Xfinity - 2025 - North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire
Date: 2025-04-19 | Track: Rockingham Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Sammy Smith (#8) | Jesse Love (#2) | Jesse Love (#2) |
| Finish | P1 | P37 | P37 |
| TLS points | 8333 | 9200 | 9200 |
| ARP | 6.58 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
| Laps led | 9 | 53 | 53 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Sammy Smith (#8): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 9 laps with 6.58 average running position and 8,333 TLS points.
TLS leader — Jesse Love (#2): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (9,200 points). Finished P37 with 53 laps led and 3.20 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.20). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.58).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sammy Smith | 8 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 13 | 9 | 6.58 | 8333 |
| 2 | 8 | Parker Retzlaff | 4 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 2 | 0 | 9.66 | 7541 |
| 3 | 11 | Harrison Burton | 25 | Ford | AM Racing | 29 | 0 | 14.37 | 6330 |
| 4 | 18 | Brennan Poole | 44 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 28 | 0 | 18.98 | 5146 |
| 5 | 3 | Taylor Gray # | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 15 | 0 | 7.67 | 8052 |
| 6 | 10 | Austin Hill | 21 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 10 | 0 | 12.47 | 6817 |
| 7 | 15 | Josh Williams | 11 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 21 | 0 | 17.48 | 5531 |
| 8 | 14 | Jeb Burton | 27 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 22 | 0 | 16.63 | 5749 |
| 9 | 22 | Daniel Dye # | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 27 | 0 | 22.15 | 4331 |
| 10 | 20 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | Chevrolet | Jeremy Clements Racing | 16 | 0 | 20.07 | 4866 |
| 11 | 21 | Dean Thompson # | 26 | Toyota | Sam Hunt Racing | 18 | 11 | 20.32 | 4800 |
| 12 | 5 | Brandon Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 6 | 8.30 | 7891 |
| 13 | 16 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 17.52 | 5521 |
| 14 | 23 | Kasey Kahne | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 4 | 0 | 22.53 | 4233 |
| 15 | 17 | Anthony Alfredo | 42 | Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 18.82 | 5187 |
| 16 | 6 | Carson Kvapil # | 1 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 25 | 47 | 9.23 | 7650 |
| 17 | 30 | Josh Bilicki | 91 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing x JIM | 26 | 0 | 26.70 | 3161 |
| 18 | 12 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | Ford | RSS Racing | 12 | 77 | 14.75 | 6232 |
| 19 | 33 | Patrick Emerling | 07 | Chevrolet | SS GreenLight Racing | 37 | 0 | 29.12 | 2539 |
| 20 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | 28 | Ford | RSS Racing | 35 | 0 | 24.26 | 3787 |
| 21 | 9 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 11.30 | 7063 |
| 22 | 35 | Garrett Smithley | 14 | Chevrolet | SS GreenLight Racing | 33 | 0 | 31.45 | 1918 |
| 23 | 4 | Christian Eckes # | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 9 | 1 | 7.60 | 7945 |
| 24 | 36 | Vicente Salas | 45 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 36 | 0 | 34.73 | 1075 |
| 25 | 24 | William Sawalich # | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 5 | 0 | 22.44 | 4123 |
| 26 | 7 | Sam Mayer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 11 | 0 | 8.21 | 7635 |
| 27 | 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 99 | Chevrolet | Viking Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 19.02 | 4954 |
| 28 | 34 | Kris Wright | 5 | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 29.65 | 2319 |
| 29 | 26 | Thomas Annunziata | 70 | Chevrolet | Cope Family Racing | 20 | 0 | 23.23 | 3895 |
| 30 | 25 | Austin Green | 87 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 32 | 0 | 22.38 | 4023 |
| 31 | 13 | Nick Sanchez # | 48 | Chevrolet | Big Machine Racing | 3 | 52 | 13.27 | 6202 |
| 32 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | 31 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 24 | 0 | 24.15 | 3372 |
| 33 | 32 | Ryan Ellis | 71 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing x JIM | 23 | 0 | 23.61 | 2785 |
| 34 | 37 | Greg Van Alst | 35 | Chevrolet | Joey Gase Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 35.50 | 602 |
