Chaos ensued on the ultimate lap at Martinsville Speedway in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race and Austin Hill was there to capitalize in a race that featured 15 cautions.
After Taylor Grey acquired round Sammy Smith for the lead in Flip 2 on the ultimate lap of time beyond regulation, Smith acquired into the again bumper of Grey and spun him round within the remaining flip, permitting Hill to squeeze by and steal the win within the US Marine Corps 250.
“I am in disbelief that we’re in victory lane proper now,” Hill advised CW Sports activities. “It’s unbelievable. I truly mentioned through the race that I hated this place due to all of the beatin’ and bangin’ that was happening… Man that is superior.”
It’s the twelfth profession Xfinity Collection win for Hill, the second this season and the a hundredth collection win for Richard Childress Racing. The win additionally clinched the RCR driver the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus.
Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Brennan Poole and Sam Mayer rounded out the highest 5, with Dean Thompson, Daniel Dye, Ryan Sieg, Kris Wright and Smith finishing the highest 10. Saturday prolonged Creed’s streak of second-place finishes within the Xfinity Collection with out a win to 14.
Different notable finishers embody Aric Almirola in thirteenth, Carson Kvapil in twentieth, Corey Day in twenty first, Brandon Jones in twenty second, Harrison Burton in twenty fourth, William Sawalich in twenty seventh, Connor Zilisch in twenty eighth, Grey in twenty ninth and Jesse Love in thirty seventh.
The seventh race of the 2025 Xfinity Collection season will happen on April 5 at Darlington Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
