Justin Allgaier strikes gold in overtime at Homestead: In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier took the lead on the final lap of overtime and held off his former teammate Sam Mayer for the win – the ultimate dash for cash as it were in the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.(Read more)(NASCAR)

Making a last-lap pass, #7-Justin Allgaier won the Hard Rock Bet 300 Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his second straight victory this season, and his first top-five finish in 17 career Homestead starts. Allgaier also received a $100,000 bonus through Xfinity’s Dash 4 Cash program.
#41-Sam Mayer pushed #17-Kyle Larson on a restart with two laps remaining, which spun Larson’s tires. It allowed #21-Austin Hill and #7-Allgaier to sneak by for the top two spots.. Mayer ended up getting back to second position on the final lap, ahead of Hill. Larson finished fourth after leading a race-high 132 laps and had stretched his lead to more than 16 seconds when the final caution flew with eight laps remaining in regulation. #00-Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five.
#2-Jesse Love was the free pass on the final caution from sixth position and took the checkered flag in sixth as well. #20-Brandon Jones, #48-Nick Sanchez, #10-Daniel Dye and #1-Carson Kvapil completed the top 10.
#8-Sammy Smith dropped to 21st in the finishing order, but won the opening stage. Larson won Stage 2.
There were 19 lead changes among 11 drivers and six cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 118.287 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points, Owner Points, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Homestead Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Homestead:
Justin Allgaier won the Hard Rock Bet 300, his 27th victory in 477 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 17 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Sam Mayer (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2025.
Austin Hill (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Nick Sanchez (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 29 points over Sam Mayer.

