2025 Explore the Pocono Mountains 250
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | June 21, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 10th Annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 103.722 mph (166.924 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 54.209 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 38 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Ryan Blaney, and Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 was the 16th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would make a late race pass on Jesse Love for the lead with four laps to go to earn his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his second of the season, and his first win on an oval track. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
This marked the first win for Dale Earnhardt Jr. as a crew chief, filling in as a substitute for Mardy Lindley, who was serving a one-race suspension for improperly secured lugnuts found in post-race inspection at Nashville Superspeedway. Earnhardt would join a select group of history to win as both a driver and crew chief.