NASCAR insider picks Ford driver as favorite to win 2025 Xfinity race at Rockingham

The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season heads to the Rockingham Speedway for the season’s 10th race, the North Carolina Education Lottery 250. Ahead of the race, NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass shared his prediction, picking his favorite to win and top-five finishes at the 2025 Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250.

Pockrass picked Haas Factory Team (HFT) driver Sheldon Creed to take the checkered flag at Rockingham on Saturday, April 19. He drives the #00 Ford full-time for Gene Haas-owned HFT, and it’s his fourth season in the series.

Pockrass’ remaining top five predictions are Kasey Kahne, the defending Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith, and Erik Jones.

Pockrass wrote on X:

“My pick for Xfinity race at Rockingham: Sheldon Creed ... top-5: Creed Kahne Allgaier SSmith Jones ET 9:30-ARCA East p&q 11:30-CW App-Xfin qual 1:05-Flo-ARCA East 125 4:05-CW-Xfinity green, stages 60-60-130, 5 sets, fuel 94-98”

Sheldon Creed has had a topsy-turvy season so far with three top-five and five top-10 finishes in nine races with an average finish of 14.3. The 27-year-old from Alpine, California, is also the favorite in the odds table to win his first race of the season.

NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and teams will be in action at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday at 4 pm ET. Fans can witness the 235-mile Xfinity Series race on CW and MRN.

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Who has higher odds of winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Rockingham?

JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier is the top favorite to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 250 again with +200 odds. The next closest in the odds table to win are Pockrass’ pick, Sheldon Creed, and Sam Mayer at +600 odds each on Saturday.

1. Justin Allgaier: +200
2. Sheldon Creed: +600
3. Sam Mayer: +600
4. Austin Hill: +700
5. Kasey Kahne: +700
6. Brandon Jones: +800
7. Jesse Love: +800
8. Connor Zilisch: +1200
9. Carson Kvapil: +1400
10. Sammy Smith: +1600
11. Ryan Sieg: +1800
12. Taylor Gray: +2000
13. Christian Eckes: +4000
14. Nick Sanchez: +4000
15. William Sawalich: +8000
16. Justin Bonsignore: +8000
17. Harrison Burton: +8000
18. Daniel Dye: +15000
19. Dean Thompson: +15000
20. Jeb Burton: +15000
21. Jeremy Clements: +25000
22. Anthony Alfredo: +25000
23. Parker Retzlaff: +25000
24. Matt DiBenedetto: +25000
25. Josh Williams: +50000
26. Kyle Sieg: +50000
27. Brennan Poole: +50000
28. Kris Wright: +100000
29. Josh Bilicki: +100000
30. Garrett Smithley: +100000
31. Patrick Emerling: +100000
32. Blaine Perkins: +100000
33. Ryan Ellis: +100000
34. Thomas Annunziata: +100000
35. Vicente Salas: +100000
36. Greg Van Alst: +100000
37. Dawson Cram: +100000
38. Katherine Legge: +100000
39. Austin Green: +100000
40. Mason Massey: +100000