Connor Zilisch dominates Xfinity Series race at Portland: A dramatic overtime pass for the win punctuated a nearly perfect afternoon for JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway, where the 19-year old claimed his series-best eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season – the best series victory total ever for a rookie driver.(Read more)(NASCAR)

In a dominant performance, #88-Connor Zilisch won the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway. Zilisch led the opening 67 laps until he was passed on a restart. He took the lead back on the final restart, leading the final three laps. This is Zilisch’s eighth victory of the season — and his sixth in the last seven races. He scored the maximum 61 points for sweeping all three stages and having the Xfinity Fastest Lap.
#18-William Sawalich finished runner-up, earning his best series finish. #48-Nick Sanchez charged from the rear of the field to finish third. #16-Christian Eckes and #21-Austin Hill rounded out the top five.
#1-Carson Kvapil, #27-Jeb Burton, #32-Austin Green, #31-Blaine Perkins and #2-Jesse Love filled the rest of the top 10.
There were two lead changes among two drivers and four cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 66.688 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Portland Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Portland International Raceway:
Connor Zilisch # won the Pacific Office Automation 147, his ninth victory in 28 Xfinity Series races.
This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway.
William Sawalich # (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway.
It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2025.
Nick Sanchez # (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Portland International Raceway.
Connor Zilisch (first) was the highest finishing rookie

