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.
HMS will field its No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet entry for a total of 16 Xfinity events in 2025 as Alex Bowman, William Byron, Corey Day, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will all take turns piloting the entry.
The 2024 Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 42 of 68 laps, including the final 18, to become the first repeat winner of the 2024 Cup Series season in Austin, Texas.
Jeremy Clements Racing is revved up to announce that Impel Union, a Chicago-based company, will be the primary sponsor for six of their Xfinity racing events this season. The partnership will kick off with the highly anticipated Focused Health 250 at COTA this weekend and will continue at Martinsville, New Hampshire, Portland, Chicago, and Kansas later this year.
