The second race of the Xfinity Series playoffs takes place today on the Rovalat Charlotte Motor Speedway.
With his seventh win of the season last week at Richmond, Christopher Bell comes into this weekend as the Xfinity points leader. Cole Custer is 22 points behind, followed by Tyler Reddick (-44 points), Austin Cindric (-48) and Justin Allgaier (-61).
Here’s all the info you need for today’s race:
(All times are Eastern)
START: The command to start engines will be given at 3:37 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 3:49 p.m.
PRERACE: Garage opens at 8:30 a.m. Qualifying is 12:10 p.m. Driver/crew chief meeting is at 1:45 p.m. Driver introductions are at 3 p.m. The invocation will be given by David Ragan at 3:30 p.m. The National Anthem will be performed at 3:31 p.m. by Brittany Lee Pasquale.
DISTANCE: The race is 67 laps (155.3 miles) around the 2.28-mile road course (Last year’s race was 55 laps).
STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 20. Stage 2 ends on Lap 40.
TV/RADIO: NBCSN will televise the race. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. with Countdown to Green, with the race broadcast beginning at 3:30 p.m. Performance Racing Network’s radio broadcast begins at 3 p.m. and also can be heard on goprn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry PRN’s broadcast.
WATCH ONLINE: Click here for NBCSN’s live stream of the race.
FORECAST: Wunderground.com forecasts partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 92 degrees and a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.
LAST TIME: Chase Briscoe led 33 of 55 laps to win last year. Justin Marks was second and Austin Cindric was third.
STARTING LINEUP: Click here for the starting lineup.