The Xfinity Sequence will draw some high-profile entrants for its 200-lap race at Darlington Raceway.
Cup Sequence stars Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain will compete within the Xfinity Sequence at “The Monitor Too Robust To Tame.”
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Bell, who shall be driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, received the latest Xfinity race at Darlington final August.
Elliott, who’s driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, is also a former Xfinity winner at Darlington with a victory in 2014 as a rookie. This shall be his solely Xfinity begin this season.
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Chastain, who’s driving the No. 9 Chevy for JR Motorsports, is making his second of 5 Xfinity begins in 2025.
Justin Allgaier received the Xfinity race at Darlington a yr in the past. The final 5 Xfinity races on the 1.366-mile oval have featured 5 completely different winners.
Particulars for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway
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START: The command to begin engines shall be given at 3:30 p.m. … The inexperienced flag is scheduled to wave at 3:40 p.m.
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PRERACE: The Xfinity storage opens at 8:30 a.m. … Observe begins at 10 a.m. … Qualifying begins at 11:05 a.m. … Driver introductions are at 3 p.m. … The invocation shall be given by Pastor Donald Gilbert, The Free Will Baptist Bible Church, at 3:22 p.m. … The anthem shall be carried out by the Darlington Excessive College marching band at 3:23 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 147 laps (200.8 miles) on the 1.366-mile oval.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 45. Stage 2 ends at Lap 90.
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TV/RADIO: The CW Community will broadcast the race beginning at 3:30 p.m. … Motor Racing Community and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio could have radio protection.
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FORECAST: — Largely to partially cloudy skies with a near-record excessive of 88 levels and winds from the south to southwest at 10 to fifteen mph. It is anticipated to be 87 levels with no likelihood of rain at first of the Xfinity race.
LAST TIME: Christopher Bell held off Cole Custer on an additional time restart to win final August.
A YEAR AGO: Justin Allgaier dominated by main 119 of 147 laps final Could.