Connor Zilisch wins rain-shortened Xfinity race at Dover: Lest anyone doubt the all-around natural racing talent of 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, the rookie claimed a series best fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on the season in Saturday’s rain-shortened BetRivers 200 at the one-mile Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.(Read more)(NASCAR)

Mother Nature put a halt on the BetRivers 200 Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway after 134 laps were completed. #88-Connor Zilisch was declared the winner, leading a race-high 77 laps. It’s his series-high fourth victory of the season, and he broke the record for the youngest driver to win consecutive races.
#19-Aric Almirola finished second in all three stages. #20-Brandon Jones placed third and led a handful of laps. #7-Justin Allgaier came from the rear of the field to finish fourth, and #2-Jesse Love rounded out the top five.
#39-Ryan Sieg earned a sixth-place result. Stage 1 winner #54-Taylor Gray finished seventh, with #00-Sheldon Creed, #18-William Sawalich and #16-Christian Eckes completed the top 10.
There were four lead changes among four drivers and three cautions for 18yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 105.999 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Dover Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Dover Motor Speedway:
Connor Zilisch # won the BetRivers 200, his fifth victory in 23 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Dover Motor Speedway.
Aric Almirola (second) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2025.
Brandon Jones (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (first) was the highest finishing rookie.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Dover (Race 20 of 33):
1)#88-Connor Zilisch 4 wins (24 playoff points)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 3 wins (21 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
3)#21-Austin Hill 3 wins (21 playoff points)
4)#20-Brandon Jones 1 win (8 playoff points)
5)#8-Sammy Smith 1 win (7 playoff points)
6)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (6 playoff points)
7)#48-Nick Sanchez 1 win (5 playoff points)
8)#41-Sam Mayer 652, +162
9)#1-Carson Kvapil 576, +86
10)#00-Sheldon Creed 551, +61
11)#54-Taylor Gray 526, +36
12)#27-Jeb Burton 497, +7
Currently below elimination line
13)#25-Harrison Burton 490, -7
14)#39-Ryan Sieg 467, -30
15)#26-Dean Thompson 435, -62
16)#16-Christian Eckes 426, -71
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race Updates:
7:00p.m. ET: NASCAR has called the race due to weather. #88-Zilisch is the winner, ahead of #19-Almirola, #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier, #2-Love inside the top five. #39-Sieg, #54-Gray, #00-Creed, #18-Sawalich and #16-Eckes complete the top 10.
Lap 134: The red flag is out and cars are being brought to pit road as rain continues hitting the track.
Lap 131: The caution is out for weather. #88-Zilisch leads #19-Almirola, #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier and #2-Love are the top five.
Lap 130: #20-Jones got stuck behind lapped traffic #5-Grala and #31-Perkins. #19-Almirola wraps the bottom of Turns 1 and 2 to take the runner-up position.
Lap 123: #28-Sieg falls a lap down after restarting as the race leader.
Lap 120: #88-Zilisch has extended his lead to north of one second over #20-Jones. #19-Almirola remains in third, 2.2 seconds behind.
Lap 113: Both #9-Chastain and #48-Sanchez have driven to the garage to assess their issues.
Lap 107: #9-Chastain hits pit road with a possible drive shaft issue. #48-Sanchez is also on pit road with power steering locking up.
Lap 106: #88-Zilisch continues to lead, but #20-Jones is closing the gap, just three-tenths of a second off first position.
Lap 100: #88-Zilisch takes the lead on the restart. #20-Jones, #19-Almirola, #7-Allgaier and #2-Love round out the top five one lap after the restart. Teams are reporting possible rain approaching the track quickly.
Lap 97: #9-Chastain makes a second trip down pit road to put on a lug nut on the right-front tire.
Lap 95: #88-Zilisch wins the race off pit road, followed by #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier, #9-Chastain and #19-Almirola. #8-Smith was caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart at the rear of the field. #28-Sieg stayed out, hoping for rain.
“Lap 93: Pit road remains closed with raindrops being reported on pit road.
Lap 90: #88-Zilisch wins Stage 2, his fourth stage victory of the season. #19-Almirola, #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier, #39-Sieg, #9-Chastain, #2-Love, #00-Creed, #18-Sawalich and #21-Hill earn stage points.
Lap 81: Some drivers struggling in the first half of the race include: #8-Smith (15th), #1-Kvapil (19th) and #41-Mayer (20th).
Lap 72: #88-Zilisch has scooted out to 1.3-second lead over #19-Almirola. #20-Jones has dropped to third, with #7-Allgaier and #39-Sieg rounding out the top five.
Lap 63: #39-Sieg passes #2-Love to enter the top five for the first time in this race.
Lap 55: #88-Zilisch snags the lead on the restart, around the outside of #20-Jones.
Lap 49: Disastrous 23.3-second pit stop drops #54-Gray to 15th with the rear hose getting caught underneath the right-rear tire. #20-Jones wins the race off pit road, followed by #88-Zilisch, #19-Almirola, #7-Allgaier and #18-Sawalich.
Lap 45: #54-Gray leads Stage 1 wire-to-wire, his second stage victory. #19-Almirola, #20-Jones, #88-Zilisch, #9-Chastain, #48-Sanchez, #7-Allgaier, #18-Sawalich, #2-Love and #00-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 39: #7-Allgaier cracks the top 10 after starting at the rear of the field.
Lap 34: #19-Almirola drivers under #20-Jones to move into second position, nearly 1.5 seconds behind #54-Gray.
Lap 28: #88-Zilisch drops two spots to fifth, as does #48-Sanchez to fourth. The Joe Gibbs Racing duo of #20-Jones and #19-Almirola are moving forward quickly with the organizations running first, second and third.
Lap 23: #54-Gray has caught the rear of the field with #07-Leitz being the first car to drop off the lead lap.
Lap 15: #20-Jones is pressuring #88-Zilisch for third position. #19-Almirola is closing in both from fifth.
Lap 5: #54-Gray has driven out to a half-second lead over #48-Sanchez. #7-Allgaier has gained 11 positions since the start of the race and runs 25th.
Lap 1: #54-Gray jumps out front from the lead and leads the opening lap. #48-Sanchez settles in second with #20-Jones and #88-Zilisch battling for third spot.

