May 25, 2025 | By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

William Byron stages comeback NASCAR Xfinity victory in overtime at Charlotte

CONCORD, N.C.—William Byron’s long rally from a speeding penalty put the driver of the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane—and left reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier heartbroken.

Fresh from the announcement of a four-year contract extension with HMS, Byron passed Allgaier for the lead through Turn 4 of the first lap of overtime at Charlotte Motor Speedway and stayed out front until a violent wreck involving Jeb Burton and Brennan Poole brought out the 11th caution of the race and froze the field.

By then, Connor Zilisch had taken second and Nick Sanchez third, as Allgaier faded to fourth.

But the crux of the race had occurred much earlier, when Allgaier, leading under caution on Lap 180 of 205, chose to stay on the track instead of coming to pit road for new tires.

Byron got fresh rubber under the caution. That and a spate of cautions that allowed him to move closer to the front of the field for a succession of restarts gave Byron the track position he needed to salvage the victory.

A speeding penalty during the Stage 2 break sent Byron to the back of the field for a restart on Lap 99, and it took him until the overtime to get back to the front. The victory was his fifth in the series and the first at Charlotte, his home track.

“I was somewhat confident,” Byron said of his prospects for a rally. “I felt like if we got some yellows, it would be good, but, man, it didn’t work out the way we thought it (would). Just had a lot of green-flag running and couldn’t get back to the front.”

Until the final 20 laps, that is. After a multicar wreck in Turn 1 on lap 184, Byron restarted ninth. He gained one position before an accident involving Katherine Legge and JJ Yeley slowed the field again on Lap 189.

On the subsequent restart, however, Byron gained ground and was running third when Brandon Jones’ Toyota bounced off the outside wall and collected the No. 70 Cope Family Racing Chevrolet of Leland Honeyman and the No. 28 RSS Racing Ford of Kyle Sieg.

That caution, the 10th of the race, forced overtime and gave Byron the chance to restart behind Allgaier in the bottom lane. Ultimately, the fresher tires made the difference.

“Man, it feels awesome to win at my home track,” Byron said. “It feels really good. It’s fun to be back in Victory Lane. I haven’t won in a while. I just needed to get to the front couple of rows, and I wasn’t able to get there until the last one.

“Justin got a good restart, and I was able to push him and get clear of the 88 (Zilisch) and had some clean air on the nose.”

Allgaier felt nothing but regret at the outcome.

“I should have just come down pit road,” he said. “I thought there would be a lot of games played on pit road, and if (those on fresh tires) had to travel though a lot of traffic, we were going to maybe net OK.

“And all those cautions, one after the other, it was great because we were able to hold those guys off, but they really just hurt us because they (his pursuers) were able to get a spot or two every restart.

“I’m heartbroken… My daughter, all she wanted for her birthday was a trophy, and I feel like I gave that away. That’s the hardest part.”

Allgaier led 103 laps, the most coming after Byron led 69 of his 71 laps in sweeping the first two stages. Despite the disappointment, Allgaier maintained a 72-point lead over second-place Austin Hill in the series standings.

Sammy Smith finished fifth, followed by Dean Thompson, Josh Williams, Hill, Ryan Ellis and Christian Eckes. In his 144th start, Ellis posted the first top 10 of his Xfinity Series career.

Four Sunoco rookies—Zilisch, Sanchez, Thompson and Eckes—finished in the top 10.

NOTE: The No. 8 has been disqualified following post-race inspection at Charlotte Motor Speedway for failing to meet the minimum weight requirement, resulting in a 38th-place finish.


NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the BetMGM 300 - Saturday, May 24, 2025
Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC - 1.5 - Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 205 Laps - 307.5 Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 5/24/2025 @ 09:18 PM Eastern

