Allgaier Wins Second Xfinity Race in a Row

HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Homestead Miami Speedway in an exciting overtime finish with Sam Mayer finishing second.  Kyle Larson had a 15-second lead when the caution flag flew with six laps to go via a Taylor Gray spin, but only five cars were on the lead lap. Contact from Sam Mayer stymied Larson on the final restart, and Allgaier passed those two and Austin Hill from the second row to win for the second weekend in a row. Allgaier had never recorded a top-5 finish at Homestead until Saturday's race.

Larson put on a driving clinic in Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion was not rewarded with a win for his heroic efforts throughout the race.

Larson, who led 132 laps on the day, held a more than 16-second lead over Sam Mayer and had lapped nearly the entire field as the race was drawing to a close. Sheldon Creed, in fifth, was the final car on the lead lap when all of a sudden, a caution for a spinning Taylor Gray wiped out Larson's seemingly insurmountable lead with eight laps to go.

On the final restart, Larson was shoved from behind coming to the green flag by Mayer, who chose to line up behind Larson in the bottom lane on the final restart of the race. The shove lifted the rear tires of Larson's car off the ground, which allowed Austin Hill and JustineAllgaier to skirt past to the lead of the field.

Allgaier would come out on top for his second-consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series win, which would also secure the JR Motorsports driver a $100,000 bonus for winning the Xfinity Dash4Cash Award.

Larson, who looked to be heading to a certain date with destiny on Sunday, where he'd try to become just the second driver to ever sweep a three-race NASCAR National Series race weekend at a track (Larson won Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead), was left shaking his head with a fourth-place finish.

Unofficial Results: Hard Rock Bet 300, March 22, 2025 - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Pts, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Status
1) 4, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT/TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet, 201, 6, 8, 5, 21, 5, 49, Running
2) 6, Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, 201, 5, 2, 1, 22, , 50, Running
3) 21, Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 201, 10, 4, 1, 2, , 42, Running
4) 17, Kyle Larson(i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 201, 4, 1, 5, 132, , 0, Running
5) 9, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Road Ranger/Redcon1 Ford, 201, 8, 3, , , , 43, Running
6) 20, Jesse Love, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 201, 9, 7, 1, 4, , 37, Running
7) 38, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/KlearVue Toyota, 201, , 10, , , , 31, Running
8) 3, Nick Sanchez #, No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, 201, , 6, , , , 34, Running
9) 30, Daniel Dye #, No. 10 Halifax Health Chevrolet, 201, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 14, Carson Kvapil #, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, 201, , , 1, 1, , 27, Running
11) 12, Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, 201, , , 1, 6, , 26, Running
12) 2, Connor Zilisch #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 200, , 5, 1, 2, , 31, Running
13) 24, Dean Thompson #, No. 26 Assured Partners Toyota, 200, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 19, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 23, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Sprayway Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 7, Justin Bonsignore, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 200, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 18, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Prime Bites Mini Muffins Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 25, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 RANDCO/Roth ID Tag Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 11, Josh Williams, No. 11 Star Tron Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 28, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Classic Collision Chevrolet, 200, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 15, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Allstate Peterbilt Group Chevrolet, 199, 1, 9, 1, 3, 1, 28, Running
22) 8, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 199, 3, , , , , 23, Running
23) 1, Taylor Gray #, No. 54 Operation 300 Toyota, 199, , , 2, 7, , 14, Running
24) 13, William Sawalich #, No. 18 Soundgear Toyota, 199, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 16, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 WERNER Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 22, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 All South Electric Chevrolet, 199, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 27, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford, 198, 2, , 1, 1, , 19, Running
28) 26, Brad Perez, No. 45 FIU/KSDT Chevrolet, 198, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 35, Joey Gase, No. 35  Chevrolet, 198, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 29, Myatt Snider, No. 91 Tree Top Chevrolet, 198, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 37, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, 197, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 36, Kris Wright, No. 5 First National Bank Corp Chevrolet, 197, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 32, Patrick Emerling, No. 07 Priority Tire Chevrolet, 197, , , , , , 4, Running
34) 33, Leland Honeyman, No. 70 Mr Wizzleman/Fast Lane Drive Chevrolet, 196, 7, , , , , 7, Running
35) 34, Mason Maggio, No. 53 Denssi Energy Pouches Ford, 196, , , , , , 2, Running
36) 10, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet, 179, , , , , , 1, Electrical
37) 31, Corey Heim(i), No. 24 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 57, , , , , , 0, Electrical
38) 5, Christian Eckes #, No. 16 Campers inn RV Mobile Medic Chevrolet, 16, , , , , , 1, Engine
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 201 Laps, 301.5 Miles
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 32 Mins, 56 Secs.
Average Speed: 118.287 MPH
Margin of Victory: .348 Seconds

