Saturday, September 29, 2018

#NASCAR Xfinity Playoff Excitement Turns To The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course

#NASCAR Xfinity Playoff Excitement Turns To The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course NASCAR Xfinity Series 
  • Next Race: Drive for the Cure 200
  • The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • The Date: Saturday, September 29
  • The Time: 3 p.m. ET
  • TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET
  • Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • Distance: 125.4 miles (55 Laps)
    • Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 15)
    • Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 30)
    • Final Stage (Ends on Lap 55)

Austin Cindric pacing the opening Xfinity Series practice at the 'Roval'
Austin Cindric pacing the opening Xfinity Series practice at the 'Roval'


Its apparent heading into this weekend the drivers will be facing several unknowns at the newly minted Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. But that won’t slow down the intense action that has been bubbling up in this season’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs as the series readies for the wild card that is the Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, this Saturday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio the second race of the Round of 12 in the 2018 Playoffs.

In stylish fashion last weekend, Christopher Bell nabbed the first win of the Xfinity Playoffs at Richmond Raceway, and in doing so locked himself into the Round of 8, leaving 11 other drivers vying for the remaining seven spots.

This weekend, the 12-driver Playoff field will compete on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the first time in series history. The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course is a 2.28-mile, multi-elevational track that has 17 turns. This weekend’s race will consist of 55 laps for 200 kilometers, or 125.4 miles, and is broken up into three stages. The first two stages will be 15 laps each and the final stage will be 25 laps.


The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course will be the fourth different road course the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers have competed on in 2018; joining Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Road America and Watkins Glen International.

The 2018 season is the first time Charlotte has hosted the second race of the Xfinity Series Playoffs. Prior to Charlotte being named the host of race No. 2 in the Playoffs, it was held at Dover International Speedway in 2016 and 2017. NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff contender Daniel Suarez took home the win of the second race in the 2016 Playoffs at Dover, and later went on to win the title that season. In the 2017 Playoffs, non-Playoff contender Ryan Blaney won the event.

Road courses have been known to provide some great unpredictable action and even first-time winners. Over the last decade road courses have produced nine Xfinity Series first-time winners. This season, Playoff contender Justin Allgaier has dominated the road courses winning two of the previous three (Mid-Ohio and Road America); Joey Logano won the third at Watkins Glen International.

 Qualifying Order

 1    00    Cole Custer (P)  
 2    18    Ryan Preece  
 3    42    Justin Marks  
 4    60    Ty Majeski  
 5    55    Bayley Currey(i)  
 6    90    Andy Lally  
 7    4    Ross Chastain (P)  
 8    61    Kaz Grala #  
 9    74    Ray Black II  
 10    0    Garrett Smithley  
 11    51    Jeremy Clements  
 12    16    Ryan Reed (P)  
 13    22    Austin Cindric # (P)  
 14    40    Chad Finchum #  
 15    21    Daniel Hemric (P)  
 16    66    Timmy Hill  
 17    36    Alex Labbe #  
 18    1    Elliott Sadler (P)  
 19    23    Spencer Gallagher  
 20    39    Ryan Sieg  
 21    9    Tyler Reddick # (P)  
 22    11    Ryan Truex (P)  
 23   8    Dylan Murcott  
 24    35    Joey Gase  
 25    7    Justin Allgaier (P)  
 26    38    JJ Yeley  
 27    3    Brendan Gaughan  
 28    45    Josh Bilicki #  
 29    93    Jeff Green  
 30    76    Spencer Boyd #  
 31    19    Brandon Jones (P)  
 32    2    Matt Tifft (P)  
 33    97    Tanner Berryhill  
 34    5    Michael Annett  
 35    98    Chase Briscoe  
 36    78    Vinnie Miller #  
 37    13    John Jackson  
 38    52    David Starr  
 39    15    Katherine Legge  
 40    01    Lawson Aschenbach  
 41    20    Christopher Bell # (P)  

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