Xfinity Series Standings after Homestead (Race 6 of 33):
1)#7-Justin Allgaier 2 wins (12 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
2)#21-Austin Hill 1 win (9 playoff points)
3)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (5 playoff points)
4)#88-Connor Zilisch 1 win (5 playoff points)
5)#41-Sam Mayer 220, +79
6)#00-Sheldon Creed 187, +46
7)#8-Sammy Smith 184, +43
8)#39-Ryan Sieg 156, +15
9)#54-Taylor Gray 151, +10
10)#25-Harrison Burton 145, +4
11)#27-Jeb Burton 143, +2
12)#20-Brandon Jones 141, +0
Currently below elimination line
13)#1-Carson Kvapil 141, -0
14)#48-Nick Sanchez 137, -4
15)#10-Daniel Dye 131, -10
16)#16-Christian Eckes 128, -13
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 201: #7-Allgaier clears #21-Hill to score the victory, winning an additional $100,000 through the Dash 4 Cash program. #41-Mayer, #21-Hill, #17-Larson, #00-Creed, #2-Love, #20-Jones, #48-Sanchez, #10-Dye and #1-Kvapil complete the top 10.
Lap 199: #41-Mayer gets into the rear of #17-Larson in the restart zone, handing the lead to #21-Hill.
Lap 192: #54-Gray spins off Turn 4 to bring out the caution with eight laps remaining. #17-Larson had nearly a 16-second lead.
Lap 190: #17-Larson leads #41-Mayer by 14.8 seconds. Still just six cars remain on the lead lap, though Larson is within striking distance of sixth-place #2-Love.
Lap 182: #17-Larson laps #20-Jones and #48-Sanchez, putting just six cars remaining on the lead lap.
Lap 180: #8-Smith makes an unscheduled pit stop after contact with the outside wall.
Lap 177: #00-Creed passes #2-Love for fifth position, 27.5 seconds behind race leader #17-Larson.
Lap 170: #17-Larson has padded the lead to 6.8 seconds with 30 laps remaining. #21-Hill continues running third, more than 15 seconds behind the race lead.
Lap 161: #17-Larson laps both #54-Gray and #8-Smith to put just eight cars remaining on the lead lap.
Lap 160: The lead for #17-Larson has been chopped to 3.5 seconds with 40 laps remaining. Just 10 cars remain on the lead lap.
Lap 153: #88-Zilisch serves a pass-through penalty for a crew member over the wall too soon during his pit stop.
Lap 147: #88-Zilisch leads one lap before pitting, putting #17-Larson back into the lead by more than five seconds over #41-Mayer.
Lap 146: #48-Sanchez now pits from the lead, with #88-Zilisch moving to the race lead still needing to pit.
Lap 145: Race leader #17-Larson pits with 55 laps remaining, going one lap longer than his two closest competitors. #7-Allgaier also pits, handing the lead to #48-Sanchez in this green-flag cycle.
Lap 144: #41-Mayer pits from the runner-up spot, as does #21-Hill from third.
Lap 143: #00-Creed and #2-Love pit from fifth and sixth position. #10-Dye also pits.
Lap 142: #20-Jones pits from ninth position/
Lap 141: #54-Gray and #1-Kvapil both pit with 59 laps remaining.
Lap 139: #8-Smith is the first lead-lap car to pit for fresh tires.
Lap 135: #7-Allgaier brushes the wall entering Turn 3 running in fourth position. #00-Creed passes #2-Love for fifth spot.
Lap 122: #19-Bonsignore scrubs the wall again and has to pit with a flat tire from 12th position.
Lap 121: #17-Larson has stretched the lead to nearly three seconds over #41-Mayer. #21-Hill in third is 7.5 seconds behind.
Lap 114: #21-Hill passes #2-Love for third position with 86 laps remaining.
Lap 100: #17-Larson leads at the halfway point, ahead of a three-way battle with #41-Mayer and #2-Love.
Lap 97: #19-Bonsignore slaps the outside wall from 11th position off Turn 2 and makes contact with #8-Smith.
Lap 90: #17-Larson wins Stage 2, his first stage victory of the season. #41-Mayer, #00-Creed, #21-Hill, #88-Zilisch, #48-Sanchez, #2-Love, #7-Allgaier, #8-Smith and #20-Jones earn stage points.
Lap 87: #39-Sieg got into the wall with a flat tire and pits with three laps remaining in the stage.
Lap 84: #21-Hill is reporting a tire cording despite running in fourth position and believes his car is falling off hard towards the end of the run.
Lap 81: #17-Larson takes the lead from #41-Mayer through Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 74: #7-Allgaier has raced back to 10th after restarting outside the top 30.
Lap 71: #00-Creed splits the middle of #88-Zilisch and #2-Love to move up to fourth position.
Lap 67: #21-Hill passes his Richard Childress Racing teammate #2-Love for third position. #88-Zilisch is up to fifth, passing #8-Smith.
Lap 59: #41-Mayer sweeps to the inside of Turns 1 and 2 to take the lead from #2-Love.
Lap 57: #24-Heim goes behind the wall with power issues.
Lap 55: #2-Love takes the lead, gaining nine spots in one lap since the restart. #41-Mayer passes #17-Larson for second position. #21-Hill and #8-Smith round out the top five.
Lap 54: #1-Kvapil takes the lead on the restart.
Lap 48: #25-Burton, #1-Kvapil, #31-Perkins, #4-Retzlaff and #19-Bonsignore stayed out to get track position. #8-Smith wins the race off pit road and will restart sixth. #7-Allgaier is penalized for driving through too many pit stalls on pit entry.
Lap 45: #8-Smith takes the lead to win Stage 1 after restarting in 30th position with four laps remaining in the stage. #28-Sieg, #39-Sieg, #17-Larson, #7-Allgaier, #41-Mayer, #70-Honeyman, #00-Creed, #2-Love and #21-Hill earn stage points.
Lap 43: #28-Sieg takes the lead  on fresh tires.
Lap 40: #39-sieg leads #1-Kvapil, #25-Burton, #8-Smith, #4-Retzlaff down pit road for fresh tires.
Lap 38: #19-Bonsignore spins through Turns 3 and 4, driving it deep into the corner. #28-Sieg gained more than 25 spots since the restart and is up to fourth position.
Lap 29: #5-Wright spins off Turn 4 to bring out the caution. #17-Larson leads #41-Mayer, #7-Allgaier, #88-Zilisch and #00-Creed. #70-Honeyman moved to 15th after restarting in the rear with fresh tires.
Lap 26: #17-Larson takes the lead, with #41-Mayer moving to second position from #7-Allgaier.
Lap 24: The outside lane struggled on the restart, allowing #17-Larson to get to second position. #7-Allgaier continues to lead.
Lap 19: Just five drivers pitted under the caution: #70-Honeyman, #91-Snider, #24-Heim, #14-Smithley, #35-Gase
Lap 16: Smoke is billowing from #16-Eckes, who is reporting a gear issue. There is oil on the dash, so Kaulig Racing has diagnosed an engine failure.
Lap 15: #20-Jones has gained 23 spots since the start of the race and runs 15th.
Lap 12: #00-Creed has cracked the top five, as #41-Mayer passes #54-Gray for second. #17-Larson has moved up 13 spots since the green flag and runs fourth.
Lap 7: #7-Allgaier takes the lead from #54-Gray. #17-Larson has gained 10 spots since the start of the race and runs seventh.
Lap 3: #1-Kvapil serves a drive-through penalty for pulling out of line before the green flag.
Lap 1: #88-Zilisch spins his tires on the opening lap, allowing #54-Gray to scoot away for the race lead and lead the opening lap.

