Nick Sanchez held off Carson Kvapil to win the lengthy Focused Health 250 on June 27 into the early morning hours of June 28 at EchoPark Speedway for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.
The driver of the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet had to regain the lead after losing it on the final restart with less than 10 laps to go, weaving around Jesse Love for the top spot.
Sanchez, in 14th in points coming into Atlanta, is now locked into the Xfinity Series playoffs and narrows the playoff bubble. Earlier in the race, Sanchez caused a caution in Stage 2 when he spun through the grass on the frontstretch.
The race was delayed by more than an hour with a lightning hold during Stage 1 after the start of the race was also delayed by nearby weather. A multi-car crash soon after the race restart involved Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier and others. Creed’s DNF continues a recent poor stretch and puts the driver of the No. 00 Haas Factory Team Ford on the cusp of missing the playoffs.
Five-time Atlanta winner Austin Hill lost several laps to repair a fuel pickup issue and finished 26th, five laps down.
Here are the full results for Friday’s race:
Unofficial results from the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on June 27, 2025 at EchoPark Speedway.
- Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
- Carson Kvapil, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Taylor Gray, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Aric Almirola, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford
- Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
- Dean Thompson, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- Leland Honeyman, No. 70 Cope Family Racing Chevrolet
- Harrison Burton, No. 25 AM Racing Ford
- Brandon Jones, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Joey Gase, No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
- Christian Eckes, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Mason Massey, No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Ryan Ellis, No. 71 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Garrett Smithley, No. 14 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet
- Nick Leitz, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford
- Kris Wright, No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Mason Maggio, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
- CJ McLaughlin, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ryan Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford
- Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Ford
- Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Katherine Legge, No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Patrick Staropoli, No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- William Sawalich, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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