The push for the Xfinity Series playoffs begins with Saturday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway.
With 10 races remaining in the regular season, six of the 12 playoff spots have been secured with a win, and the drivers who have qualified are Chandler Smith, Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, Shane van Gisbergen and Jesse Love.
Sammy Smith holds the final playoff spot. Ryan Sieg is the first driver to miss out on a playoff spot. He is 31 points below the cut line.
Details for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Nashville Superspeedway
(All times Eastern Time)
start: The command to start the engines will be given at 4:55pm. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 5:05pm.
Pre-race: Garages will open at 10:30am… Qualifying is at 12:45pm… Driver introductions are at 4:25pm… Prayers are at 4:47pm… The National Anthem will be performed by Jessica Nixon at 4:48pm.
distance: The race will cover 188 laps (250.04 miles) around the 1.33 mile track.
stage: Stage 1 ends on lap 45. Stage 2 ends on lap 90.
Starting line-up: Qualifying will take place on Saturday at 12:45 p.m.
Television/Radio: USA Network will broadcast the race at 5:00 PM… Pre-race coverage begins at 4:30 PM on USA Network… Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 4:30 PM… SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have a PRN broadcast.
forecast: Weather UndergroundThe high temperature at the start of the race will be 92 degrees with partly cloudy skies and an 18 percent chance of precipitation.
last time: AJ Allmendinger won last year’s race, with Riley Herbst second and Sam Mayer third.