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 4 17 William Byron(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 205 1 1 0 Running 4 71
2 2 88 Connor Zilisch # Jarrett Chevrolet 205 2 3 52 Running 3 3
3 18 48 Nick Sanchez # Borchetta Bourbon Chevrolet 205 8  37 Running  
4 10 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann's/Commissary Chevrolet 205 3 2 51 Running 2 103
5 23 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 205   32 Running  
6 27 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 205   31 Running  
7 3 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial Chevrolet 205   30 Running  
8 30 71 Ryan Ellis Zeroes Beverage Chevrolet 205   29 Running  
9 15 16 Christian Eckes # Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 205   28 Running  
10 8 00 Sheldon Creed Pit Boss Ford 205  9 29 Running  
11 11 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 205 4 6 38 Running  
12 19 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 205 10 8 29 Running  
13 20 3 Austin Dillon(i) Boot Barn Chevrolet 205   0 Running  
14 7 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 205 6 7 32 Running  
15 6 18 William Sawalich # Starkey Toyota 205   22 Running  
16 22 51 Jeremy Clements Hub City Spartanburgers Chevrolet 205   21 Running  
17 12 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 205  10 21 Running  
18 33 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp Chevrolet 205   19 Running  
19 5 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Fisher Toyota 205 9 5 26 Running 1 5
20 14 27 Jeb Burton Timber Creek/Dive Bomb Chevrolet 205 5  23 Running  
21 25 25 Harrison Burton Dead On Tools/DEX Imaging Ford 205   16 Running  
22 26 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 204   15 Accident  
23 9 19 Chase Briscoe(i) Lance Toyota 204   0 Running  
24 21 31 Blaine Perkins Crocodile Cloth Chevrolet 204   13 Running  
25 17 42 Anthony Alfredo Hypersteel Buildings Chevrolet 203   12 Running  
26 35 14 Garrett Smithley Hire Heroes Chevrolet 203   11 Running  
27 37 07 Nick Leitz Priority Tire Chevrolet 203   10 Running  
28 29 53 JJ Yeley Zero Prostate Cancer Chevrolet 203   9 Running  
29 38 91 CJ McLaughlin Shopmonkey Chevrolet 203   8 Running  
30 1 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 202 7 4 18 Running 1 23
31 24 10 Daniel Dye # Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet 199   6 Accident  
32 31 70 Leland Honeyman DWC Chevrolet 194   5 Accident  
33 28 28 Kyle Sieg FOREMOST Pest & Wildlife Ford 194   4 Accident  
34 32 32 Katherine Legge(i) e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet 188   0 Accident  
35 36 45 Brad Perez KeenParts.com Chevrolet 182   2 Running  
36 16 99 Matt DiBenedetto Sci Aps Chevrolet 81   1 Suspension  
37 34 4 Parker Retzlaff Dr Teal's Chevrolet 52   1 Engine  
38 13 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 205   1 Running  

Fastest Lap Bonus:  # lap 54 / 30.693
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Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 110.248 MPH Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 88, 7, 41, 27, 39, 54, 48, 20, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 7, 88, 54, 20, 41, 39, 2, 00, 1

Race Comments: William Byron has won the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his fifth career victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 4, 32, 71 (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: (2) 74 Dawson Cram, 35 Carson Ware.

Caution Flags: 11 for 53 laps; Laps: 20-23 (#5 Spin Turn 2 [None]); 28-31 (#45 Stalled Turn 4 [5]); 47-52 (Stage 1 Conclusion [5]); 92-98 (Stage 2 Conclusion [31]); 149-154 (Debris on the Frontstretch [41]); 158-162 (#41 Incident Turn 3 [10]); 180-183 (#1 Incident Turn 4 [3]); 185-188 (#2, 20, 25, 31, 39, 48 Incident Turn 1 [18]); 190-194 (#32, 53 Incident Turn 1  [5]); 197-203 (#20, 28, 70 Incident Backstretch [1]); 205-205 (#27, 44 Incident Frontstretch [None]).

Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers; T. Gray # 1-23; W. Byron(i) 24-30; C. Zilisch # 31; W. Byron(i) 32-48; C. Zilisch # 49; W. Byron(i) 50-94; J. Allgaier 95-144; C. Zilisch # 145; B. Jones 146-150; J. Allgaier 151-203; W. Byron(i) 204-205.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: May 31, 2025 - Nashville Superspeedway

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Points Report
Charlotte Motor Speedway
BetMGM 300

UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 5/24/2025 @ 09:21 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL

