List of the closest NASCAR Xfinity Series finishes

Like the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR's second-tier Xfinity Series has had many close finishes since electronic scoring was implemented in 1993. The current record for closest finish was set on February 17, 2018 during the 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway, when Tyler Reddick defeated Elliott Sadler at a recorded margin of 0.0004 seconds,^[1] which is the closest finish recorded in any of the top 3 NASCAR series history.

Closest finishes

NOTE: All finishes are after 1993, when NASCAR implemented electronic timing.

NASCAR Xfinity Series closest finishes
Rank	Race	Margin (seconds)	Winner	2nd Place	Track	Date
1	2018 PowerShares QQQ 300	0.0004	Tyler Reddick	Elliott Sadler	Daytona International Speedway	February 17, 2018
2	1996 Sears Auto Center 250	0.002	Buckshot Jones	Mike McLaughlin	Milwaukee Mile	July 7, 1996
	1999 Touchstone Energy 300		Terry Labonte	Joe Nemechek	Talladega Superspeedway	April 24, 1999
	2024 Andy's Frozen Custard 300		Sam Mayer	Ryan Sieg	Texas Motor Speedway	April 13, 2024
5	2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250	0.005	Kyle Larson	Elliott Sadler	Daytona International Speedway	July 6, 2018
	2023 Wawa 250		Justin Allgaier	Sheldon Creed	Daytona International Speedway	August 25, 2023
7	2011 DRIVE4COPD 300	0.007	Tony Stewart	Clint Bowyer	Daytona International Speedway	February 19, 2011
8	1998 Jiffy Lube Miami 300	0.010	Jeff Burton	Jimmy Spencer	Homestead-Miami Speedway	November 15, 1998
9	2010 NAPA Auto Parts 200	0.012	Boris Said	Max Papis	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	August 29, 2010
	2017 Irish Hills 250		Denny Hamlin	William Byron	Michigan International Speedway	June 17, 2017
11	2014 DRIVE4COPD 300	0.013	Regan Smith	Brad Keselowski	Daytona International Speedway	February 22, 2014
12	2022 Sparks 300	0.015	A. J. Allmendinger	Sam Mayer	Talladega Superspeedway	October 1, 2022
13	2011 Food City 250	0.019	Kyle Busch	Joey Logano	Bristol Motor Speedway	August 26, 2011
14	2014 Subway Firecracker 250	0.020	Kasey Kahne	Regan Smith	Daytona International Speedway	July 4, 2014
15	2013 Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300	0.023	Kyle Busch	Kyle Larson	Bristol Motor Speedway	March 16, 2013
	2021 Wawa 250		Justin Haley	A. J. Allmendinger	Daytona International Speedway	August 28, 2021
17	2005 United Way 300	0.030	Kasey Kahne	Greg Biffle	Kansas Speedway	October 8, 2005
	2009 Aaron's 312		David Ragan	Ryan Newman	Talladega Superspeedway	April 25, 2009
	2021 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200		Daniel Hemric	Austin Cindric	Phoenix Raceway	November 6, 2021
20	2023 Dead On Tools 250	0.032	Justin Allgaier	Sheldon Creed	Martinsville Speedway	October 28, 2023
21	2012 Aaron's 312	0.034	Joey Logano	Kyle Busch	Talladega Superspeedway	May 5, 2012
22	2002 Kroger 300	0.036	Todd Bodine	Greg Biffle	Kentucky Speedway	June 16, 2002
23	2011 Subway Jalapeño 250	0.040	Joey Logano	Jason Leffler	Daytona International Speedway	July 1, 2011
24	2004 Mr. Goodcents 300	0.041	Joe Nemechek	Greg Biffle	Kansas Speedway	October 9, 2004
25	2016 Powershares QQQ 300	0.043	Chase Elliott	Joey Logano	Daytona International Speedway	February 20, 2016
26	2004 O'Reilly 300	0.044	Matt Kenseth	Kyle Busch	Texas Motor Speedway	April 3, 2004
27	2025 GOVX 200	0.045	Aric Almirola	Alex Bowman	Phoenix Raceway	March 8, 2025
28	1997 Winston Motorsports 300	0.048	Randy LaJoie	Dale Shaw	South Boston Speedway	June 13, 1997
29	2010 Stater Brothers 300	0.051	Kyle Busch	Greg Biffle	Auto Club Speedway	February 20, 2010
30	2007 Aaron's 312	0.052	Bobby Labonte	Tony Stewart	Talladega Superspeedway	April 28, 2007
31	2012 Subway Jalapeño 250	0.054	Kurt Busch	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Daytona International Speedway	July 6, 2012
