Austin Hill wins caution-filled Xfinity Series race at Martinsville: The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.(Read more)(NASCAR)

In an eventful, caution-filled Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway, #21-Austin Hill snuck through on the final set of corners after taking the white flag in sixth position to score the win of the Marine Corps 250. It’s his second win of the season, and his first victory on a short track in the Xfinity Series.
#8-Sammy Smith charged into Turn 3 on the final lap, turning #54-Taylor Gray for the race lead. Smith traded paint with #7-Justin Allgaier, but Hill surged ahead. A pileup on the frontstretch ensued.
#00-Sheldon Creed collected another runner-up finish — the 14th of his career still having yet to win. Allgaier took the checkered flag in third, with #44-Brennan Poole and #41-Sam Mayer rounding out the top five.
#26-Dean Thompson scored the best finish of his career in sixth, as #10-Daniel Dye, #39-Ryan Sieg, #5-Kris Wright and Smith completing the top 10. Gray was credited with a 29th-place effort after leading 87 laps.
Polesitter #88-Connor Zilisch led a race-high 100 laps, sweeping the opening two stages but dropped to 28th in the finishing order.
There were 14 lead changes among 10 drivers and 14 cautions for 104 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 54.615 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points, Owner Points, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Martinsville Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
Austin Hill won the US Marine Corps 250, his 12th victory in 121 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Martinsville Speedway.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in seven races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2025.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in ten races at Martinsville Speedway.
Dean Thompson (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 41 points over Sam Mayer.
This was Richard Childress Racing’s 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville (Race 7 of 33):
After Sammy Smith penalty
1)#21-Austin Hill 2 wins (14 playoff points)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 2 wins (12 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)#41-Sam Mayer 252, +88
6)#00-Sheldon Creed 222, +58
7)#39-Ryan Sieg 185, +21
8)#1-Carson Kvapil 176, +12
9)#27-Jeb Burton 169, +5
10)#10-Daniel Dye 168, +4
11)#54-Taylor Gray 166, +2
12)#8-Sammy Smith 165, +1
Currently below elimination line
13)#20-Brandon Jones 164, -2
14)#25-Harrison Burton 158, -8
15)#48-Nick Sanchez 148, -18
16)#44-Brennan Poole 140, -26
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 256: #8-Smith retaliates and dumps #54-Gray entering Turn 3. #7-Allgaier and Smith make contact, allowing #21-Hill to sneak by for the victory.
Lap 255: #54-Gray bumps #8-Smith out of the way go take the lead coming to the white flag.
Lap 248: #8-Smith shoves #54-Gray up the track on to take the lead on the restart. #99-DiBenedetto spins in Turn 1 to bring out the caution.
Lap 240: #18-Sawalich spins #88-Zilisch through Turns 3 and 4. #51-Clements got into the outside wall trying to avoid Zilisch.
Lap 238: #54-Gray clears for the lead on the restart, with #8-Smith edging ahead of #7-Allgaier for second position.
Lap 231: #10-Dye and #41-Mayer make contact, getting #16-Eckes sideways. #48-Sanchez plows into Eckes. #11-Williams, #91-Snider and #28-Sieg all get collected. Red flag is out.
Lap 228: #54-Gray gets a solid restart and keeps the lead. JRM teammates #7-Allgaier and #8-Smith get physical for second.
Lap 216: #21-Hill shoves #16-Eckes into Turn 1, spinning #2-Love and #1-Kvapil ahead. Love had a busted radiator and is done for the race.
Lap 209: #26-Thompson gets out of control entering Turn 1 under #16-Eckes, locking the rear tires and spins out battling for 10th.
Lap 203: #19-Almirola pits from a top 10 position and will restart outside the top 30.
Lap 199: #25-Burton gets turned by #91-Snider in Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 192: #18-Sawalich pits from fourth position for his last set of fresh tires.
Lap 190: #07-Ware loops around in Turns 1 and 2 and is stalled.
Lap 187: #8-Smith takes second position from #00-Creed. #18-Sawalich and #20-Jones round out the top five.
Lap 183: #18-Sawalich and #54-Gray make contact while battling for the lead, but Gray scoots away. #00-Creed has moved up to second position.
Lap 178: #16-Eckes pits from the lead, as does #10-Dye, #48-Sanchez, #91-Snider, #99-DiBenedetto, #31-Perkins, #44-Poole, #11-Williams, #51-Clements, #14-Smithley and a few others.
