{"id":240592,"date":"2025-10-26T04:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240592\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T04:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:08:10","slug":"the-official-2025-nascar-xfinity-series-championship-4-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240592\/","title":{"rendered":"The official 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 grid"},"content":{"rendered":"

We now know who the four drivers are that will be fight for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship next weekend. JR Motorsports<\/a> teammates Connor Zilisch<\/a> and Justin Allgaier<\/a> were already locks before Martinsville, but they will be joined by teammate Carson Kvapil<\/a>, so JRM drivers will make up 75% of the final four. However, they had the exact same odds in 2022 and still lost the crown.<\/p>\n

The other driver is a fellow member of Team Chevrolet, ensuring a bowtie-backed driver wins it all. That will be Jesse Love<\/a> for Richard Childress Racing<\/a>. The owner’s championship battle won’t look the same. While both Allgaier and Zilisch’s cars made it through, the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> Toyota won its way into the final four with Aric Almirola<\/a>. Additionally, the No. 21 RCR Chevrolet with Austin Hill<\/a> also advanced with a Round of 8 win.<\/p>\n

Now, meet the four drivers who will face off for the 2025 NXS championship next weekend at Phoenix Raceway:<\/p>\n

Connor Zilisch — No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
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Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Photo by: Logan Riely \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Best championship result: 33rd (2024 — did not compete full-time)<\/p>\n

2025 season stats: 10 wins; 19 top fives; 22 top tens; Average finish of 8.2<\/p>\n

Driver notes: Still just a teenager, but Zilisch has absolutely dominated the Xfinity Series this year. He’s already signed a deal to go Cup racing in 2026, but he’d like to make the step up to Cup with a championship trophy in hand. His season has also featured a back injury and a broken collarbone, but he hasn’t allowed either to slow him down. At one point, he won seven out of eight races during an incredible summer stretch, even using a relief driver in Parker Kligerman<\/a> to get the car to the checkered flag at Daytona.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier — No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
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Justin Allgaier, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Photo by: Chris Graythen – Getty Images<\/p>\n

Best championship result: 1st (2024)<\/p>\n

2025 season stats: 3 wins; 14 top fives; 19 top tens; Average finish of 12.5<\/p>\n

Driver notes: One of the most experienced Xfinity drivers, Allgaier will be attempting to go back-to-back, which hasn’t been done since Tyler Reddick<\/a> in 2018-2019. Allgaier has 28 career wins and is competing in his 15th full-time season in NASCAR’s secondary division. The veteran has made it this far in six of the last seven years, so he is no stranger to the pressures of a winner-take-all finale.<\/p>\n

Jesse Love – No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Photo by: Jordan Bank \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Best championship result: 8th (2024)<\/p>\n

2025 season stats: 1 win; 8 top fives; 21 top tens; Average finish of 11.4<\/p>\n

Driver notes: In his second full-time year with RCR, Love made it into the final round on points despite a disastrous race on Saturday that featured an ill-handling race car and multiple pit road penalties. While Love is competing for the driver’s title, RCR does not have a shot at the owner’s title with him, but with the No. 21 driven by Austin Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carson Kvapil — No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
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Carson Kvapil, JR Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n

Photo by: David Jensen \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Best championship result: 30th (2024 — Did not compete full-time)<\/p>\n

2025 season stats:\u00a00 wins; 7 top fives; 14 top tens; Average finish of 13.8<\/p>\n

Driver notes: Kvapil, who is trying to piece together a full-time ride for 2026, has never won in the Xfinity Series before. He has four runner-up finishes, and was the last driver to make it into the Championship 4 this year. He fought back from a late-race spin to advance by just four points over Brandon Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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