	2017 U.S. Cellular 250		Ryan Preece	Kyle Benjamin	Iowa Speedway	July 29, 2017
33	2001 Carquest Auto Parts 300	0.055	Jeff Green	Matt Kenseth	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 26, 2001
34	1995 Humminbird Fishfinder 500K	0.060	Chad Little	Jimmy Spencer	Talladega Superspeedway	July 22, 1995
35	2012 Virginia 529 College Savings 250	0.062	Kurt Busch	Denny Hamlin	Richmond Raceway	April 27, 2012
36	2021 Dead On Tools 250	0.064	Noah Gragson	Austin Cindric	Martinsville Speedway	October 30, 2021
37	1998 Diamond Hill Plywood 200	0.066	Bobby Labonte	Jeff Burton	Darlington Raceway	March 21, 1998
	2011 U.S. Cellular 250		Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Carl Edwards	Iowa Speedway	August 6, 2011
39	2009 Camping World 300	0.068	Tony Stewart	Carl Edwards	Daytona International Speedway	February 14, 2009
40	2020 Contender Boats 250	0.072	Chase Briscoe	Brandon Jones	Homestead–Miami Speedway	June 14, 2020
41	1994 Fram Filter 500k	0.080	Ken Schrader	Terry Labonte	Talladega Superspeedway	July 23, 1994
42	2021 Food City 300	0.082	A. J. Allmendinger	Austin Cindric	Bristol Motor Speedway	September 17, 2021
43	2007 Yellow Transportation 300	0.085	Kyle Busch	Matt Kenseth	Kansas Speedway	September 29, 2007
	2021 Contender Boats 250		Myatt Snider	Tyler Reddick	Homestead-Miami Speedway	February 27, 2021
	2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250		Austin Hill	Daniel Hemric	Atlanta Motor Speedway	March 18, 2023
46	2006 Aaron's 312	0.086	Martin Truex Jr.	Kevin Harvick	Talladega Superspeedway	April 29, 2006
	2020 Toyota 200		Chase Briscoe	Kyle Busch	Darlington Raceway	May 21, 2020
48	2015 Alert Today Florida 300	0.089	Ryan Reed	Chris Buescher	Daytona International Speedway	February 21, 2015
49	2009 Kroger On Track for the Cure 250	0.090	Brad Keselowski	Kyle Busch	Memphis Motorsports Park	October 24, 2009
50	1998 GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200	0.092	Matt Kenseth	Tony Stewart	Rockingham Speedway	February 21, 1998
	2018 Lilly Diabetes 250		Justin Allgaier	Tyler Reddick	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	September 10, 2018
52	2010 Subway Jalapeño 250	0.094	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Joey Logano	Daytona International Speedway	July 2, 2010
53	2008 Hefty Odor Block 200	0.096	Carl Edwards	Denny Hamlin	Phoenix Raceway	November 8, 2008
54	1996 BellSouth/Opryland USA 320	0.100	Bobby Labonte	David Green	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway	March 17, 1996
	1997 Birmingham Auto Dealers Easycare 500k		Mark Martin	Steve Park	Talladega Superspeedway	April 26, 1997
	2004 Food City 250		Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Matt Kenseth	Bristol Motor Speedway	August 27, 2004
57	2007 Sam's Town 300	0.101	Jeff Burton	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	March 10, 2007
58	2007 Winn-Dixie 250	0.103	Kyle Busch	Kevin Harvick	Daytona International Speedway	July 6, 2007
59	2021 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300	0.104	Austin Cindric	Brett Moffitt	Daytona International Speedway	February 13, 2021
	2025 Focused Health 250		Nick Sanchez	Carson Kvapil	EchoPark Speedway	June 27, 2025
60	2000 Hardee's 250	0.105	Jeff Green	Matt Kenseth	Richmond Raceway	May 5, 2000
61	1997 United States Cellular 200	0.106	Mike McLaughlin	Steve Park	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	May 10, 1997
	2024 RAPTOR King of Tough 250[broken anchor]		Austin Hill	Chandler Smith	Atlanta Motor Speedway	February 24, 2024
63	2017 Lilly Diabetes 250	0.108	William Byron	Paul Menard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	July 22, 2017
64	2019 Circle K Firecracker 250	0.109	Ross Chastain	Justin Haley	Daytona International Speedway	July 5, 2019
65	2022 Alsco Uniforms 250	0.111	Austin Hill	Josh Berry	Atlanta Motor Speedway	July 9, 2022
66	1996 Humminbird Fishfinder 500K	0.112	Greg Sacks	Joe Nemechek	Talladega Superspeedway	July 27, 1996
	2010 TECH-NET Auto Service 300		Kyle Busch	Brad Keselowski	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 29, 2010
68	2023 Ag-Pro 300	0.113	Jeb Burton	Sheldon Creed	Talladega Superspeedway	April 22, 2023
69	1998 Myrtle Beach 250	0.115	Randy LaJoie	David Green	Myrtle Beach Speedway	July 11, 1998
70	2004 Winn-Dixie 250	0.116	Mike Wallace	Greg Biffle	Daytona International Speedway	July 2, 2004
	2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300		Michael Annett	Justin Allgaier	Daytona International Speedway	February 16, 2019
	2022 ToyotaCare 250		Ty Gibbs	John Hunter Nemechek	Richmond Raceway	April 2, 2022
73	2004 Sam's Town 300	0.119	Kevin Harvick	Kasey Kahne	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	March 6, 2004
	2004 Aaron's 312		Matt Kenseth	Kyle Busch	Atlanta Motor Speedway	October 30, 2004
75	2014 Aaron's 312	0.124	Elliott Sadler	Chris Buescher	Talladega Superspeedway	May 3, 2014
76	2001 Subway 300	0.125	Mike McLaughlin	Jimmy Spencer	Talladega Superspeedway	April 21, 2001
	2002 Carquest Auto Parts 300		Jeff Green	Greg Biffle	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 25, 2002
78	2017 Service King 300	0.127	Kyle Larson	Joey Logano	Auto Club Speedway	March 25, 2017
	2019 MoneyLion 300		Tyler Reddick	Gray Gaulding	Talladega Superspeedway	April 27, 2019
80	2005 Aaron's 312	0.128	Martin Truex Jr.	Jon Wood	Talladega Superspeedway	April 30, 2005
	2007 O'Reilly 300		Matt Kenseth	Denny Hamlin	Texas Motor Speedway	April 14, 2007
82	2015 Winn-Dixie 300	0.130	Joey Logano	Brian Scott	Talladega Superspeedway	May 2, 2015
83	2005 Winn-Dixie 250	0.131	Martin Truex Jr.	Kevin Harvick	Daytona International Speedway	July 1, 2005
	2022 Ag-Pro 300		Noah Gragson	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Talladega Superspeedway	April 23, 2022
85	2014 Food City 300	0.132	Ryan Blaney	Kyle Busch	Bristol Motor Speedway	August 22, 2014
	2019 Indiana 250		Kyle Busch	Justin Allgaier	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	September 7, 2019
87	2008 Winn-Dixie 250	0.133	Denny Hamlin	Kyle Busch	Daytona International Speedway	July 4, 2008
88	2004 Hershey's Kisses 300	0.135	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Johnny Sauter	Daytona International Speedway	February 14, 2004
89	2005 Ford 300	0.137	Ryan Newman	Greg Biffle	Homestead-Miami Speedway	November 19, 2005
90	1997 Food City 250	0.139	Jimmy Spencer	Steve Park	Bristol Motor Speedway	August 22, 1997
91	2004 Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200	0.140	Martin Truex Jr.	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Nazareth Speedway	May 23, 2004
92	2014 DAV 200	0.141	Brad Keselowski	Kyle Busch	Phoenix Raceway	November 8, 2014
	2024 Ag-Pro 300		Jesse Love	Riley Herbst	Talladega Superspeedway	April 20, 2024
94	2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge	0.142	Trevor Bayne	Denny Hamlin	Texas Motor Speedway	November 5, 2011
	2017 Sparks Energy 300		Aric Almirola	Elliott Sadler	Talladega Superspeedway	May 6, 2017
	2023 Pacific Office Automation 147		Cole Custer	Justin Allgaier	Portland International Raceway	June 3, 2023
97	2005 Funai 250	0.144	Carl Edwards	Elliott Sadler	Richmond Raceway	May 13, 2005
98	2022 Food City 300	0.145	Noah Gragson	Brandon Jones	Bristol Motor Speedway	September 16, 2022
99	1998 MBNA Gold 200	0.146	Matt Kenseth	Kevin Grubb	Dover Motor Speedway	September 19, 1998
	2024 Hy-Vee Perks 250		Sam Mayer	Riley Herbst	Iowa Speedway	June 15, 2024
101	2002 Kroger 200	0.147	Greg Biffle	Jason Keller	Indianapolis Raceway Park	August 3, 2002
	2008 Kroger on Track for the Cure 250		Carl Edwards	David Reutimann	Memphis Motorsports Park	October 25, 2008

See also

• Photo finish
• List of the closest NASCAR Cup Series finishes
• List of the closest NASCAR Truck Series finishes

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