Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race is the final event in the Round of 16 Cup Series Playoffs. At the conclusion of the race, four drivers will be eliminated from championship contention.
The following drivers are currently below the cutline:
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion led 19 of 92 over-scheduled laps and bumped his way past van Gisbergen on the final lap during an overtime shootout to score his first Cup Series victory both of the 2024 season and his first on a road course venue at The Glen.
The 18-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 45 of 90 over-scheduled laps and stretched his fuel tank through two overtime shootouts to become the seventh competitor overall to win in an Xfinity Series debut.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led nine of 266 over-scheduled laps and became the first Playoff competitor to transfer from the Round of 16 to 12 by winning the 2024 Playoff for the first time ever.
The 30-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led the final 12 of 163-scheduled laps and fended off final lap charges from Chandler Smith and Corey Heim to notch his third Xfinity Series victory of the 2024 season and his fourth at his home track.
Christopher Bell, competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Cup Series races this weekend, won the pole for Saturday’s Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
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
The NASCAR Cup Series will hit the track for the first time in 2026 this weekend as the sport’s top division makes its return to the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, short-track famously known as “The Madhouse” for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Josh Berry, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will be starting his second season behind the wheel for Wood Brothers Racing when the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium kicks off the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
By 2026, Asian sports fans – especially in the Philippines – engage through streaming, social communities, real-time stats, and interactive features, with betting platforms becoming a natural second-screen layer.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing, one of America’s leading manufacturers of rough plumbing products, will sponsor the pole award across the ARCA Menards Series platform in 2026.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin has Jack Roush’s lone win in the Clash event, winning back in 1999. He started from the 13th position and went on to lead the final 16 laps, topping Ken Schrader and Bobby Labonte on the podium for the victory.
