The 18-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 26 of 65 laps and rallied from both an early pit road penalty and a series of on-track contacts to outduel teammate Carson Kvapil and record his first Xfinity victory of 2025 in Austin, Texas.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, posted a pole-winning lap at 88.095 mph in 98.076 seconds and will share the front row with teammate Bubba Wallace from pole position for Sunday's Cup event in Austin, Texas.
Rookie Connor Zilisch scored his first NASCAR Xfinity Series pole position of the 2025 season for the fifth annual running of the Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas
The 40-year-old Clements from Spartanburg, South Carolina, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his 20th season with at least one start in the Xfinity Series division.
The 33-year-old DiBenedetto from Grass Valley, California, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his ninth campaign with at least one start in the Xfinity Series division.
The 23-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, will make his first of four-scheduled Xfinity starts in JGR's No. 19 Toyota Supra entry this upcoming Saturday, March 1, at Circuit of the Americas.
The Abingdon, Virgnia-based organization will next field the No. 75 entry at Bristol and Rockingham in April before returning at North Wilkesboro and Charlotte in May, Indianapolis in July, Bristol in September and at the Charlotte Roval and Talladega in October.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led the final lap of 266 over-scheduled laps and edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson at the moment of caution during an overtime shootout to claim his first Cup victory of 2025 at Atlanta.
The 30-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led a race-high 146 of 163 laps and fended off late challenges from Justin Allgaier and Aric Almirola during a three-lap shootout to win at Atlanta for the fifth time in six previous starts and notch his third consecutive spring victory at his home track.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne this Sunday, March 1, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
In the five NASCAR Cup Series events at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams in wins (two), poles (two), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (83).
