Perkins Grabs First Top-10 of 2025 Season at COTA

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport No. 31 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Report – Circuit of the Americas; March 1, 2025

Track:  Circuit of the Americas (COTA)– Road Course (2.40-Miles)

Race: Focused Health 250

Date: Saturday; March 1, 2025

Format; 65 Laps –20/20/25; 156 Miles

No. 31 Werner Chevrolet – Blaine Perkins

Start: 18

Stage 1: 12

Stage 2: 27

Finish: 10

Status: Running

Laps Completed: 65 of 65

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:

– Overcoming an early race penalty and multiple hard battles, #88-Connor Zilisch won the Focused Health 250 Xfinity Series race at Circuit of The Americas. It his second victory in as many road course starts in the series.

– Cup Series regular #17-William Byron finished runner-up, 1.6 seconds behind Zilisch. #41-Sam Mayer overcame a late spin to finish third. #21-Austin Hill and #16-Christian Eckes round out the top five.

– #2-Jesse Love, #54-Taylor Gray, #9-Ross Chastain, #18-William Sawalich and #31-Blaine Perkins completed the top 10.

– Byron won the opening stage under caution while #25-Harrison Burton won Stage 2 by staying out for points while the majority of the field flipped their strategy for the start of Stage 3.

– There were 14 lead changes among nine drivers and four cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.

– The average speed of the race was: 70.095 mph.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:  

24th thru 3 events 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:  

26th thru 3 events 

Next Race: 

Phoenix Raceway; Saturday, March 8, 2025 2:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET)