The 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 has finally concluded. The opening race of the season, with a total of 38 entries, started at 5 pm ET on Saturday, February 15. It took place at Daytona International Speedway and lasted for two hours, 33 minutes, and 17 seconds.
The United Rentals 300 saw 20 lead changes among multiple different drivers and witnessed eight caution flags.
Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race today?
Driving the #2 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Jesse Love won the chaotic season-opener United Rentals 300 after beating Haas Factory Team Ford drivers Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed in overtime at Daytona.
With two laps remaining in the scheduled 120-lap race, a multi-car wreck occurred when JR Motorsports’ Connor Zilisch was turned off a bumper draft from his teammate Justin Allgaier to bring out the caution and single overtime attempt.
Jesse Love had a strong car in the final stage as he led the final 18 laps running in front of the field when the caution flag was displayed on the final lap of the race to give him his second career win in the series.
Meanwhile, Sam Mayer finished runner-up, followed by Sheldon Creed, Carson Kvapil, and Taylor Gray in the top five. Harrison Burton, Jordan Anderson, Dean Thompson, Jeremy Clements, and Patrick Emerling completed the top 10.
Defending winner of the event, Austin Hill, couldn’t continue his winning streak of NASCAR Xfinity season-opener victories at Daytona for the fourth consecutive time. After winning the first two stages, Hill’s outing ended on lap 82 due to a mechanical issue. He ended up finishing 33rd.
NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 United Rentals 300 final results explored
Here are the final results of the 2025 United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway:
- #2 - Jesse Love
- #41 - Sam Mayer
- #00 - Sheldon Creed
- #1 - Carson Kvapil
- #54 - Taylor Gray
- #25 - Harrison Burton
- #32 - Jordan Anderson
- #26 - Dean Thompson
- #51 - Jeremy Clements
- #07 - Patrick Emerling
- #99 - Matt DiBenedetto
- #16 - Christian Eckes
- #45 - Caesar Bacarella
- #91 - Josh Bilicki
- #53 - Joey Gase
- #27 - Jeb Burton
- #24 - Ryan Truex
- #7 - Justin Allgaier
- #39 - Ryan Sieg
- #11 - Josh Williams
- #70 - Leland Honeyman
- #42 - Anthony Alfredo
- #71 - Ryan Ellis
- #8 - Sammy Smith
- #19 - Justin Bonsignore
- #35 - Greg Van Alst
- #88 - Connor Zilisch
- #18 - William Sawalich
- #4 - Parker Retzlaff
- #44 - Brennan Poole
- #14 - Garrett Smithley
- #5 - Kris Wright
- #21 - Austin Hill
- #31 - Blaine Perkins
- #48 - Nick Sanchez
- #28 - Kyle Sieg
- #20 - Brandon Jones
- #10 - Daniel Dye
Catch 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers next at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second race of the season on Saturday, February 22.
Ex-Packers champ not convinced with Jalen Hurts after winning Super Bowl MVP: "He's still not an absolutely elite QB"