The NASCAR Xfinity Series will compete at Darlington Raceway on Saturday afternoon in the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200. There are only four races remaining in the regular season. In 68 previous races at the track “Too Tough to Tame, there have been 36 different race winners and 32 different pole winners.
JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier is the most recent race winner at the 1.366-mile track with his victory in May earlier this season and has already clinched a spot in the 12-driver playoff field, along with Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, Chandler Smith and Shane van Gisbergen. That leaves seven spots up for grabs.
Notable Cup Series drivers who will be competing in the Xfinity Series race include Joey Logano in the No. 15 AM Racing Ford, Chase Elliott in the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Noah Gragson in the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford.
Clinch Scenarios:
The following drivers could clinch on previous wins with a win by any driver that already has a win:
- Cole Custer: Would clinch regardless of finish
- Riley Herbst: Would clinch regardless of finish
- Jesse Love: Would clinch regardless of finish
The following drivers could clinch on previous wins with a win by AJ Allmendinger, Sheldon Creed, Parker Kligerman, Ryan Sieg or Sammy Smith:
- Cole Custer: Would clinch with 14 points
The following drivers could clinch on previous wins with a win by Brandon Jones or a driver lower in the standings:
- Cole Custer: Would clinch regardless of finish
Cole Custer, Riley Herbst and Jesse Love could clinch with a win at Darlington.
The following drivers could clinch with a win:
- AJ Allmendinger: Could only clinch with help
The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 will air on the USA Network at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with radio coverage provided by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
