Justin Allgaier is expected to be among the contenders in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
To date, the season has been a success but also a frustration for Allgaier. He has finished third at Daytona, third at Auto Club Speedway and second at Las Vegas. So close -- but no Victory Lane.
Allgaier has an excellent history at Phoenix with two wins, two second places and nine top-five runs.
Details for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Phoenix Raceway
(All times Eastern)
START: The command to start engines will be given at 4:38 p.m. by Michael Dersken of United Rentals. The green flag is scheduled at 4:47 p.m.
PRERACE: Xfinity garage opens at 10:30 a.m. ... Practice begins at 12:35 p.m. ... Qualifying begins at 1:05 p.m. ... The invocation will be given at 4:30 p.m. by Antoine Anderson, lead pastor of 2:Ten Church. ... The national anthem will be sung by Sam Saxton at 4:31 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 200 laps (200 miles) on the 1-mile track.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 45. Stage 2 ends at Lap 90.
STARTING LINEUP: Phoenix Xfinity starting lineup
TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 4:30 p.m. ... NASCAR Raceday airs at 3:30 p.m. on FS1. ... Motor Racing Network coverage begins at 4 p.m. and also will stream at mrn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.
FORECAST: Weather Underground -- Mostly cloudy skies with a high of 80 and zero percent chance of rain at teh start of the race.
LAST TIME: Ty Gibbs won last November’s Xfinity race at Phoenix and took home the series championship. Playoff contenders Noah Gragson (second) and Justin Allgaier (third) followed.