NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington

Darlington Raceway — April 5, 2025

Brandon Jones

Winner

147

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Brandon Jones won the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway on April 5, 2025, leading 24 of 147 laps. Chase Elliott finished second; Justin Allgaier rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2025

Winner

Brandon Jones

Leaders

9 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Brandon Jones	147	—	Running	24	52
2	8	+6	Chase Elliott	147	—	Running	—	0
3	3	—	Justin Allgaier	147	—	Running	56	53
4	27	+23	Ross Chastain	147	—	Running	21	0
5	6	+1	Carson Kvapil	147	—	Running	—	37
6	16	+10	Connor Zilisch	147	—	Running	—	31
7	9	+2	Christian Eckes	147	—	Running	1	43
8	15	+7	Nick Sanchez	147	—	Running	—	29
9	12	+3	Sammy Smith	147	—	Running	—	28
10	10	—	Sheldon Creed	147	—	Running	—	29
11	11	—	Jesse Love	147	—	Running	—	28
12	17	+5	Ryan Sieg	147	—	Running	—	25
13	14	+1	Harrison Burton	147	—	Running	12	40
14	5	-9	Sam Mayer	147	—	Running	—	23
15	22	+7	Jeb Burton	147	—	Running	—	22
16	19	+3	Austin Hill	147	—	Running	—	21
17	7	-10	Daniel Dye	147	—	Running	—	20
18	30	+12	Dean Thompson	147	—	Running	—	19
19	23	+4	Brennan Poole	147	—	Running	4	26
20	26	+6	Parker Retzlaff	147	—	Running	—	17
21	18	-3	Jeremy Clements	147	—	Running	—	16
22	25	+3	Ryan Ellis	147	—	Running	—	15
23	21	-2	Matt DiBenedetto	147	—	Running	—	14
24	31	+7	Josh Bilicki	147	—	Running	—	16
25	1	-24	Christopher Bell	147	—	Running	27	0
26	37	+11	David Starr	147	—	Running	1	11
27	36	+9	Nick Leitz	147	—	Running	—	10
28	24	-4	Blaine Perkins	147	—	Running	—	9
29	35	+6	Mason Massey	147	—	Running	—	8
30	34	+4	Kyle Sieg	147	—	Running	1	14
31	32	+1	Anthony Alfredo	147	—	Running	—	12
32	28	-4	Garrett Smithley	147	—	Running	—	5
33	4	-29	Taylor Gray	147	—	Running	—	5
34	38	+4	Greg Van Alst	146	—	Running	—	3
35	20	-15	William Sawalich	139	—	Running	—	2
36	29	-7	Josh Williams	137	—	Running	—	1
37	33	-4	Leland Honeyman Jr.	128	—	Running	—	1
38	13	-25	Kris Wright	27	—	DNF	—	1

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 12 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.7 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	Chase Elliott	7.8	2	+5.8	High Confidence
3	Justin Allgaier	18.3	3	+15.3	Coinflip
4	Ross Chastain	13.3	4	+9.3	Coinflip
6	Connor Zilisch	22.9	6	+16.9	High Confidence
11	Jesse Love	21.4	11	+10.4	High Confidence
16	Austin Hill	20.9	16	+4.9	Moderate
17	Daniel Dye	19.1	17	+2.1	Moderate
19	Brennan Poole	24.7	19	+5.7	Moderate
24	Josh Bilicki	28.6	24	+4.6	High Confidence
25	Christopher Bell	10.7	25	-14.3	Moderate
26	David Starr	20.9	26	-5.1	Moderate
31	Anthony Alfredo	20.9	31	-10.1	Moderate

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Brandon Jones: has 15 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 13.5 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Chase Elliott: was the model’s top pick based on 23 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 12.8 avg finish (1 win), finishing P2 on the day.
Connor Zilisch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P6 vs predicted P23. Track history: 2 starts, 12.0 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington?

Brandon Jones won the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway.

Where was the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington held?

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington was held at Darlington Raceway on April 5, 2025.