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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Perkins in the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Perkins in the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra.<\/p>\n
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver got loose out of the Turn 11 chicane and drifted off the road, through the dirt, and got bogged. With Perkins stopped, the caution was drawn.<\/p>\n
It was a devastating end to a stellar run for the Supercars co-driver, who was catching race leader Austin Hill and second-placed Connor Zilisch before his off-road moment.<\/p>\n
The caution to recover Perkins set up a frantic overtime finish, which saw JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch come out on top in the #88 Chevrolet Camaro despite short-cutting the chicane.<\/p>\n
Sammy Smith in the #8 JR Motorsports Camaro spun off the nose of the #48 Big Machine Racing Camaro driven by Nick Sanchez, which scattered the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of this WeatherTech Chevrolet team. I think this is our fourth win with WeatherTech on the car,\u201d said Zilisch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s got a W on the hood, so no better thing to do than win with it. It was really cool. To come back two weeks after collarbone surgery, it hurt, but it hurt so good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s awesome, man. I\u2019m so proud of this #88 team. It\u2019s been such a fun year. Let\u2019s go get ourselves a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
NASCAR does not sanction drivers for short-cutting the chicane, which is seen as self-penalising for the tight barrier matrix set-up in the run-off.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny,\u201d said Zilisch. \u201cI ran it in practice and I was like, man, it\u2019s not really that slow.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs soon as I hit the brakes, I don\u2019t know how I wheel-hopped, I kind of just committed to it as soon as I knew I wasn\u2019t going to make the corner and it worked out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t really planning on it \u2014 but last resort, you\u2019ve got to do what you\u2019ve got to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
WHAT A FINISH!!!@ConnorZilisch<\/a> captures his 8th #XfinitySeries<\/a> victory of the season with a dramatic overtime win in Portland! pic.twitter.com\/IIOZHy14A8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Zilisch led the race from the green flag. Behind him, Australia\u2019s leading interest Perkins was quick away, getting to ninth at the end of Lap 1.<\/p>\n At the back of the field, Brown shot from 37th to 27th in one lap but fell back to 30th by Lap 10.<\/p>\n The first stage was a relatively uneventful affair. It ended under yellow when Matt DiBenedetto parked his car out of Turn 7 with a footwell fire.<\/p>\n Zilisch dominated the first 25 laps, leading by nearly 15 seconds to take the green-chequered flag. He led Austin Hill, who overcame second place starter Justin Allgaier midway through the stage.<\/p>\n William Sawalich ran fourth for much of the stage until he bowled a wide exiting the Turn 11 chicane and dropped to fifth. Mayer inherited fourth ahead of Sawalich, Carson Kvapil, Jesse Love, Brandon Jones, Perkins and Sheldon Creed.<\/p>\n .@mattdracing<\/a> talks about the scary incident that had him engulfed in flames at the end of Stage 1. pic.twitter.com\/cV6bVHQNvm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Zilisch held off a spirited challenge from Hill on the Lap 29 restart and set about stretching his legs again at the front of the field.<\/p>\n On Lap 36, Sawalich got into the back of Love after the #2 Richard Childress Racing Camaro blocked under brakes into Turn 1. Love lost out to Jones in the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Supra too.<\/p>\n Perkins and Creed soon ranged up on Love. As they sought to pass the ailing #2 Camaro, Perkins got into the side of Creed and cast the #00 Haas Factory Team Mustang wide and off the road at Turn 4. Shortly thereafter, Perkins had Love.<\/p>\n The No. 19 of Jack Perkins gets stuck off-track and we\u2019re going to have a late #XfinitySeries<\/a> restart (or multiple) to decide this one. pic.twitter.com\/bPQ1zYn0yH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n On Lap 43, Perkins caught the three-car battle for sixth led by Sawalich (#18 Joe Gibbs Racing Supra) with Kvapil\u00a0 (#1 JR Motorsports Camar) and Jones (#20 Joe Gibbs Racing Supra) in tow. On Lap 49, and with two to go in Stage 2, Jones passed Kvapil out of the final turn.<\/p>\n With one to go in the stage, Jones went deep into Turn 1 and opened the door for Kvapil. The #20 Supra and #1 Camaro went side-by-side through the chicane, which compromised Jones and allowed Perkins through at Turn 3.<\/p>\n At the end of the stage, Brown retired his #11 Kaulig Racing Camaro car after a rear track bar mount failure.<\/a><\/p>\n Perkins made a good getaway on the Stage 3 restart with 21 laps to go and got to the inside of Jones at Turn 4 before getting the pass done at Turn 7.<\/p>\n The Aussie continued to push, getting alongside Mayer (#41 Haas Factory Team Mustang) into Turn 1 on the inside, which turned to the outside at Turn 2, and got the pass done on the inside at Turn 3.<\/p>\n A chaotic restart sees @_AustinHill<\/a> claim the lead from @ConnorZilisch<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/Rp41kTmnyi<\/a><\/p>\n