NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, August 22
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 250 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)
Looking Ahead – Daytona International Speedway Storylines and Insights:
- Next weekend marks the 68th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
- Three races are left in the NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 regular season – Daytona, Portland and St. Louis (Gateway), and four Playoff spots remain open.
- Connor Zilisch leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver point standings by seven points over his JR Motorsport’s teammate Justin Allgaier in second following Watkins Glen.
- Connor Zilisch underwent collarbone surgery Tuesday (Aug. 12) morning, the No. 88 JR Motorsports driver announced on social media. JR Motorsports has not announced if Zilisch will miss time as a result of the operation.
- Prior to Connor Zilisch taking the points lead following Iowa (two races ago), Justin Allgaier held the points lead for 17 consecutive races dating back to Las Vegas.
- Jesse Love is the most recent Xfinity Series winner at Daytona International Speedway (Feb.), Love’s two career Xfinity wins have come at Drafting Tracks (Talladega 2024, Daytona 2025).
- Austin Hill leads all active drivers in Xfinity Series wins at Daytona International Speedway with three; NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds the series record for the most wins at Daytona with six.
- Richard Childress Racing has won three of the four Drafting Track (Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta) races this season; and nine of the last 15 Drafting Track Xfinity Series races since the start of 2023 (60%).
- Harrison Burton (12th) gained 13 points to the Playoff cut line with a 10th-place finish at Watkins Glen and now sits +30.
- Jeb Burton (13th) lost 11 points to the Playoff cut line with a 16th-place finish at Watkins Glen and now sits -30.
NXS Clinch Scenarios Following Watkins Glen International:
Already Clinched
- The following eight drivers have clinched a spot in the 12-driver postseason field: Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Sammy Smith, Nicholas Sanchez.
Can Clinch Via Win
- The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Ryan Sieg, Christian Eckes, Dean Thompson, Daniel Dye, Brennan Poole, Jeremy Clements, William Sawalich, Anthony Alfredo, Matt DiBenedetto, Parker Retzlaff, Kyle Sieg, Blaine Perkins, Ryan Ellis.
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