Rank Driver Car Starts GL Points Ldr Nxt Race Wins Stage Wins Playoff Pts
1. Justin Allgaier 7 13 0 522 0 0 2 4 14
2. Austin Hill 21 13 0 450 -72 72 3 6 21
3. Sam Mayer 41 13 0 429 -93 21 0 1 1
4. Jesse Love 2 13 0 403 -119 26 1 1 6
5. Brandon Jones 20 13 0 352 -170 51 1 0 5
6. Connor Zilisch # 88 12 6 351 -171 1 1 2 7
7. Ryan Sieg 39 13 1 349 -173 2 0 0 0
8. Carson Kvapil # 1 13 -2 345 -177 4 0 0 0
9. Jeb Burton 27 13 -2 343 -179 2 0 0 0
10. Sheldon Creed 00 13 1 333 -189 10 0 0 0
11. Harrison Burton 25 13 -1 323 -199 10 0 2 2
12. Nick Sanchez # 48 13 3 320 -202 3 0 1 1
13. Sammy Smith 8 13 -4 313 -209 7 1 1 6
14. Taylor Gray # 54 13 0 303 -219 10 0 0 0
15. Daniel Dye # 10 13 -2 299 -223 4 0 0 0
16. Dean Thompson # 26 13 0 281 -241 18 0 1 1
17. Christian Eckes # 16 13 1 266 -256 15 0 0 0
18. Brennan Poole 44 13 -1 253 -269 13 0 0 0
19. Josh Williams 11 13 3 238 -284 15 0 0 0
20. Jeremy Clements 51 13 -1 236 -286 2 0 0 0
21. Anthony Alfredo 42 13 -1 224 -298 12 0 0 0
22. Parker Retzlaff 4 12 -1 210 -312 14 0 0 0
23. Aric Almirola  5 0 198 -324 12 1 1 0
24. William Sawalich # 18 13 1 192 -330 6 0 0 0
25. Ryan Ellis 71 13 3 190 -332 2 0 0 0
26. Matt DiBenedetto 99 13 -2 182 -340 8 0 0 -5
27. Blaine Perkins 31 13 -1 180 -342 2 0 0 0
28. Kyle Sieg 28 13 -1 169 -353 11 0 0 0
29. Kris Wright 5 13 0 129 -393 40 0 0 0
30. Garrett Smithley 14 11 1 111 -411 18 0 0 0
31. Josh Bilicki  8 -1 110 -412 1 0 0 0
32. Leland Honeyman 70 8 0 97 -425 13 0 0 0
33. Joey Gase  7 0 87 -435 10 0 0 0
34. Mason Massey  6 1 61 -461 26 0 0 0
35. Justin Bonsignore  4 1 54 -468 7 0 0 0
36. Nick Leitz 07 5 3 50 -472 4 0 0 0
37. Mason Maggio  6 0 47 -475 3 0 0 0
38. Corey Day  2 0 40 -482 7 0 0 0
39. Greg Van Alst  8 1 33 -489 7 0 0 0
40. Caesar Bacarella  2 1 31 -491 2 0 0 0
41. Jordan Anderson  1 1 30 -492 1 0 0 0
42. Alex Labbe  2 1 30 -492 0 0 0 0
43. Thomas Annunziata  4 1 26 -496 4 0 0 0
44. Brad Perez 45 3 2 25 -497 1 0 0 0
45. CJ McLaughlin 91 3 5 24 -498 1 0 0 0
46. Kasey Kahne  1 -1 23 -499 1 0 0 0
47. Patrick Staropoli  1 0 21 -501 2 0 0 0
48. Ryan Truex  1 0 20 -502 1 0 0 0
49. Jesse Iwuji  1 0 17 -505 3 0 0 0
50. Vicente Salas  1 1 13 -509 4 0 0 0
51. Carson Ware  2 1 12 -510 1 0 0 0
52. David Starr  1 1 11 -511 1 0 0 0
53. Myatt Snider  2 1 11 -511 0 0 0 0
54. JJ Yeley 53 1 17 9 -513 2 0 0 0
55. Dawson Cram  2 0 7 -515 2 0 0 0
56. Jeffrey Earnhardt  1 0 5 -517 2 0 0 0
57. Sage Karam  1 0 5 -517 0 0 0 0
58. Preston Pardus  1 0 1 -521 4 0 0 0
59. Baltazar Leguizam?n  1 0 1 -521 0 0 0 0
60. Kyle Larson(i)  3 0 0 -522 1 2 2 0
61. William Byron(i) 17 2 0 0 -522 0 1 3 0
62. Alex Bowman(i)  1 0 0 -522 0 0 1 0
63. Chase Elliott(i)  1 0 0 -522 0 0 0 0
64. Riley Herbst(i)  2 0 0 -522 0 0 0 0
65. Ross Chastain(i)  2 0 0 -522 0 0 0 0
66. Corey Heim(i)  3 0 0 -522 0 0 0 0
67. Patrick Emerling(i)  5 -33 0 -522 0 0 0 0
68. Austin Dillon(i) 3 1 -68 0 -522 0 0 0 0
69. Chase Briscoe(i) 19 1 -69 0 -522 0 0 0 0
70. Christopher Bell(i)  1 -3 0 -522 0 0 0 0
71. Katherine Legge(i) 32 4 -3 0 -522 0 0 0 0
72. Carson Hocevar(i)  1 -3 0 -522 0 0 0 0
73. Tyler Tomassi  0 -3 0 -522 0 0 0 0
74. Jake Garcia(i)  0 -2 0 -522 0 0 0 0
75. Austin Green  3 -2 -1 -523 1 0 0 -5

-Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series