| 35 | 31 | Sheldon Creed | 00 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 17 | 0 | 11.19 | 3059 |
| 36 | 38 | Katherine Legge(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Joey Gase Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | Jesse Love | 2 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 7 | 53 | 3.20 | 9200 |
| 38 | 27 | Justin Bonsignore | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | 0 | 15.01 | 3790 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | 64173 | 6.81 | 334 | 7063 |
| 2 | Sammy Smith | 8 | 59390 | 9.12 | 34 | 8333 |
| 3 | Jesse Love | 2 | 59160 | 8.04 | 106 | 9200 |
| 4 | Sam Mayer | 41 | 56900 | 9.13 | 35 | 7635 |
| 5 | Carson Kvapil # | 1 | 54766 | 11.20 | 56 | 7650 |
| 6 | Taylor Gray # | 54 | 54578 | 9.88 | 98 | 8052 |
| 7 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 54550 | 10.57 | 159 | 5521 |
| 8 | Brandon Jones | 20 | 52854 | 10.24 | 52 | 7891 |
| 9 | Austin Hill | 21 | 50051 | 9.39 | 211 | 6817 |
| 10 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | 48426 | 14.02 | 88 | 6232 |
| 11 | Nick Sanchez # | 48 | 47191 | 13.45 | 53 | 6202 |
| 12 | Christian Eckes # | 16 | 45994 | 11.81 | 24 | 7945 |
| 13 | Harrison Burton | 25 | 42622 | 15.94 | 24 | 6330 |
| 14 | Sheldon Creed | 00 | 41563 | 10.05 | 9 | 3059 |
| 15 | Jeb Burton | 27 | 41523 | 17.46 | 4 | 5749 |
| 16 | Daniel Dye # | 10 | 39724 | 16.63 | 0 | 4331 |
| 17 | Parker Retzlaff | 4 | 37539 | 18.81 | 0 | 7541 |
| 18 | Josh Williams | 11 | 36498 | 20.17 | 0 | 5531 |
| 19 | William Sawalich # | 18 | 36222 | 17.36 | 4 | 4123 |
| 20 | Dean Thompson # | 26 | 34467 | 20.13 | 11 | 4800 |
| 21 | Anthony Alfredo | 42 | 32476 | 20.05 | 0 | 5187 |
| 22 | Brennan Poole | 44 | 32154 | 20.57 | 4 | 5146 |
| 23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 99 | 30909 | 23.03 | 0 | 4954 |
| 24 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | 30759 | 23.81 | 0 | 4866 |
| 25 | Kyle Sieg | 28 | 27519 | 23.80 | 8 | 3787 |
| 26 | Aric Almirola | 19 | 26754 | 6.82 | 84 | 0 |
| 27 | Blaine Perkins | 31 | 25874 | 24.00 | 0 | 3372 |
| 28 | Ryan Ellis | 71 | 20954 | 26.78 | 0 | 2785 |
| 29 | Kris Wright | 5 | 18792 | 28.02 | 0 | 2319 |
| 30 | Justin Bonsignore | 19 | 17056 | 16.27 | 0 | 3790 |
| 31 | Garrett Smithley | 14 | 15679 | 30.32 | 0 | 1918 |
| 32 | Josh Bilicki | 91 | 15297 | 25.35 | 0 | 3161 |
| 33 | Leland Honeyman | 70 | 10498 | 25.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Mason Massey | 45 | 10408 | 28.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Thomas Annunziata | 70 | 9114 | 30.08 | 0 | 3895 |
| 36 | Patrick Emerling | 07 | 7936 | 28.58 | 0 | 2539 |
| 37 | Joey Gase | 53 | 7039 | 30.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Greg Van Alst | 35 | 6952 | 33.48 | 0 | 602 |
| 39 | Myatt Snider | 91 | 5835 | 25.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Brad Perez | 45 | 5824 | 26.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Austin Green | 87 | 5393 | 28.22 | 0 | 4023 |
| 42 | Kasey Kahne | 33 | 4233 | 22.53 | 0 | 4233 |
| 43 | Nick Leitz | 07 | 4097 | 31.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Mason Maggio | 53 | 4047 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Patrick Staropoli | 24 | 3623 | 24.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | CJ McLaughlin | 92 | 2859 | 31.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Dawson Cram | 74 | 2787 | 30.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ryan Truex | 24 | 2747 | 17.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Corey Day | 17 | 2615 | 28.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jordan Anderson | 32 | 2282 | 21.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Alex Labbe | 07 | 2030 | 26.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Carson Ware | 74 | 1736 | 34.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Caesar Bacarella | 45 | 1409 | 27.91 | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Vicente Salas | 45 | 1075 | 34.73 | 0 | 1075 |
| 55 | David Starr | 53 | 909 | 32.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Sage Karam | 53 | 761 | 26.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Preston Pardus | 50 | 103 | 35.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Baltazar Leguizamon | 35 | 66 | 35.33 | 0 | 0 |