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Portland (Race 25 of 33):
1)#88-Connor Zilisch 8 wins (43 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 3 wins (24 playoff points)
3)41-Sam Mayer 1 win (8 playoff points)
4)#20-Brandon Jones 1 win (8 playoff points)
5)#8-Sammy Smith 1 win (8 playoff points)
6)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (6 playoff points)
7)#48-Nick Sanchez 1 win (5 playoff points)
8)#21-Austin Hill 3 wins (0 playoff points)
9)#1-Carson Kvapil 728 points (locked in on points)
10)#00-Sheldon Creed 662, +65
11)#54-Taylor Gray 657, +60
12)#25-Harrison Burton 628, +31
Currently below elimination line
13)#27-Jeb Burton 597, -31
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 78: #88-Zilisch hangs on for the victory, scoring his eighth win of the season. #18-Sawalich, #48-Sanchez, #16-Eckes, #21-Hill, #1-Kvapil, #27-Burton, #32-Green, #31-Perkins and #2-Love complete the top 10.
Lap 76: #21-Hill and #88-Zilisch wash up the track on the restart, allowing #8-Smith to get three wide and he gets turned by #48-Sanchez entering Turn 1. Zilisch went off course, but maintained the lead with #18-Sawalich filing in second.
Lap 74: #7-Allgaier, #20-Jones and #41-Mayer all hit pit road to put on a fresh set of tires and repairs.
Lap 71: The caution flies for #19-Pekrins being stuck in Turn 12. The current top 10 is: #21-Hill, #88-Zilisch, #1-Kvapil, #18-Sawalich, #8-Smith, #16-Eckes, #2-Love, #48-Sanchez, #27-Burton and #32-Green.
Lap 70: #19-Perkins spins through Turns 10 and 11, allowing #1-Kvapil to move to third past #18-Sawalich.
Lap 69: #21-Hill gets a great restart and clears #88-Zilisch for the race lead. #18-Sawalich drives deep into Turn 1, nudging #88-Zilisch . #1-Kvapil makes contact with #7-Allgaier and spins through Turn 2. #41-Mayer and #16-Eckes spin off course through Turns 10 and 11 and collect #20-Jones.
Lap 63: #00-Creed had a flat left-rear tire entering Turns 10 and 11 and spun. #70-Annunziata loops around in Turn 4 but #42-Alfredo is stopped on the track to bring out the caution.
Lap 62: #19-Perkins has moved into sixth position, on the heels of #1-Kvapil and #18-Sawalich for fourth and fifth.
Lap 57: #88-Zilisch has increased the lead to 2.3 seconds over #21-Hill, who is being hounded by #7-Allgaier.
Lap 54: #88-Zilisch gets the jump on the restart and clears the lead. The top five single-files out, with #21-Hill, #7-Allgaier, #1-Kvapil and #18-Sawalich.
Lap 50: #88-Zilisch wins Stage 2, his eighth stage victory of the season. #21-Hill, #7-Allgaier, #18-Sawalich, #41-Mayer, #1-Kvapil, #19-Perkins, #20-Jones, #16-Eckes and #8-Smith each stage points.
Lap 49: #20-Jones missed the braking markers into Turn 1, allowing #1-Kvapil to split the middle between Jones and #19-Perkins to take sixth spot back. #11-Brown had a track bar mount fail and is out of the race.
Lap 48: The battle for sixth continues between #20-Jones, #1-Kvapil and #19-Perkins with two laps remaining in Stage 2.
Lap 47: Track workers have put out the fire in Turn 11 by spraying fire extinguishers through the fencing.
Lap 43: #20-Jones and #1-Kvapil race side-by-side through the first handful of corners for sixth position. #70-Annunziata spins in Turn 11 and catches the grass on fire.
Lap 42: #18-Sawalich passes #1-Kvapil entering Turn 10 to break into the top five.
Lap 40: #88-Zilisch has stretched the lead to five seconds over #21-Hill with 10 laps remaining in Stage 2.
Lap 39: #2-Love continues to drop positions with heavy right-rear damage. Love has dropped to 13th, hanging on until the end of the stage.
Lap 38: #48-Sanchez misses Turn 1 and has to drive through the designed ruts before blending back onto the track. #16-Eckes has cracked the top 10 and charging forward.
Lap 36: #19-Perkins locks up the front tires and knocks #00-Creed off into the dirt.
Lap 35: #18-Sawalich gets into the right-rear of #2-Love entering Turn 1, racing for sixth position. Sawalich has a left-front tire rub while #2-Love has significant right-rear damage. #25-Burton goes off track again.
Lap 32: #11-Brown nudges 25-Burton through Turns 1 and 2, and Burton goes around after marching up to 20th.
Lap 29: #88-Zilisch muscles by #21-Hill on the restart to keep the lead. #7-Allgaier is hounding Hill for second, with #41-Mayer and #1-Kvapil rounding out the top five.
Lap 27: The field is on pit road for controlled pit stops. Teams will have three minutes to work on their cars.
Lap 25: #88-Zilisch wins the opening stage under caution, his seventh stage victory of the season. #21-Hill, #7-Allgaier, #41-Mayer, #18-Sawalich, #1-Kvapil, #2-Love, #20-Jones, #19-Perkins and #00-Creed earn stage points.
Lap 24: #99-DiBenedetto came to a stop on the track on the exit of Turn 7 with smoke coming from the cockpit. He climbed from the car to bring out the caution.
Lap 22: #18-Sawalich has re-entered the top five, passing #1-Kvapil. #26-Thompson went off track in Turns 10 and 11 and spun in the grass.
Lap 20: #21-Hill dives to the inside of #7-Allgaier entering Turn 1 and takes second place, nearly 14 seconds behind #88-Zilisch.
Lap 18: #8-Smith lost two spots in a couple of corners to Joe Gibbs Racing drivers #18-Sawalich and #20-Jones and now runs ninth.
Lap 14: #45-Salas overcooked the entry into Turn 10 and went way off course, kicking up more dirt onto the race track.
Lap 13: #26-Thompson was limping around the track after it shut off in Turn 1, but got back up to speed after dropping to 35th position.
Lap 12: 18-Sawalich went wide in Turns 10 and 11, slipping in the grass and dropping back to eighth position.
Lap 10: #88-Zilisch has increased the race lead to five seconds over #7-Allgaier. #21-Hill is closing in on Allgaier for the runner-up spot.
Lap 9: #14-Smithley went off in the dirt in Turn 10 and looped around through Turn 11.
Lap 7: #18-Sawalich outbrakes #41-Mayer entering Turn 1 to take fourth position. #1-Kvapil and #2-Love are closing in on Mayer for fifth.
Lap 5: #48-Sanchez has cracked the top 20 after being among the several cars to drop to the rear ahead of the green flag for unapproved adjustments.
Lap 3: #88-Zilisch has stretched the lead to one-second over #7-Allgaier. #21-Hill settled in third, 2.5-seconds behind. #41-Mayer and #18-Sawalich complete the top five.
Lap 1: #88-Zilisch gets the jump out of the restart zone to clear #7-Allgaier for the lead and controls the opening lap. #24-Day dropped eight positions to 14th after the first lap.

Race Info:
Broadcast: CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 75 laps / 147.75 miles
Stages: 25 / 50 / 75
Average time of race: 2:13:35
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 45 mph
Fuel window: 35 laps

Cars to the rear: #4-Parker Retzlaff, #07-Alex Labbe, #11-Will Brown, #25-Harrison Burton, #48-Nick Sanchez, #54-Taylor Gray and #91-Josh Williams (all for unapproved adjustments); #70-Thomas Annunziata (engine change).

