2025 United Rentals 250
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 31 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | October 18, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual United Rentals 250 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 266 mi (428.08 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 94 laps, 250.04 mi (402.40 km) | ||
| Average speed | 131.322 mph (211.342 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 52.605 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 48 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Parker Kligerman, and Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 United Rentals 250 was the 31st stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) asphalt superspeedway. The race was contested over 100 laps, extended from 94 laps due to a green-white-checkered finish.
In a wreck-filled race, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would survive late chaos and continued to dominate superspeedways by winning both stages and leading a race-high 48 laps to earn his 14th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fourth of the season, sweeping both Talladega races for this season. He also advanced the No. 21 car into the Championship 4 of the owner's playoffs.[9] To fill out the podium, Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 18, at 10:30 AM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, one-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 and final round, and whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole and determine the rest of the starting lineup.[10]
Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.605, and a speed of 182.036 mph (292.959 km/h).[11]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
