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NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 Contenders Are Locked-In, Time to Decide a Champion

by MikeNovember 7, 2024November 7, 2024

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here – Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series wrapped up the Round of 8 last weekend at Martinsville Speedway and will now head to Phoenix Raceway to crown a new NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. Four drivers – Austin Hill, A.J. Allmendinger, Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier – will vie for the title on Saturday, November 9 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at 7:30 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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The NASCAR Xfinity Series Heads Back to the ‘Paperclip’ of Short Tracks

by MikeOctober 31, 2024

As the NASCAR Xfinity Series winds down the 2024 season, the drivers and teams will now be heading to Martinsville Speedway for the Playoffs’ penultimate race, the National Debt Relief 250, on Saturday, November 2 at 4 p.m. ET on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

This will be the 43rd NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The previous 42 races have produced 28 different race winners and 22 different pole winners. Only six races have been won from the pole or first starting position, but it’s been over 35 years since a driver was able to accomplish the feat – most recently by Jimmy Hensley in 1987.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Setting the Stage in South Beach: Homestead-Miami Speedway Up Next

by MikeOctober 24, 2024

Following the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in a double-header, action-packed Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the NASCAR Xfinity Series sets its sights on the Credit One NASCAR AMEX Credit Card 300 on October 26 at 3:30 p.m. ET on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – the second race in the Playoffs’ Round of 8.

The 1.5-mile South Florida track, Homestead-Miami Speedway, has hosted 30 NASCAR Xfinity Series races since the inaugural event in 1995, producing 23 different race winners and almost as many pole winners (21).

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Unleashing the Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 on Las Vegas

by MikeOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

After wrapping up the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 12 last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course and eliminating four drivers from the postseason – Shane van Gisbergen, Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Parker Kligerman – it’s time to unleash the eight contenders that advanced on Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Ambetter Health 302, this Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. ET on the CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, the fourth event of the seven-race Playoffs and the first of the Round of 8.

Heading into this weekend at Las Vegas, JR Motorsport’s driver Justin Allgaier ranks first in the Playoff standings, up +18 points on the Championship 4 Round cutoff. In Allgaier’s tire tracks are Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer in second, up +11 points on the next round’s cut line, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill in third, up +9 on the cutline and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith is fourth, up eight points on the cutoff.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Elimination Time: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Up Next

by MikeOctober 10, 2024

The stakes are high for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff contenders as they head to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross & BlueShield of North Carolina on Saturday, October 12 at 4 p.m. ET (The CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) – the first elimination race of the Playoff season.

This weekend’s race will be the seventh time the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course has hosted a NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff race (2018-2024). The Charlotte Road Course has occupied two spots on the postseason schedule – in 2018 and 2019, the Charlotte ROVAL hosted the second race in the Round of 12 and then from 2020 to 2024, the 2.28-mile road course hosted the Round of 12 elimination race (the third race in the Playoffs).

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NASCAR Cup Series Goes Road Course Racing in Watkins Glen, New York

by MikeAugust 18, 2022August 22, 2022

Tensions are high and anticipation is running rampant amongst competitors as the NASCAR Cup Series prepares for the penultimate race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International, this Sunday, August 21 at 3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Takes On The Glen

by MikeAugust 18, 2022

The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers had a two-week break in action but now they are heading to upstate New York for the SUNOCO Go Rewards 200 at The Glen on Saturday, August 20 at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, NBC Sports App, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR radio.

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NASCAR Cup Series Returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course

by MikeJuly 28, 2022

For the second consecutive season, the NASCAR Cup Series will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on Sunday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) as part of an action-packed tripleheader weekend with the NTT IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series (on Saturday, July 30).

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 from Las Vegas | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS

by MikeMarch 9, 2021

Click past the jump for full highlights from Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 in Las Vegas. AJ Allmendinger was the winning driver. (more…)

Christopher Bell gets First NASCAR Cup Triumph at the DAYTONA Road Course

by MikeFebruary 22, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2021) – For the second consecutive week, Daytona International Speedway crowned a first time NASCAR Cup Series race winner. Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Christopher Bell, earned the honor Sunday on the track’s road course, taking the lead from Joey Logano with two laps to go and pulling away to a comfortable 2.119-second victory over the former series champion in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253. (more…)

Ty Gibbs, Grandson of Joe Gibbs, Wins in NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut in Super Start 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts

by MikeFebruary 22, 2021

Ty Gibbs turned in a historic NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday night, the 18-year-old won in his first series start – holding off reigning champion Austin Cindric on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course in the Super Start 188 At DAYTONA Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts. (more…)

Brett Moffitt Earns Pole for Xfinity Race on Daytona Road Course

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 19, 2021

Brett Moffitt will lead the NASCAR Xfinity Series field to the green flag in Saturday’s (Feb. 20) event at the Daytona International Speedway road course.

Moffitt took the pole after finishing second in the season opener on the Daytona oval. (more…)

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Daytona Road Course

by MikeFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

In 2020, the NASCAR Xfinity Series ran on four road courses. They started the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and then went to Road America, the Daytona Road Course and closed out at the Charlotte ROVAL.

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Boston’s Kaz Grala Snags Hyperice Sponsorship for Daytona 500 Attempt

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 11, 2021

Kaz Grala will carry Hyperice sponsorship in the 2021 Daytona 500, Kaulig Racing announced Feb. 8.

Grala, 22, will carry the technology company on the No. 16 while attempting to qualify for his first Daytona 500 and second career NASCAR Cup Series start. (more…)

NASCAR America ”MotorMouths” Expands to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Featuring Live Call-In Opportunities for Fans

by MikeFebruary 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Dale Jr. Download Moves to Wednesday Nights at 5 p.m. ET – 2020 Premiere Features NASCAR Promoter Humpy Wheeler

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 6, 2020 – NASCAR America – NBC Sports’ daily motorsports show – returns for its seventh season next Monday, February 10, at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with a new weekly schedule and more opportunities for NASCAR fans and viewers to be a part of the program. (more…)

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS COMPREHENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 58TH IMSA ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA ENDURANCE RACE THIS WEEKEND

by MikeJanuary 23, 2020

Live Coverage Begins Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC; All Coverage Streams on NBCSports.com & NBC Sports App

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 23, 2020 – NBC Sports’ 2020 coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship begins this weekend with unparalleled live coverage of the 58^th Rolex 24 At Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway on NBC, NBCSN, NBC Sports.com, the NBC Sports app, and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold. (more…)