Fastest Lap Bonus: No 7, lap 201, 33.494 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 8, 28, 39, 17, 41, 7, 70, 00, 2, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 41, 00, 21, 88, 48, 2, 7, 8, 20

Comments: Justin Allgaier has won the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his 27th victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Prior to the start, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 11 (Driver Change), No. 20 (Unapproved Adjustments), No. 28 (At-Track Inspection Penalty).

Failed to Qualify: (1) 74 Dawson Cram.

Cautions: 6 for 31 laps;
Laps: 18-23 (Possible Fluid on Track [None]);
31-33 (No. 5 Spin Turn 4 [None]);
38-41 (No. 19 Spin Turn 4 [5]);
47-53 (Stage 1 Conclusion [None]);
92-96 (Stage 2 Conclusion [71]);
194-199 (No. 54 Spin Frontstretch [2]).

Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers;
T. Gray # 1-6;
J. Allgaier 7;
T. Gray # 8;
J. Allgaier 9-25;
K. Larson(i) 26-33;
J. Allgaier 34;
K. Larson(i) 35-41;
J. Allgaier 42;
K. Larson(i) 43;
K. Sieg 44;
S. Smith 45-47;
H. Burton 48-53;
C. Kvapil # 54;
J. Love 55-58;
S. Mayer 59-80;
K. Larson(i) 81-146;
C. Zilisch # 147-148;
K. Larson(i) 149-198;
A. Hill 199-200;
J. Allgaier 201.