Cars to the rear: #07-Nick Leitz (suspension), #7-Justin Allgaier (damage repair), #51-Jeremy Clements (brakes).

Pit-Stall Selections

Rookie #54-Taylor Gray won the pole for BetRivers 200 Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. It’s his third pole of the season, coming at a wide variety of race tracks. Gray’s pole-winning speed was 152.685 mph.
Atlanta winner #48-Nick Sanchez will start alongside on the front row (152.072 mph). #88-Connor Zilisch was the third rookie in the running order (151.560 mph), with #20-Brandon Jones (151.477 mph) and #9-Ross Chastain (151.343 mph) round out the top five.
#19-Aric Almirola, #7-Justin Allgaier, #18-William Sawalich, #25-Harrison Burton and #27-Jeb Burton complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #35-Glen Reen, #53-David Starr.
See the complete Dover Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the BetRivers 200 Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#2-Jesse Love 151.235 mph
#4-Parker Retzlaff 150.741 mph
#45-Lavar Scott 149.154 mph
##42-Anthony Alfredo 149.148 mph
#99-Matt DiBenedetto 149.062 mph
Slowest: #28-Kyle Sieg 136.637 mph
Most laps run: #9-Ross Chastain, 47
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 29 drivers): #4-Retzlaff, 148.543 mph
Notes: There were no incidents in the session. The top five in overall average came from the opening group when there was no rubber laid down on the track. #00-Sheldon Creed had the best session of the second group of drivers, ranking ninth on single-lap speed.
See full Dover Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series News and Notes

• This weekend marks the 79th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway (1982-2025).
• 79 races is the third-most races in Xfinity Series history – Bristol-82, Charlotte-80, Dover-79 (includes 2025).
• Connor Zilisch’s seven straight top fives since returning from back injury is the longest top-five finish streak of the season; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top-five finishes.
• Two active drivers won at Dover in the Xfinity Series: Justin Allgaier (2) and Ryan Truex (2).
• Chevrolet won 17 of 19 races, the most all time by a manufacturer through 19 races in series history.

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 drivers/teams on the entry list for the BetRivers 200 Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Two cars will miss the race.
Notables: #5-Kaz Grala, #07-Nick Leitz, #9-Ross Chastain, #14-Garrett Smithley, #17-Jake Finch, #19-Aric Almirola, #24-Ryan Truex, #32-Rajah Caruth, #35-Glen Reen, #45-Lavar Scott, #53-David Starr, #70-Leland Honeyman, #91-Josh Bilicki.
See the full Dover entry list.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Dover At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

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