Lap 175: #88-Zilisch got loose entering Turn 1 and spins to bring out the seventh caution of the race.
Lap 169: Contact between #11-Williams and #21-Hill sends #19-Almirola up the track, falling to 16th position.
Lap 161: #16-Eckes keeps the lead on the restart. #99-DiBenedetto moves #5-Wright out of the way for ninth position with a charging #54-Gray in close pursuit on fresher tires.
Lap 155: The majority of the field pits for their last set of fresh tires. #16-Eckes is the new race leader. #54-Gray is the first car off pit road, staying ahead of #00-Creed. #91-Snider, #18-Sawalich, #44-Poole, #10-Dye, #48-Sanchez, #11-Williams, #24-Staropoli, #99-DiBenedetto, #5-Wright and #14-Smithley all stayed out.
Lap 153: #88-Zilisch and #41-Mayer make contact off Turn 4, shoving #1-Kvapil into the inside wall.
Lap 147: #54-Gray is credited with leading at the restart, though #00-Creed is hanging tough on the outside.
Lap 140: #70-Annunziata spins #25-Burton and rips off the splitter and entire under tray of Burton’s car.
Lap 134: #54-Gray takes the lead from JGR teammate #19-Almirola.
Lap 132: #19-Alimrola maintains the lead on the restart. #54-Gray sneaks by #7-Allgaier for second. Allgaier spins his tires, jamming up the outside line.
Lap 126: The drivers that didn’t pit during the last caution pit now. #19-Almirola was the furthest ahead of drivers that pitted earlier and is the new race lead. #39-Sieg has a penalty for pitting outside the box; #48-Sanchez had a safety violation on pit road.
Lap 120: #88-Zilisch wins Stage 2, his second stage victory of the season. #1-Kvapil, #18-Sawalich, #10-Dye, #48-Sanchez, #19-Almirola, #11-Williams, #7-Allgaier, #54-Gray, #31-Perkins earn stage points.
Lap 118: #31-Perkins slides up the track and moves #21-Hill out of the way for a top 10 position.
Lap 110: #42-Alfredo pits from seventh position with a possible mechanical woe.
Lap 106: #21-Hill gets trapped on the outside line and drops to fifth position.
Lap 102: #88-Zilisch keeps the lead on the restart, clearing #21-Hill. #1-Kvapil, #18-Sawalich and #10-Dye are the top five positions.
Lap 98: Split strategy to pit, led by #7-Allgaier in second position. #54-Gray, #19-Almirola, #8-Smith, #2-Love, #41-Mayer, #00-Creed, #20-Jones are among drivers that pitted.
Lap 95: #88-Zilisch takes the lead from #7-Allgaier. #26-Thompson spins in Turns 1 and 2 after #16-Eckes shoved #42-Alfredo into Thompson.
Lap 94: Haas Factory teammates #00-Creed and #41-Mayer make contact, pinching Mayer into the wall.
Lap 91: #7-Allgaier takes the lead from the outside lane. #16-Eckes gets pushed wide again three wide.
Lap 89: #7-Allgaier hangs tough on the outside line and is credited with the race lead.
Lap 83: #20-Jones pits to repair left-rear damage from the contact with #88-Zilisch.
Lap 81: #14-Smithley spins in front of the leaders. #88-Zilisch runs into the left rear of race leader #20-Jones.
Lap 72: #10-Dye sends #39-Sieg into #16-Eckes, who loses a handful of spots on the outside lane.
Lap 71: #71-Ellis has a drive-through penalty for a restart violation.
Lap 68: #20-Jones gets clear of the field on the restart, with #88-Zilisch taking second position from #7-Allgaier.
Lap 65: #45-Perez, #27-Burton, #51-Clements and #14-Smithley take the wave around to get back on the lead lap.
Lap 62: #20-Jones is the first car off pit road. #88-Zilisch drops two spots to third.
Lap 60: #88-Zilisch wins Stage 1 under caution. #1-Kvapil, #20-Jones, #7-Allgaier, #19-Almirola,#54-Gray, #21-Hill, #8-Smith, #16-Eckes and #26-Thompson earn stage points.
Lap 54: #17-Day wheel hops entering Turn 1 and clobbered #25-Burton battling for eighth position. Both made contact with the wall.
Lap 50: #16-Eckes pushes #18-Sawalich out of the groove in Turns 3 and 4 to take 11th position.
Lap 49: Five cars are in a gaggle batting for eighth position, led by #25-Burton. #8-Smith and #17-Day run ninth and 10th. #18-Sawalich wheel hopped entering Turn 3 and 4 and made contact with #16-Eckes.
Lap 40: #88-Zilisch has led the opening 40 laps, pushing his lead to just over a second in front of #1-Kvapil.
Lap 32: #54-Gray has entered the top five, passing #21-Hill. #19-Almirola runs seventh. #41-Mayer has dropped to 14th after making an early charge.
Lap 27: #19-Almirola has raced from 15th to eighth in the opening 27 laps.
Lap 13: Former Martinsville winner #20-Jones takes third from #21-Hill.
Lap 4: #1-Kvapil clears #21-Hill for second position. #41-Mayer has moved to ninth after taking the green flag in 16th.
Lap 1: Polesitter #88-Zilisch leads the opening lap, with #21-Hill and #1-Kvapil side-by-side for second.