Unofficial Points: Hard Rock Bet 300 - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Rank, Driver, Car, Starts, GL, Points, Ldr, Nxt, Race Wins, Stage Wins, Playoff Pts
1) Justin Allgaier, 7, 6, 0, 249, 0, 0, 2, 2, 12
2) Sam Mayer, 41, 6, 1, 220, -29, 29, 0, 0, 0
3) Jesse Love, 2, 6, -1, 218, -31, 2, 1, 0, 5
4) Austin Hill, 21, 6, 0, 202, -47, 16, 1, 4, 9
5) Sheldon Creed, 00, 6, 2, 187, -62, 15, 0, 0, 0
6) Sammy Smith, 8, 6, -1, 184, -65, 3, 0, 1, 1
7) Connor Zilisch #, 88, 6, 2, 164, -85, 20, 1, 0, 5
8) Ryan Sieg, 39, 6, 2, 156, -93, 8, 0, 0, 0
9) Aric Almirola, , 3, -3, 151, -98, 5, 1, 1, 0
10) Taylor Gray #, 54, 6, -2, 151, -98, 0, 0, 0, 0
11) Harrison Burton, 25, 6, 2, 145, -104, 6, 0, 1, 1
12) Jeb Burton, 27, 6, 0, 143, -106, 2, 0, 0, 0
13) Brandon Jones, 20, 6, 2, 141, -108, 2, 0, 0, 0
14) Carson Kvapil #, 1, 6, 0, 141, -108, 0, 0, 0, 0
15) Nick Sanchez #, 48, 6, 1, 137, -112, 4, 0, 0, 0
16) Daniel Dye #, 10, 6, 1, 131, -118, 6, 0, 0, 0
17) Christian Eckes #, 16, 6, -6, 128, -121, 3, 0, 0, 0
18) Josh Williams, 11, 6, 0, 115, -134, 13, 0, 0, 0
19) Brennan Poole, 44, 6, 3, 107, -142, 8, 0, 0, 0
20) Dean Thompson #, 26, 6, 3, 106, -143, 1, 0, 0, 0
21) William Sawalich #, 18, 6, -2, 106, -143, 0, 0, 0, 0
22) Jeremy Clements, 51, 6, -2, 104, -145, 2, 0, 0, 0
23) Matt DiBenedetto, 99, 6, -2, 88, -161, 16, 0, 0, 0
24) Anthony Alfredo, 42, 6, 1, 85, -164, 3, 0, 0, 0
25) Blaine Perkins, 31, 6, -1, 84, -165, 1, 0, 0, 0
26) Parker Retzlaff, 4, 5, 3, 80, -169, 4, 0, 0, 0
27) Kyle Sieg, 28, 6, 0, 80, -169, 0, 0, 0, 0
28) Ryan Ellis, 71, 6, 0, 78, -171, 2, 0, 0, 0
29) Josh Bilicki, , 5, -3, 65, -184, 13, 0, 0, 0
30) Leland Honeyman, 70, 4, 0, 64, -185, 1, 0, 0, 0
31) Joey Gase, 35, 5, 0, 59, -190, 5, 0, 0, 0
32) Kris Wright, 5, 6, 0, 49, -200, 10, 0, 0, 0
33) Garrett Smithley, 14, 5, 0, 43, -206, 6, 0, 0, 0
34) Patrick Emerling, 07, 3, 0, 40, -209, 3, 0, 0, 0
35) Justin Bonsignore, 19, 2, 7, 33, -216, 7, 0, 0, 0
36) Jordan Anderson, , 1, -1, 30, -219, 3, 0, 0, 0
37) Alex Labbe, , 1, -1, 28, -221, 2, 0, 0, 0
38) Mason Massey, , 3, -1, 25, -224, 3, 0, 0, 0
39) Caesar Bacarella, , 1, -1, 24, -225, 1, 0, 0, 0
40) Nick Leitz, , 2, -1, 22, -227, 2, 0, 0, 0
41) Ryan Truex, , 1, -1, 20, -229, 2, 0, 0, 0
42) Greg Van Alst, , 3, -1, 19, -230, 1, 0, 0, 0
43) CJ Mclaughlin, , 1, 0, 12, -237, 7, 0, 0, 0
44) Austin Green, , 2, 0, 12, -237, 0, 0, 0, 0
45) Brad Perez, 45, 1, 13, 9, -240, 3, 0, 0, 0
46) Mason Maggio, 53, 2, 0, 8, -241, 1, 0, 0, 0
47) Myatt Snider, 91, 1, -47, 7, -242, 1, 0, 0, 0
48) Dawson Cram, , 2, -3, 7, -242, 0, 0, 0, 0
49) Carson Ware, , 1, -2, 5, -244, 2, 0, 0, 0
50) Sage Karam, , 1, -2, 5, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
51) Thomas Annunziata, , 1, -2, 3, -246, 2, 0, 0, 0
52) Preston Pardus, , 1, -2, 1, -248, 2, 0, 0, 0
53) Baltazar Leguizam?n, , 1, -2, 1, -248, 0, 0, 0, 0
54) William Byron(i), , 1, -2, 0, -249, 1, 0, 1, 0
55) Alex Bowman(i), , 1, -2, 0, -249, 0, 0, 1, 0
56) Kyle Larson(i), 17, 1, -56, 0, -249, 0, 0, 1, 0
57) Ross Chastain(i), , 1, -3, 0, -249, 0, 0, 0, 0
58) Riley Herbst(i), , 1, -3, 0, -249, 0, 0, 0, 0
59) Corey Heim(i), 24, 2, -3, 0, -249, 0, 0, 0, 0
60) Carson Hocevar(i), , 1, -3, 0, -249, 0, 0, 0, 0
61) JJ Yeley(i), , 0, -2, 0, -249, 0, 0, 0, 0
-Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, 
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series