# 2025 Hard Rock Bet 300

The 2025 Hard Rock Bet 300 will be the 6th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 31st iteration of the event. The race will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race is scheduled to be contested of 200 laps.

## Report
### Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | 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 | Prime Bites Mini Muffins |
| 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT / TradeMark Nitrogen |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Allstate Peterbilt Group |
| 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor |
| 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Campers Inn RV Mobile Medic |
| 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Soundgear |
| 19 | Justin Bonsignore | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | TBA |
| 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Klearvue Cabinetry / Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Global Industrial |
| 24 | Corey Heim (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Columbia Sportswear Company |
| 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | DEX Imaging |
| 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Assured Partners |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Sprayway |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | TBA |
| 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Werner Enterprises |
| 35 | TBA | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 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 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | FIU / KSDT CPA |
| 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 53 | Mason Maggio | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | TBA |
| 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | Mr. Wizzleman / Fast Lane Drive |
| 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Classic Collision |
| 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Realty.com |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 91 | Myatt Snider | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | TBA |
| 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | Viking Motorsports |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session will be held on Saturday, March 22, at 10:35 AM EST, and will last for 55 minutes.
* Pos.
* 1
* 2
* 3

## Qualifying

Qualifying will be held on Saturday, March 22, at 11:40 AM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | | | | | | |

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | Pts |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | Pts |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 120
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | | | | | | | | | |