A stretch of five races in four days at Kentucky Speedway begins Thursday night with the first of two Xfinity Series races.
It will mark the second doubleheader of the year for the Xfinity Series.
Can Chase Briscoe keep up a winning pace that’s seen him win three times in the last four races (and five overall thus far in the season’s first 13 races)?
Here’s all the info you need for Thursday night’s race:
(All times are Eastern)
START: The command to start engines will be at 8:13 p.m by Shady Rays CEO Chris Ratterman. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 8:24 p.m.
PRERACE: Garage access health screening begins at 1 p.m. (teams are assigned specific times). Engine prime and final adjustments are at 6 p.m. Drivers report to their cars at 7:50 p.m. The invocation will be given at 8:05 p.m by Jason Romano. The national anthem will be performed at 8:06 p.m. by Matthew Grant.
DISTANCE: The race is 134 laps (201 miles) around the 1.5-mile speedway.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 30. Stage 2 ends on Lap 60.
INSPECTION: Ronnie Bassett Jr.'s car failed inspection twice. He loses pit selection for Friday’s race.
TO THE REAR: Mason Massey and Bayley Currey (unapproved adjustments)
PACE LAPS: At the direction of race control, the entire field will go down pit road during a pace lap for pit road speed verification. If a driver stops in the pit box for any reason, pull over or slow down, they will start at the rear of the field.
TV/RADIO: FS1 will televise the race. Its coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. Performance Racing Network’s coverage will begin at 7:30 p.m. and also can be heard at goprn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry PRN’s broadcast.
FORECAST: The wunderground.com forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 86 degrees and a 24% chance of rain predicted at the start of the race.
LAST RACE: Chase Briscoe defeated Justin Haley and Noah Gragson to win on the Indianapolis road course.
LAST RACE AT KENTUCKY: Cole Custer beat Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick.
STARTING LINEUP: Click here for lineup