NASCAR Xfinity race results from Watkins Glen International
Update: Connor Zilisch falls unconscious after NASCAR win (Video)
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are on the grid in Watkins Glen, New York. Watkins Glen International is set for the Mission 200.
View Watkins Glen results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
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Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen set the front row. 82 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Credit: WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 09: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20 / 82)
Green flag, Zilisch gets the jump and he’s clear at the flagstand. Shane van Gisbergen holds onto 2nd.
Lap 4, Garrett Smithley is up in smoke, no caution.
Lap 5, Ryan Sieg misses the bottom and gets into Josh Bilicki. Bilicki is stuck in the sand and the caution is out.
Green, they run side by side for the lead into turn one. Zilisch clears him up the hill to hold the lead. William Sawalich takes 2nd away.
Lap 9, Shane van Gisbergen has a run out of turn 5. He clears Sawalich for 2nd.
2 to go in stage one, most of the leaders head for the pit lane.
Justin Allgaier stays out and he picks up the stage one win at Watkins Glen International!
Watkins Glen Results (Stage 1) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Taylor Gray; 3. Sheldon Creed; 4. Nick Sanchez; 5. Jesse Love; 6. Harrison Burton; 7. Dean Thompson; 8. Parker Retzlaff; 9. Ryan Sieg; 10. Matt DiBenedetto
Watkins Glen Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 20 (21-40 / 82)
Allgaier leads the rest of the field to the pit lane. Connor Zilisch cycles back to the race lead.
Green flag on stage two, Zilisch and Sawalich run side by side into turn one. Zilisch is clear into turn two.
Lap 30, Zilisch is driving away as he leads van Gisbergen by nearly 4 seconds.
3 to go in stage two, Sawalich pits from 3rd and he brings many with him.
1 to go, Riley Herbst slows with an issue, no caution.
Connor Zilisch stays out. He wins stage two at WGI!
Watkins Glen Results (Stage 2) : 1. Connor Zilisch; 2. Shane van Gisbergen; 3. Sam Mayer; 5. Austin Hill; 6. Michael McDowell; 7. Sheldon Creed; 8. Justin Allgaier; 9. Sammy Smith; 10. Austin Green
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Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 42 (41-82 / 82)
Green flag on stage three, Zilisch and van Gisbergen run side by side into turn one. Zilisch drives it deep into turn one and he clears him to hold the race lead.
31 to go, green flag stops are underway. Shane van Gisbergen pits from 2nd. Seconds later, Sheldon Creed and Parker Retzlaff fight for space. Creed is hard into the wall and debris is all over the track. The caution is out!
Zilisch leads the rest of the field to the pit lane. Parker Retzlaff and Jesse Love take over the front row. Shane van Gisbergen restarts 3rd as Zilisch restarts 9th.
Green, Love is clear into turn one as they run three wide for 2nd. Love runs wide out of the corner and Shane van Gisbergen takes the lead into turn two.
26 to go, Austin Hill puts the bumper to Jesse Love for 2nd. Zilisch follows him through and he’s climbed from 9th to 3rd.
25 to go, Sawalich picks up a heavy left front tire rub. He’s forced to the pit lane under green.
24 to go, Zilisch drives inside of Hill into turn 7. He completes the pass into turn one. Shane van Gisbergen leads Zilisch by six car lengths.
19 to go, Zilisch drives inside of van Gisbergen into turn two. They rub but van Gisbergen holds the lead.
Crash for the lead
18 to go, Zilisch has a run out of turn five. He looks to the outside into turn six. Zilisch runs wide and as he comes back on the track, Shane van Gisbergen leaves him no room to get back on the track, they bang fenders! Shane van Gisbergen is turned and he slams the wall! The caution is out.
Green, Hill leans on the bumper of Zilisch into turn one! Hill leads as Zilisch falls to 5th. The caution is out for debris.
Green, Hill and Michael McDowell run side by side into turn one. Hill locks up under braking and McDowell wins the race to turn two.
10 to go, Hill and McDowell rub doors into turn one. Zilisch makes it three wide for the lead. McDowell and Zilisch run side by side into the bus stop, Zilisch to the lead!
Big crash
9 to go, McDowell and Hill tangle out of the carousel. McDowell is hooked into the wall. McDowell slams the wall and collects several cars. The track is completely blocked and the red flag is out!
16-car NASCAR crash brings out the red flag at Watkins Glen (Video)
As the cars are coming to the restart, Nick Sanchez suffers a part failure. He finds the tire barrier and the caution period is extended.
Green with 4 to go, Sammy Smith gets the jump on Zilisch! Smith misses the braking zone into turn one. Zilisch works to his inside into turn two. Zilisch returns to the lead.
3 to go, Sam Mayer works inside of Sammy Smith in the carousel. Mayer to 2nd.
Connor Zilisch wins at Watkins Glen International!
Credit: WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 09: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Watkins Glen International
Race Results
August 9, 2025
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Connor Zilisch
2. Sam Mayer
3. Sammy Smith
4. Austin Hill
5. Carson Kvapil
6. Justin Allgaier
7. Austin Green
8. Christian Eckes
9. Brandon Jones
10. Harrison Burton
11. Kaz Grala
12. Brennan Poole
13. Dean Thompson
14. Jesse Love
15. Jeremy Clements
16. Jeb Burton
17. Daniel Dye
18. Taylor Gray
19. Stefan Parsons
20. Austin J Hill
21. Glen Reen
22. Parker Retzlaff
23. Blaine Perkins
24. Nick Sanchez
25. Michael McDowell
26. William Sawalich
27. Josh Bilicki
28. Ryan Sieg
29. Ryan Ellis
30. Kyle SIeg
31. Shane van Gisbergen
32. Anthony Alfredo
33. Matt DiBenedetto
34. Preston Pardus
35. Sheldon Creed
36. Riley Herbst
37. Thomas Annunziata
38. Garrett Smithley
Credit: WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 09: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Connor Zilisch
6 Wins
2. Justin Allgaier
3 Wins
3. Austin Hill
3 Wins
4. Sam Mayer
1 Win
5. Jesse Love
1 Win
6. Brandon Jones
1 Win
7. Sammy Smith
1 Win
8. Nick Sanchez
1 Win
9. Carson Kvapil
+112
10. Sheldon Creed
+77
11. Taylor Gray
+76
12. Harrison Burton
+30
— Playoff Cutline —
13. Jeb Burton
-30
14. Ryan Sieg
-38
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