# 2025 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250

The 2025 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would continue to be an unstoppable force at superspeedways, winning both stages and leading a race-high 146 laps to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his first of the season, and his third consecutive win in the first Atlanta race. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Along with his win, Hill tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart for the most wins on superspeedways in series history with eight.

## Report
### Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Tech |
| 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Suave |
| 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 07 | Nick Leitz | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | PNR Ammunition |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Protect Your Melon Buckle Up |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | SMA Healthcare |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Hackett Truck Sales |
| 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Soundgear |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Young Life |
| 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Atlas / Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | DEX Imaging |
| 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | NORMA Precision Ammunition |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | TREE MART |
| 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | EasyCare |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Patriot Adventures |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | Audibel |
| 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Frontline Fire Protection |
| 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Brunt Workwear |
| 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | One Stop / All South Electric |
| 53 | Mason Maggio | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | Bill Roberts Electrical |
| 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | DWC |
| 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Pella Window & Door of Georgia |
| 74 | Carson Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Save22 |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | FlackTek |
| 92 | C. J. McLaughlin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Main Street Auto |
| 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | Recycled Materials Association |
| Official entry list |||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 21, at 5:05 PM EST. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate track with superspeedway rules, 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.
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 31.730, and a speed of 174.724 mph (281.191 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.818 | 174.241 | 31.730 | 174.724 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.884 | 173.880 | 31.793 | 174.378 |
| 3 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.017 | 173.158 | 31.920 | 173.684 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.003 | 173.234 | 31.926 | 173.652 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 32.028 | 173.099 | 31.932 | 173.619 |
| 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.045 | 173.007 | 31.955 | 173.494 |
| 7 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.027 | 173.104 | 31.960 | 173.467 |
| 8 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.993 | 173.288 | 31.963 | 173.451 |
| 9 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.964 | 173.445 | 32.011 | 173.190 |
| 10 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.031 | 173.082 | 32.028 | 173.099 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.069 | 172.877 | — | — |
| 12 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.075 | 172.845 | — | — |
| 13 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.081 | 172.813 | — | — |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 32.088 | 172.775 | — | — |
| 15 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 32.141 | 172.490 | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.160 | 172.388 | — | — |
| 17 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 32.187 | 172.243 | — | — |
| 18 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.257 | 171.870 | — | — |
| 19 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 32.274 | 171.779 | — | — |
| 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 32.289 | 171.699 | — | — |
| 21 | 92 | C. J. McLaughlin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.325 | 171.508 | — | — |
| 22 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 32.405 | 171.085 | — | — |
| 23 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 32.414 | 171.037 | — | — |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 32.513 | 170.516 | — | — |
| 25 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 32.558 | 170.281 | — | — |
| 26 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.559 | 170.275 | — | — |
| 27 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 32.582 | 170.155 | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.619 | 169.962 | — | — |
| 29 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 32.636 | 169.874 | — | — |
| 30 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.734 | 169.365 | — | — |
| 31 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 32.758 | 169.241 | — | — |
| 32 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.840 | 168.819 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 33 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.893 | 168.546 | — | — |
| 34 | 07 | Nick Leitz | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.898 | 168.521 | — | — |
| 35 | 74 | Carson Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.916 | 168.429 | — | — |
| 36 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 33.028 | 167.858 | — | — |
| 37 | 53 | Mason Maggio | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 33.139 | 167.295 | — | — |
| 38 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.217 | 166.902 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 83
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 146 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 3 | 16 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 163 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 12 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 15 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 7 | 13 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 29 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 1 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 163 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 19 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 163 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 30 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 163 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 17 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 163 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 15 | 3 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 13 | Running | 36 |
| 17 | 31 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 163 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 38 | 35 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 34 | 07 | Nick Leitz | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 1 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 24 | 33 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 92 | C. J. McLaughlin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
| 30 | 32 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 53 | Mason Maggio | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | 162 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 74 | Carson Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 10 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 35 | 22 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 149 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 141 | 1 | Accident | 18 |
| 37 | 18 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 118 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 16 | 1 | Austin Hill | 84 |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | 83 (-1) |
| 1 | 3 | Jesse Love | 78 (–6) |
| 6 | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 76 (–8) |
| 2 | 5 | Jeb Burton | 66 (–18) |
| 2 | 6 | Harrison Burton | 61 (–23) |
| 4 | 7 | Jeremy Clements | 55 (–29) |
| 3 | 8 | Sam Mayer | 53 (–31) |
| 3 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | 53 (–31) |
| 4 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 51 (–33) |
| 14 | 11 | Sammy Smith | 50 (–34) |
| 9 | 12 | Leland Honeyman | 50 (–34) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 80 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 65 (-15) |
| 1 | 3 | Ford | 61 (–19) |