Austin Hill dominates the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday evening in the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250
HAMPTON, Ga. – The Atlanta Motor Speedway is Austin Hill’s home track after all – and the Georgia native proved again Saturday night that he absolutely “owns it.”
Austin Hill Dominates at Atlanta
Hill dominated the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 on the Atlanta high banks – leading 146 of the 163 laps to claim his first victory of the early 2025 season driving the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet sponsored by the race’s title sponsor.
Hill has won four of the last six Atlanta races – the last three consecutively and five in all – including a sweep of both events last year. And although his laps led total is impressive, he had to work for this trophy, after losing the lead briefly on a restart with three laps to go.
With a timely tap on Hill’s Chevrolet’s rear bumper from Parker Retzlaff, Hill pushed forward to take the lead entering the first turn on the final lap. He held on to the win by a slight 0.216-second having to fend off reigning series champion, JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier and Joe Gibbs Racing’s veteran Aric Almirola – who both previously led at various times on that final restart.
“Thank you to Parker Retzlaff for giving me that push, and then once I got clear and into [turn] one I was just wide open and I was hoping they weren’t going to build up momentum,” Hill said, adding, “To be able to do this is something special.”
Austin Hill and Richard Childress Racing Going after Records
Hill’s five Xfinity Series wins at Atlanta ties a record set by former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick. His eight-win total at drafting tracks ties a series record with a pair of NASCAR Hall of Famers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart.
Hill swept the two stage wins – for the second time in as many races this year giving him a 100 percent mark in 2025.
With his teammate Jesse Love winning the pole position for the race, it gives the RCR team a weekend sweep of pole and race wins for the second time – no other team has won a pole position or hoisted a trophy in 2025. It also marks the 99th Xfinity Series victory for the NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Childress’s team. Hill and Love led all but four laps in the race.
This is Hill’s 11th career win and after holding the point for most of the race, he ultimately earned it the hard way – a last-lap pass.
“He definitely had the dominant car but I thought we might snooker one away,” Almirola said of racing Hill in those final three laps. “But it just wasn’t meant to be.”
The Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 Results
JR Motorsports’ Sammy Smith and Big Machine Racing rookie Nick Sanchez complete the top five. A final lap accident on the backstretch created chaos for several of the night’s most consistent top ten frontrunners.
Jeb Burton, rookie Daniel Dye, Leland Honeyman, rookie William Sawalich, and Harrison Burton ultimately rounded out the top ten at the checkered flag. Kaulig Racing rookie Christian Eckes earned the Fastest Lap Bonus point.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series Point Standings
With the victory, Hill takes a one-point lead over Haas Factory Team driver Sheldon Creed, who was eliminated from a top-ten finish in that multi-car accident on the last lap and scored 14th. Hill’s teammate, last week’s Daytona winner Love finished 16th.
Up Next
The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to competition next Saturday, March 1st. The Focused Health 250 starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at the Circuit of The Americas road course. NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is the defending race winner.