Pit-Stall Selections

Xfinity Series Pit Stop Procedure at Portland:

• Field will be frozen at time of caution and all cautions will be quickie yellows.
• Fuel may only be added during stage breaks
• Tires may be changed at any time
• Stage breaks will consist of a three-minute break. Three minutes will start after the last vehicle stopped in their pit stall.
• No crew members on pit road until all cars are stopped
• Cannot change tires and fuel at the same time. Tires must be changed first, then fuel may be added
• If tires are changed on green flag pit stops, must not complete stop faster than the minimum time allotted from yellow line to yellow line, 63 seconds
• If tires are clearly flat entering pit road, they may be changed without being subject to minimum time

For the sixth time in 2025, #88-Connor Zilisch won the pole for an Xfinity Series race, this time for the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway. Zilisch’s pole-winning speed of 96.648 mph was four-tenths of a second quicker than JR Motorsports teammate #7-Justin Allgaier (96.124 mph).
#21-Austin Hill, who has five top-five finishes in the last six road course races, will start third (96.101 mph). #18-William Sawalich was the best Toyota in fourth (96.003 mph). Four-time road course winner #41-Sam Mayer rounded out the top five (95.935 mph).
In his only scheduled start of the season, #24-Alon Day will take the green flag from sixth position. #48-Nick Sanchez, #8-Sammy Smith, #1-Carson Kvapil and #2-Jesse Love complete the top 10.
All 37 cars entered qualified for the race.
See the complete Portland Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Portland International Raceway:
Connor Zilisch # won the Pole Award for the Pacific Office Automation 147 with a lap of 73.38 seconds, 96.648 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his sixth pole and 20th top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in one races at Portland International Raceway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 21st top-10 start of 2025 and his fourth in four races at Portland International Raceway.
Austin Hill (third) posted his third top-10 start at Portland International Raceway. It is his 15th in 24 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#88-Connor Zilisch 96.305 mph
#2-Jesse Love 96.009 mph
#21-Austin Hill 95.714 mph
#19-Jack Perkins 95.339 mph
#41-Sam Mayer 95.263 mph
Slowest: #35-Takuma Koga 88.136 mph
Most laps run: #18-William Sawalich, 26
Notes: Multiple drivers went off course in the session through Turns 11 and 12 including #19-Perkins, #18-Sawalich, #88-Zilisch, #1-Carson Kvapil, #00-Sheldon Creed, #31-Blaine Perkins, #26-Dean Thompson, #39-Ryan Sieg and #24-Alon Day. #10-Daniel Dye went way off course into the grass, causing damage underneath his Kaulig Racing entry. #48-Nick Sanchez broke an axle coming off pit road but was able to get it fixed and make laps towards the end of the session.
See full Portland Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Portland:

• This weekend marks the fourth running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway, since the inaugural race in 2022.
• Connor Zilisch’s seven wins this season tied Christopher Bell for most by a rookie all-time in the series.
• Connor Zilisch’s 12 straight top fives since returning from back injury is the third-longest top-five streak all- time; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top fives.
• Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed and Taylor Gray could clinch Playoff spots on points if they leave Portland 57 points ahead of 12th place in Playoff Standings.
• JR Motorsports had at least one car finish inside the top-5 in a record 26 straight races.
• Connor Zilisch’s 67% win percentage and 1.83 average finish on road courses are both best all-time.
• Four active drivers won on road courses: Connor Zilisch (4), Sam Mayer (4), Justin Allgaier (3), Jeremy Clements (1).
• JR Motorsports won all five road course races this season with three different drivers, they also won all five poles in 2025.
• JR Motorsports won the last seven road course races dating back to last year, the longest ever streak of road course races won by a team.
• Chevrolet won the last 13 straight road course races, the longest streak of road course races won by a manufacturer.
• The pass for the win occurred on a restart in the final four laps in all three Portland races.

Goodyear Tire Notes: NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will be in action at Portland International Raceway for their sixth road course race of the season. Their Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup was introduced at Sonoma Raceway in July and ran again at Watkins Glen International.

There are 37 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway. No cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Alex Labbe, #11-Will Brown, #14-Garrett Smithley, #19-Jack Perkins, #24-Alon Day, #28-Joey Hand, #32-Austin Green, #35-Takuma Koga, #45-Vicente Salas, #53-Kyle Sieg, #70-Thomas Annunziata, #91-Josh Williams.
See the full Portland entry list.

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Portland International Raceway:

• This weekend marks the fourth running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway, since the inaugural race in 2022.
• Connor Zilisch won his series-leading seventh race of the season at Daytona last weekend, after relief driver Parker Kligerman got in the car on Lap 13. The first time a relief driver has won since 2007 (Aric Almirola & Denny Hamlin).
• Connor Zilisch’s seven wins this season tied Christopher Bell for most by a rookie all-time in the series.
• Connor Zilisch has won five of the last six races this season.
• Connor Zilisch’s 12 straight top fives since returning from back injury is the third-longest top-five streak all- time; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top fives.
• See much more

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Portland At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

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