Connor Zilisch gets 10th Xfinity win of 2025 at Charlotte Roval
CONCORD, N.C. — Connor Zilisch became the second driver to reach double-digit NASCAR national series wins in 2025 at the Charlotte Roval.
Zilisch took home his 10th win of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, a day after Corey Heim earned his 10th win of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
Austin Green finished second with a big finish in Jordan Anderson Racing’s No. 32 joint entry with Peterson Racing Group.
“Our long run pace was really good and I don’t know if my early pace wasn’t as good or if it was tire falloff, but I’d let ’em go and get ’em back,” Green said. “Can’t thank these guys for a dream of a race and hopefully a good long career. I look at this as a win, Connor is class of the field.”
Kaz Grala also scored a feel-good finish in fourth with Sam Hunt Racing’s No. 24 Toyota. Grala recovered from a pit road penalty to get his first top-five finish in the Xfinity Series since finishing fifth in this race in 2023. Saturday marked just his eighth start in the series since the Roval in 2023.
Other notable, non-playoff drivers in the top-10 finishing order include Jeb Burton (sixth), William Sawalich (seventh) and Christian Eckes (10th).
Sammy Smith finished third and will advance in the playoffs after crew chief Philip Bell made a brilliant call that eliminated Taylor Gray.
Six cautions fell during the race, including a caution on the final lap for oil on the track, according to NASCAR.
In stage one, Harrison Burton stopped on track with an issue on lap 16. The stage ended on lap 20.
STAGE ONE TOP 10 (LAP 20): Connor Zilisch, Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith, Carson Kvapil, Austin Hill, Nick Sanchez, Aric Almirola, Sheldon Creed, Connor Mosack.
Josh Williams stopped on track on lap 28, just after the second stage began. The second stage ended on lap 40.
STAGE TWO TOP 10 (LAP 40): Love, Smith, Hill, Creed, Kvapil, Sam Mayer, Alex Labbe, Josh Bilicki, Sage Karam, Zilisch.
The final stage saw just one caution in regulation. Sage Karam crashed on lap 65 and sent the race into overtime.
Connor Zilisch led three times for 61 of the 68 laps run but was never passed head-to-head for the lead after starting first.
Jesse Love led four laps and was the only other driver to lead more than a lap.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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