mayer and #20-Jones to take second position.
Lap 21: Both #41-Mayer and #7-Allgaier are closing in on the front two JGR cars of #19-Bell and #20-Jones. The top four cars are within three-quarters of a second.
Lap 19: After a few laps of working to get around #1-Kvapil, #00-Creed moves into ninth position. #48-Sanchez has joined the battle.
Lap 10: #54-Gray has been passed by #41-Mayer and #7-Allgaier in the last couple of laps, dropping to fifth.
Lap 6: #27-Burton pinches his cousin #25-Burton into the wall through Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 5: #20-Jones has closed in on #19-Bell for the race lead, within three-tenths of a second. #16-Eckes has gained three positions early, up to sixth.
Lap 1: #19-Bell leads the opening lap from the pole, clearing his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate #20-Jones.

Cars to the rear: #10-Daniel Dye, #14-Garrett Smithley, #18-William Sawalich, #21-Austin Hill, #25-Dean Thompson, #35-Greg Van Alst (all for unapproved adjustments)

Pit-Stall Selections

Despite getting loose entering Turn 3 and 4 during his qualifying run, #19-Christopher Bell won the pole (164.408 mph) for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. Bell won the series’ most recent race at the track last summer; this is his 14th career pole award.
Joe Gibbs Racing swept the front row with #20-Brandon Jones slotting in second (164.386 mph). This is the fourth straight Darlington race that has featured qualifying where JGR has swept the front row. Defending race winner #7-Justin Allgaier will start third (164.221 mph), with #54-Taylor Gray (163.876 mph) and #41-Sam Mayer (163.702 mph) rounding out the top five.
#1-Carson Kvapil, #10-Daniel Dye, #17-Chase Elliott, #16-Christian Eckes and #00-Sheldon Creed complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #32-Austin Green, #74-Dawson Cram
See the complete Darlington Starting Lineup

Qualifying Fast Facts — Darlington Raceway
Christopher Bell scored his 14th career pole in his 80th start.
Brandon Jones (second) first top five start this season, second front row start at Darlington.
Justin Allgaier (third) starts in the first three rows in seven of the eight races this season, ties his best Darlington start.
Taylor Gray (fourth) worst start this season is 11th at Martinsville, best start at Darlington.
Sam Mayer (fifth) fifth straight top six start at Darlington, ties his best start this season.
Daniel Dye (seventh) best career start.

Qualifying Order

Practice for The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#48-Nick Sanchez 164.694 mph
#16-Christian Eckes 163.947 mph
#2-Jesse Love 163.685 mph
#25-Harrison Burton 163.212 mph
#91-Josh Bilicki 162.538 mph
Slowest: #35-Greg Van Alst 153.411 mph
Most laps run: #7-Justin Allgaier, 40
Notes: Halfway through Group 1 practice, #35-Greg Van Alst had a mechanical issue, putting oil on the track. With 10 minutes remaining in Group 2, #21-Austin Hill reported a vibration, believing it was cold brakes.
See full Darlington Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series News & Notes — Darlington Raceway

• This weekend will be the 70th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway (1982-2025).
• JR Motorsports is nine wins away from 100, only three other teams won at least 100 NXS races (Joe Gibbs Racing-215, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing-138, Richard Childress Racing-100)
• Four drivers in the field are past NASCAR Xfinity Series Darlington race winners: Justin Allgaier-3, Chase Elliott-1, Christpher Bell-1 and Brandon Jones-1.
• Justin Allgaier is the only driver to sweep both stages and the race at Darlington – May 2024.
• Justin Allgaier finished inside the top-10 in eight straight Darlington races, one away from tying Mark Martin for longest streak in Xfinity Series history at Darlington Raceway.
• The Stage 1 winner has won four of the last five Darlington Xfinity Series races.
• Four of the last eight Darlington Xfinity Series races have finished in overtime.

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Sport Clips VFW Help a Hero 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. Two cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Nick Leitz, #9-Ross Chastain, #17-Chase Elliott, #19-Christopher Bell, #32-Austin Green, #35-Greg Van Alst, #45-Mason Massey, #53-David Starr, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Josh Bilicki.
See the full Darlington Entry List.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Darlington At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures