As Motorsport.com does on the conclusion of each NASCAR season, it is time to have a look again on the ten closest finishes of 2025 within the Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Sequence. Inventory automotive racing is thought for its action-packed occasions with no scarcity of dramatic finishes.
However surprisingly, the closest end of the 12 months would have solely been ok for fifth on 2024’s listing. Even nonetheless, there have been loads of thrilling battles to look again on.
The Cup Sequence makes up 5 of the highest ten, adopted by Xfinity with three and Vehicles with two, however the Truck Sequence managed to offer us the closest end of your entire 12 months. Phoenix Raceway was additionally an sudden star, showing thrice within the prime ten. As anticipated, drafting tracks like Talladega, Daytona, and Atlanta nonetheless made up nearly all of the listing.
Now, with help of each video and pictures, listed here are the ten closest finishes from this previous 12 months in NASCAR:
10. NASCAR Xfinity Talladega (fall): Austin Hill vs. Carson Kvapil — 0.105s
Watch: Dominant day: Austin Hill claims victory at Talladega
In additional time, Hill was in full management of an unorganized pack. Sanchez had a run at him, however bought hooked into the wall by his pusher as Hill defended the lead. With the sphere side-by-side behind him, nobody might get across the superspeedway king.
9. NASCAR Xfinity Atlanta (summer season): Nick Sanchez vs. Carson Kvapil — 0.104s
Watch: Nick Sanchez grabs first Xfinity Sequence win at EchoPark Speedway
Kvapil was on the dropping finish of two of those shut finishes, and continues to be trying to find his first win on the nationwide degree of the game. At EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta), Sanchez earned his first win within the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence. He led on the white flag, and together with his rivals single-file behind him, nobody might construct a run to problem him for the win on the finish.
8. NASCAR Cup Phoenix finale: Ryan Blaney vs. Brad Keselowski — 0.097s
Watch: Excessive 5! Kyle Larson clinches Cup Sequence title; Blaney wins finale thriller
Within the last race of the 12 months, all eyes have been on the championship battle, however the struggle for the win was extraordinary as properly. Keselowski had stayed out on previous tires, hoping to earn RFK Racing’s first win of the 2025 season. Sadly, he overshot the ultimate nook, permitting Blaney to chop below him and take the checkered flag. They have been three-wide for second behind him.
7. NASCAR Cup Kansas (fall): Chase Elliott vs. Denny Hamlin — 0.069s
Watch: Elliott wins Kansas after Hamlin contact sends Wallace into wall
In a wild end, Hamlin pushed up the monitor whereas battling Bubba Wallace, sending the automotive he owns into the surface wall. Elliott got here storming by on the within, slamming doorways with Hamlin as he stole the win with an unbelievable last lap cost.
6. NASCAR Truck Talladega (fall): Gio Ruggiero vs. Corey Heim — 0.059s
Gio Ruggiero, TRICON Storage Toyota wins, adopted by teammate Corey Heim
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Pictures
A primary-time winner within the Vehicles, Ruggiero needed to maintain off his teammate and newly topped champion Heim on the ultimate lap. Heim seemed to the surface as they raced to the road, however Ruggiero blocked aggressively, hanging on to the race win.
5. NASCAR Cup Phoenix (spring): Christopher Bell vs. Denny Hamlin — 0.049s
Watch: Bell retains Hamlin at bay to win third Cup Sequence race in a row
Phoenix seems on this listing quite a bit, together with each Cup races. The primary Phoenix race of the 12 months additionally resulted in a photograph end of types. Two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers confronted off on the ultimate lap, with Bell pushing Hamlin vast and beating him proper on the line. It was Bell’s third consecutive win of the 12 months in a powerful streak.
4. NASCAR Xfinity Phoenix (spring): Aric Almirola vs. Alex Bowman — 0.045s
Watch: Aric Almirola bests Alex Bowman with contact on the end line
Once more at Phoenix, however this time within the Xfinity Sequence. In additional time, Bowman took the lead with a exceptional four-wide go. Almirola bought again below him, however Bowman had all of the momentum out of the ultimate nook. Almirola pushed up and slammed Bowman into the wall, snatching the win again within the last moments of the race.
3. NASCAR Cup Daytona (summer season): Ryan Blaney vs. Daniel Suarez — 0.031s
Watch: 4-wide end! Ryan Blaney wins regular-season finale at Daytona
A very unbelievable end as Blaney surged from outdoors the highest ten with two laps to go to win the common season finale. On the line, they have been primarily 4 vast for the win with Cole Custer, Justin Haley, and Suarez additionally subsequent to the driving force of the No. 12 Penske Ford. Nevertheless, Suarez was the closest as they crossed the end line.
2. NASCAR Cup Talladega (spring): Austin Cindric vs. Ryan Preece — 0.022s *DQ*
Watch: By a nostril: Cindric skates previous Preece to win at ‘Dega
This one has a little bit of asterisks as a result of the second-place finisher was later disqualified for failing post-race inspection. However earlier than that, Preece was only a few ft away from what he thought was going to be his first win on the Cup degree. The 2 Ford drivers drag-raced to the road, however Cindric stayed simply forward of him as he picked up a draft from some lapped automobiles the sphere was quickly approaching.
1. NASCAR Truck at Atlanta (spring): Kyle Busch vs. Stewart Friesen — 0.017s
Watch: Kyle Busch bests Stewart Friesen by 0.017 seconds to win Truck race at Atlanta | NASCAR
The closest end of the 12 months! Friesen was trying to finish a winless streak that dated again to 2022 whereas Busch was trying to prolong his benefit because the winningest driver in Truck Sequence historical past. Friesen had the benefit exiting the ultimate nook, however Busch clawed ahead as he side-drafted the Truck Sequence common. On the line, Busch edged forward by a nostril in his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
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