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 22-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led the final 53 of 175-scheduled laps en route to his first Truck Series career victory in his 23rd series start while being a non-Playoff contender at the Milwaukee Mile.
The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Michigan International Speedway this weekend with only three races to go in the Cup Series regular season and six to go in the Xfinity Series.
The 29-year-old Majeski from Seymour, Wisconsin, led 70 of 250-scheduled laps and concluded the 2024 regular-season stretch with his second consecutive Truck victory in recent weeks at Richmond.
The 29-year-old Majeski from Seymour, Wisconsin, led the final 56 of 200 laps and rallied from a pass-through penalty for jumping the restart in the first stage to score his first elusive Truck victory of 2024 at Lucas Oil IRP.
The 22-year-old Caruth from Washington DC posted his best qualifying lap at 108.017 mph in 22.863 seconds, which was enough to claim his second Truck career pole by 0.017 seconds over Grant Enfinger.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval as the the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series heads to the .686-mile asphalt oval at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP).
The 22-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 55 of 70 laps and capitalized on a three-lap shootout to notch his fifth Truck victory of the 2024 season at the Tricky Triangle.
NASCAR heads to Pocono Raceway this week for a full schedule of racing. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series headlines Friday evening, followed by the Xfinity Series Saturday at 3 p.m. On Sunday afternoon the Cup Series takes center stage with The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VisitPA.com.
Gordon Johncock, whose stirring drive late in the 1982 Indianapolis 500 earned him a second victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” died of natural causes Sept. 28 at his home in South Branch, Michigan. He was 90.
James Roe will close out his 2026 racing season this weekend at one of sports car racing’s biggest events, joining Lone Star Racing for the 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
The road to NASCAR’s championship runs through Charlotte Motor Speedway this October, as the sport’s top drivers return to the track’s historic 1.5-mile oval for Bank of America 400 weekend.
One of the biggest races in NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs will also get a major spotlight on FOX, as the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway will air on FOX adjacent to a FOX football broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 4.