Cars to the rear: #11-Josh Williams (driver change), #20-Brandon Jones (unapproved adjustments), #28-Kyle Sieg (at-track inspection penalty).

Pit-Stall Selections

For the first time in 19 career starts, #54-Taylor Gray won the pole for the Hard Rock Bet 300 Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (163.320 mph). Gray rebounded from scraping the wall in practice to score the fast time in qualifying.
Fellow rookie competitor #88-Connor Zilisch will start alongside in second (162.930 mph). #48-Nick Sanchez (162.783 mph), #7-Justin Allgaier (162.538 mph) and #16-Christian Eckes (162.484 mph) round out the top five. Four rookie drivers will start inside the top five.
Dash 4 Cash driver #41-Sam Mayer will start sixth, as #19-Justin Bonsignore, #39-Ryan Sieg, #00-Sheldon Creed and #99-Matt DiBenedetto complete the top 10.
The two Dash 4 Cash drivers starting outside the top 10 are #2-Jesse Love (20th) and #21-Austin Hill (21st).
Did Not Qualify: #74-Dawson Cram
See the complete Homestead Starting Lineup

Qualifying Fast Facts — Homestead-Miami Speedway
Taylor Gray # won the Kennametal Pole Award for the Hard Rock Bet 300 with a lap of 33.064 seconds, 163.320 mph.
This is his first pole in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in one races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Connor Zilisch # (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2025 and his first in two races at Homestead- Miami Speedway.
Nick Sanchez # (third) posted his first top-10 start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his third in six races this season.
Taylor Gray (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Hard Rock Bet 300 Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#17-Kyle Larson 162.959 mph
#11-Ty Dillon 162.729 mph
#39-Ryan Sieg 162.074 mph
#42-Anthony Alfredo 161.570 mph
#51-Jeremy Clements 161.073 mph
Slowest: #14-Garrett Smithley 155.283 mph
Most laps run: #20-Brandon Jones, 31
Notes: Multiple drivers scrubbed the wall in practice, including Larson, #27-Jeb Burton, #4-Parker Retzlaff, #54-Taylor Gray, #8-Sammy Smith. #41-Sam Mayer cut a tire on his opening lap and brushed the wall. #10-Daniel Dye spun late in Group 2 through Turns 1 and 2.
See full Homestead Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series & Notes — Homestead

• Purse: $1,651,939
• This weekend will be the 32nd running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1995-2025).
• Homestead-Miami Speedway is the first Dash 4 Cash race.
• Homestead-Miami Dash 4 Cash drivers: #2 Jesse Love, #7 Justin Allgaier, #21 Austin Hill, #41 Sam Mayer.
• Last seven NASCAR Xfinity Series races on 1.5-mile tracks were won by seven different drivers.
• Justin Allgaier’s win at Las Vegas marked his ninth straight season with a win, tying Kyle Busch and Mark Martin for the most all time.
• There are no multi-time Homestead-Miami winners in the field (Larson, H. Burton, Mayer, Hill and Snider all have one win).

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 39 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Hard Rock Bet 300 Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. One car will miss the show.
Notables: #07-Patrick Emerling, #17-Kyle Larson, #19-Justin Bonsignore, #24-Corey Heim, #35-Joey Gase, #45-Brad Perez, #53-Mason Maggio, #70-Leland Honeyman, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Myatt Snider
See the full Homestead Entry List.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Homestead At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

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