2025 Ag-Pro 300
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 11 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | April 26, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 34th Annual Ag-Pro 300 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 113 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 113 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||
| Average speed | 138.180 mph (222.379 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 52.546 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 50 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Parker Kligerman, and Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 Ag-Pro 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 34rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 113 laps to complete.
In a wild race with a controversial ending, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, was declared the winner after leading when the caution came out on the final lap for a vicious crash from Connor Zilisch.[8] Hill finished slightly ahead of Jeb Burton at the time of caution, with Hill's teammate Jesse Love finishing third and rounding out the podium.[9] With his victory, Hill broke the record for the most superspeedway wins in series history, surpassing Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt.[10] RCR continued to be a dominant force at superspeedways, with both drivers winning both stages, and leading a combined 69 laps of the race.
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 25, at 4:30 PM CST.[11] Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second and final round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.[12]
Only one round of qualifying was contested due to the threat of incoming rain. Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 52.546, and a speed of 182.240 mph (293.287 km/h).[13]
Three drivers failed to qualify: Garrett Smithley, Austin Green, and Jake Garcia.