Cars to the rear: #2-Jesse Love, #70-Thomas Annunziata, #91-Myatt Snider, #35-Greg Van Alst, #07-Carson Ware, #27-Jeb Burton (all for unapproved adjustments).

Pit-Stall Selections

For the first time on an oval, #88-Connor Zilisch won the pole (95.213 mph) for the Marine Corps 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third career pole in 11 starts, and he becomes the second rookie driver to ever win a pole at Martinsville (Sammy Smith, 2023).
JR Motorsports swept the front row, with fellow rookie #1-Carson Kvapil turning the second best speed (95.089 mph). Richard Childress Racing fills up the second row, with #21-Austin Hill (94.732 mph) and #2-Jesse Love (94.486 mph). #25-Harrison Burton rounds out the top five (94.369 mph), delivering AM Racing its best qualifying effort since the spring Las Vegas race in 2023.
#7-Justin Allgaier will look to win his third consecutive race in 2025 from the sixth starting position. #20-Brandon Jones, #17-Corey Day, #10-Daniel Dye and #8-Sammy Smith complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #66-Tyler Tomassi, #74-Dawson Cram
See the complete Martinsville Starting Lineup

Qualifying Fast Facts — Martinsville Speedway
Connor Zilisch # won the Pole Award for the US Marine Corps 250 with a lap of 19.888 seconds, 95.213 mph.
This is his third pole in 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in one races at Martinsville Speedway.
Carson Kvapil # (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2025 and his first in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
Austin Hill (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fourth in seven races this season.
Connor Zilisch (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie

Qualifying Order

Practice for The Marine Corps 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#21-Austin Hill 92.114 mph
#41-Sam Mayer 92.020 mph
#54-Taylor Gray 91.900 mph
#91-Myatt Snider 91.882 mph
#18-William Sawalich 91.859 mph
Slowest: #66-Tyler Tomassi 88.689 mph
Most laps run: #88-Connor Zilisch, 55
Notes: As time expired in Group a practice, #07-Carson Ware looped around through Turns 3 and 4 but stayed out of the wall. With a handful of minutes remaining in Group 2, #27-Jeb Burton had an issue with his battery and coasted to pit road before stopping.
See full Martinsville Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series News & Notes — Martinsville

• This weekend will be the 44th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway (1982-2025).
• The four Dash 4 Cash drivers for Martinsville are: #00 Sheldon Creed, #7 Justin Allgaier, #21 Austin Hill and #41 Sam Mayer.
• Justin Allgaier won his sixth Dash 4 Cash bonus at Homestead-Miami, most all-time.
• Justin Allgaier won back-to-back races for the second-time in his career, the last driver to win three in a row was Noah Gragson in 2022 when he won four straight.
• Corey Day is making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville driving the Hendrick Motorsports’ #17, which has finished in top-five in all three starts this season.
• Three drivers are making their Xfinity Series debut: #17 Corey Day, #24 Patrick Staropoli, #66 Tyler Tomassi.
• Four drivers in the field are past Xfinity Series Martinsville winners: Aric Almirola (2 wins), Justin Allgaier (1), Brandon Jones (1) and Harrison Burton (1).
• Three of the last six Martinsville races featured last-lap passes.
• Five of the last seven Martinsville races finished in overtime.

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Marine Corps 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Two cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Carson Ware, #17-Corey Day, #19-Aric Almirola, #24-Patrick Staropoli, #35-Greg Van Alst, #45-Brad Perez, #53-Mason Maggio, #66-Tyler Tomassi, #70-Thomas Annunziata, #74-Dawson Cram, #91-Myatt Snider.
See the full Martinsville Entry List.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Martinsville At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

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