The 2025 United Rentals 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 120 laps but was increased to 126 laps due to an overtime finish. Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would dominate the final stages of the race, leading 30 laps to earn his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[8] Love's teammate, Austin Hill, continued to show a dominating performance at Daytona, winning both stages and leading a race-high 56 laps, before experiencing issues in the late stages and finishing 33rd, ending his winning streak.[9] To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed, both driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[10] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[11] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[11]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, February 14, at 4:35 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[12] Taylor Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.386, and a speed of 186.004 mph (299.344 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48.386 | 186.004 |
| 2 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 48.388 | 185.997 |
| 3 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.398 | 185.958 |
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Qualifying
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 15, at 10:00 AM EST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.[12] Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time and determine positions 11-38. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will advance to the second round, and whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole and determine the rest of the starting lineup.[13]
Because of a delayed start, and time constraints with the ARCA Menards Series race, only one round of qualifying was scheduled to be contested. After rain started to hit the track with 12 cars that took a qualifying lap, the rest of the session was cancelled, and the starting lineup was determined by last season's owners' points. As a result, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, will start on the pole.[14]
Three drivers failed to qualify: Carson Ware, C. J. McLaughlin, and J. J. Yeley.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
| Fin[15] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 30 | Running | 42 |
| 2 | 8 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 126 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 6 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 126 | 7 | Running | 51 |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 2 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 126 | 1 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 32 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 126 | 1 | Running | 32 |
| 7 | 38 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 19 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 126 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 9 | 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 30 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 36 | 45 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 4 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 29 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 4 | Running | 33 |
| 17 | 33 | 24 | Ryan Truex | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 126 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 11 | Running | 30 |
| 19 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 125 | 10 | Accident | 27 |
| 20 | 21 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Accident | 21 |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Accident | 23 |
| 23 | 24 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 1 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 15 | 19 | Justin Bonsignore | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 123 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 16 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 27 | 20 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 1 | Accident | 10 |
| 28 | 5 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 118 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 29 | 28 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 31 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Electrical | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 56 | Rear End | 24 |
| 34 | 26 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Power Steer | 3 |
| 35 | 11 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 36 | 23 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 22 | 0 | Rear End | 1 |
| 37 | 7 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 12 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Jesse Love scores triumphant win in season-opening Xfinity race at Daytona". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Dalton (February 15, 2025). "'What Could've Been': Austin Hill Falls Short of 4th Straight Spring Daytona Win". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway". Speedway Guide. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Spring Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (February 15, 2025). "NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025 United Rentals 300 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved February 15, 2025.