2025 Mission 200 at The Glen

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 23 of 33 of the2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	August 9, 2025
Official name	30th Annual Mission 200 at The Glen
Location	Watkins Glen International,Watkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.454 miles (3.949 km)
Distance	82 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled distance	82 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed	82.102 mph (132.130 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Time	1:10.884
Most laps led
Driver	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Laps	60
Winner
No. 88	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	The CW
Announcers	Adam Alexander andJamie McMurray
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2025 Mission 200 at The Glen was the 23rdstock car race of the2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 30th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, inWatkins Glen, New York atWatkins Glen International, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete.

After a wild final stage and a long red flag delay,Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would continue his road course dominance, winning the second stage and led a race-high 60 laps to earn his seventh careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his sixth of the season.^[10] To fill out the podium,Sam Mayer, driving forHaas Factory Team, andSammy Smith, driving forJR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a vicious multi-car incident on lap 73. Coming out of the outer loop and into the short chute,Michael McDowell andAustin Hill made contact while battling for the lead. Hill tapped the left rear quarter-panel of McDowell's car, sending McDowell into the outside wall head-on, sustaining heavy damage.William Sawalich andTaylor Gray, who was running 6th and 7th at the time, were the first drivers to be collected in the pileup. Multiple drivers in the back of the field began piling in, includingRyan Ellis, who plowed into his teammateJosh Bilicki while trying to slow down. All drivers were evaluated and released from the infield care center shortly after the incident.^[11]

Following the race, Zilisch was taken to a local hospital after a scary fall in victory lane. After climbing out of his car for celebrations, he lost balance after getting his left leg stuck between the driver's side window netting, falling awkwardly and hitting his head on the pavement. Although CT scans showed no head injuries, he suffered abroken collarbone.^[12] As a result,Trackhouse Racing withdrew the No. 87 entry that Zilisch was scheduled to run in the Cup Seriesrace the next day.^[13]

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is anautomobilerace track located inWatkins Glen, New York at the southern tip ofSeneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of theFormula OneUnited States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home toroad racing of nearly every class, including theWorld Sportscar Championship,Trans-Am,Can-Am,NASCAR Cup Series, theInternational Motor Sports Association and theIndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 afterJ.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned byInternational Speedway Corporation.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 9:30 AMEST, and would last for 50 minutes.^[14]Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:11.001, and a speed of 124.224 mph (199.919 km/h).^[15]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 9, at 10:35 AMEST. SinceWatkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two-group system, with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.^[14]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 9.Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:10.884, and a speed of 124.429 mph (200.249 km/h).^[16]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Stage 1Laps: 20

Stage 2Laps: 20

Stage 3Laps: 42

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Connor Zilisch 823 2 Justin Allgaier 816 (–7) 3 Sam Mayer 799 (–24) 4 Jesse Love 731 (–92) 5 Austin Hill 690 (–133) 6 Carson Kvapil 660 (–163) 7 Brandon Jones 646 (–177) 8 Sheldon Creed 625 (–198) 9 Taylor Gray 624 (–199) 10 Sammy Smith 603 (–220) 11 Harrison Burton 578 (–245) 12 Nick Sanchez 555 (–268) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 900 1 2 Ford 741 (–159) 1 3 Toyota 740 (–160) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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