NASCAR championship implications within the Cup and Xfinity collection would be the dominant storyline Saturday at Martinsville Speedway with automobiles on monitor for about 9 hours.
The motion will start at 1 p.m. ET with Xfinity apply and qualifying on the 0.526-mile oval, which can play host to a 250-lap race at 7:30 p.m. The Spherical of 8 finale will decide which two drivers advance to the title race, becoming a member of JR Motorsports teammates Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier within the Championship 4.
Jesse Love (plus-40 factors) and Carson Kvapil (+11) are above the cutline getting into Martinsville, and Sammy Smith (-11), Brandon Jones (-20), Sam Mayer (-22) and Sheldon Creed (-41) are exterior a provisional championship-eligible spot within the Nov. 1 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
Chase Elliott and William Byron are beneath the cutline getting into Sunday’s playoff race at Martinsville on NBC and Peacock.
There are also two spots remaining within the Cup Sequence’ Championship 4 with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin (Las Vegas) and Chase Briscoe (Talladega) having superior on wins.
Of the remaining six playoff drivers, Christopher Bell (+37 factors) and Kyle Larson (+36) are comfortably above the cutline, and William Byron, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney are in must-win territory to race for the title Nov. 2 at Phoenix Raceway.
Cup apply will start at 4:30 p.m. ET, adopted by qualifying for Sunday’s 500-lap race that can set the Championship 4 discipline.
Kyle Larson holds the ultimate switch spot heading into Sunday’s Spherical of 8 finale on NBC and Peacock.
Martinsville Speedway Saturday schedule
(All Occasions Japanese)
Saturday, Oct. 25
Storage open
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. — Cup Series11:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. — Xfinity Sequence
Monitor exercise
1 – 1:55 p.m. — Xfinity apply (CW App)2:05 – 3 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)4:30 – 5:30 p.m. — Cup apply (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)5:40 – 6:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)7:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (250 laps, 131.5 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 60, Stage 2 at Lap 120; CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)Climate
Saturday: Cloudy with a excessive of 61 levels and a 5% probability of rain with gentle and variable winds. It’s anticipated to be 49 levels with a 0% probability of rain in the beginning of the Xfinity race.
