NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: BetMGM 300
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, May 24
The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 4 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Friday, May 16
NASCAR All-Star & Open Practice (FS2, MRN, SiriusXM at 4:30 p.m. ET)
NASCAR All-Star & Open Busch Light Pole Qualifying & Pit Crew Challenge (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 6 p.m. ET)
Saturday, May 17
NCTS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (FS2 at 9:30 a.m. ET)
NCTS Race: Window World 250 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 1:30 p.m. ET)
NASCAR All-Star Heat Races (FS2, MRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
Sunday, May 18
NASCAR Open Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
NASCAR All-Star Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 8 p.m. ET)
Looking Ahead – Charlotte Storylines and Insights:
- Next week, Charlotte Motor Speedway will host their 80th NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the second-most Xfinity races held at a track all-time (behind only Bristol with 82 NXS races). Charlotte has hosted a NASCAR Xfinity Series race every season since the series inception in 1982.
- NASCAR Xfinity Series driver point standings leader, Justin Allgaier, is the only former Xfinity Series Charlotte race winner running full-time this season.
- The last 12 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been won by 12 different drivers (2015-2024). Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott is the most recent Xfinity winner.
- Chase Elliott won last year’s Charlotte Xfinity Series race by 0.500-second over Brandon Jones, the 16th closest finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the series.
- Two of the last 20 Charlotte Motor Speedway Xfinity Series races finished with a last-lap pass for the win (May 2016 race and May 2020 race).
- Six of the last 20 Xfinity Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway have resulted in the final pass for the win occurring with 10 laps to go or less (2011-2, 2012-2, 2013-2, 2016-1, 2017-1 2020-1).
- Justin Allgaier leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings following Texas by 50 points over Austin Hill in second and 86 points up on Sam Mayer in third.
- Justin Allgaier leads all active fulltime Xfinity Series drivers at Charlotte in poles (two), top fives (six), top 10s (12), and laps led (200).
- Justin Allgaier leads the Xfinity Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with 6.0 in 22 starts.
- Allgaier (6.0) is one of three fulltime drivers with an average finish inside the top-10 at Charlotte along with Sammy Smith (6.5) and Parker Retzlaff (10.0).
- Three drivers are currently riding top-10 finish streaks of three consecutive top 10s – Austin Hill, Jeb Burton and Harrison Burton.
- 13 different drivers have won a stage this season, led by Austin Hill with six stage wins.
- Nine drivers have won the Xfinity Fastest Lap Award this year, led by Justin Allgaier with three.
- 101 leaders through the first 12 NASCAR Xfinity Series races of the season, is the second-most all-time behind only 2007 (106).
- 181 lead changes through the first 12 NASCAR Xfinity Series races of the season, is third-most all-time behind only 2013 (201) and 2011 (198).