2025 Tennessee Lottery 250
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 14 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Tennessee Lottery 250 | ||
| Location | Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.333 miles (2.145 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 188 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 111.006 mph (178.647 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.860 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 101 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Parker Kligerman, and Austin Cindric | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
The 2025 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the 14th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee, a 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent tri-oval shaped intermediate racetrack. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete.
In dominating fashion, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would ultimately sweep the entire race, winning both stages, leading a race-high 101 laps, and earning the fastest lap of the event to score his 28th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season.[10] To fill out the podium, Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sam Mayer, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, May 31, at 1:05 PM CST.[11] Kyle Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 31.109, and a speed of 153.910 mph (247.694 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.109 | 153.910 |
| 2 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.122 | 153.846 |
| 3 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.357 | 152.693 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 31, at 2:10 PM CST. Since Nashville Superspeedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[11]
William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.860, and a speed of 155.152 mph (249.693 km/h).[12]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Glen Reen and Katherine Legge.
