The 2025 IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a paperclip-shaped short track. The race was contested over 253 laps, extended from 250 laps due to a green-white-checkered finish.
In an action-packed, wreck-filled race, Taylor Gray, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would find redemption from the spring race, and held off Sammy Smith on the final overtime restart to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Gray was dominant in the final stage as well, leading a race-high 52 laps and holding off teammate Aric Almirola. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Following the race, Jones, Smith, Sam Mayer, and Sheldon Creed were eliminated from playoff contention. Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, and Carson Kvapil would advance into the Championship 4.
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, October 25, at 1:00 PM EST. Ryan Sieg, driving for RSS Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 20.392, and a speed of .
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 25, at 2:05 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Harrison Burton, driving for AM Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.843, and a speed of .
Preston Pardus was the only driver who failed to qualify.
During the race, drama occurred between Sam Mayer and Jeb Burton. On an earlier restart, Mayer moved Burton up the track, causing him to lose numerous positions, displeasing Burton. Throughout the rest of the event, the two raced aggressively when they got near each other. After taking the checkered flag, Mayer showed retaliation and intentionally wrecked Burton coming into turn one. Although there was no altercation on pit road, both drivers showed displeasure with each other during post-race interviews. Burton and Mayer officially came home with a sixth and seventh place finish, respectively. On October 28, NASCAR suspended Mayer for one race following the incident.
Stage 1 Laps: 60
Stage 2 Laps: 60
Stage 3 Laps: 133