NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: The Nu Way 200 sauced by Blues Hog BBQ
The Place: World Wide Technology Raceway
Track Length: 1.25 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, September 6
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: 200 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 35), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)
World Wide Technology Raceway Storylines and Insights:
- This weekend marks the 15th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR), but first since 2010.
- On Saturday, it will be 5,432 days since the last Xfinity Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
- World Wide Technology Raceway is the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Regular Season finale.
- Connor Zilisch won his series-leading eighth race of the season at Portland, breaking Christopher Bell’s 2018 record for most wins in a season as a rookie.
- Connor Zilisch won six of the last seven races this season, including two winning streaks of three races.
- Connor Zilisch has more wins in the last seven races than all but five other drivers racing this weekend have in their NXS career.
- Connor Zilisch’s 13 straight top fives since returning from back injury is tied with Carl Edwards for the second-longest top five streak all-time; Zilisch is the youngest driver with more than five straight top fives.
- Connor Zilisch won 32% of his starts, the best all-time among drivers with more than three starts.
- Connor Zilisch leads the regular season standings by 20 points over Justin Allgaier and 50 points over Sam Mayer, no other drivers can mathematically win the Regular Season Championship.
- 17 drivers are fighting for the final three Playoff spots but only four drivers have the opportunity to make the Playoffs on points (does not include Carson Kvapil who clinched a Playoff spot on at least points at Portland)
- Sheldon Creed and Taylor Gray can only be passed in points by Harrison Burton; as long as there is no new winner from below the cutoff, both Creed and Gray will make the Playoffs.
- If Harrison Burton doesn’t have issues, the earliest Sheldon Creed and Taylor Gray can clinch a Playoff spot on points is the end of Stage 2.
- Jeb Burton is the only driver below the cutoff that can point into the Playoffs. Jeb Burton gained five points on Cousin Harrison at Portland after a seventh-place finish.
- Thirteen drivers below Jeb Burton must win at the World Wide Technology Raceway to make Playoffs.
- Rookies swept the top-four finishing positions at Portland setting a new NXS record for rookies sweeping the top-four spots.
- JR Motorsports won 10 of the last 12 races with four different drivers.
- JR Motorsports won 15 races this season with a series-record six different drivers, all six drivers won in the last 15 races (does not include Parker Kligerman who won in relief role at Daytona).
- JR Motorsports had at least one car finish inside the top-five in a record 27 straight races.
- No past World Wide Technology Raceway Xfinity Series winner is racing this weekend.
- Only two past WWTR Xfinity Series winners are still full-time in NASCAR: Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski.
- Only three active drivers made Xfinity Series starts at St. Louis: Justin Allgaier – 3, Jeremy Clements – 3, Matt DiBenedetto – 2.
- Sheldon Creed is the only driver in the field with a win at World Wide Technology Raceway: 2 Truck Series, 1 ARCA.
- Christian Eckes has made nine combined WWTR starts, the most of any driver on the entry list: 7 Trucks, 2 ARCA.
- The pass for the win occurred with two to go in each of the last two World Wide Technology Raceway
- Late Model and ARCA driver Kole Raz will attempt to make his Xfinity Series debut in the #76, a second AM Racing entry.
- Connor Zilisch leads the series with eight wins, 14 top fives, an 8.8 average finish and six poles this season.
- Justin Allgaier leads the series with 695 laps led and 9 stage wins this season.
- Jesse Love leads the series with 17 top 10s this season.
- Justin Allgaier won the Fastest Lap Award five times this season, no other driver has more than three.
- Justin Allgaier’s 28 career wins are ninth on the all-time wins list and one away from tying Matt Kenseth.
- Justin Allgaier is three top 10s away from becoming the first driver to reach 300 NXS top-10 finishes.
- Justin Allgaier will make his 497th career start at WWTR, tying Mike Wallace for fifth-most all-time.
- Chevrolet led 2,946 of 3,841 laps this season (77%).
- Chevrolet won 22 of 25 races, the most all time by a manufacturer through 25 races in series history.
- Toyota is winless in the last 17 races, their longest winless streak since the first NXS win in 2007.
- Five crew chiefs got their first NXS win in 2025: Chad Haney at Atlanta, Sam McAulay at Darlington, Adam Wall at Bristol, Cory Shea at Mexico City & Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Pocono.
- The last two races went to overtime after the previous ten races ended in regulation.
- Five races this year ended with a last lap pass.
- O’Reilly Auto Parts will replace Xfinity as title sponsor starting in 2026 becoming the fifth different title sponsor of the series: Budweiser, Busch, Nationwide, Xfinity & O’Reilly.
World Wide Technology Raceway is the Regular Season Finale
- Nine drivers are locked in – 8 winners and Carson Kvapil on points.
- 17 drivers are eligible to make Playoffs by winning at WWTR.
- Sheldon Creed and Taylor Gray can only be passed in points by Harrison Burton; as long as there is no winner from below the cut, they will make the Playoffs on points.
- Earliest in St. Louis race that Creed or Gray can clinch is the end of Stage 2 without an issue by Harrison Burton early.
- Jeb Burton is the only driver below the cut who can point in.
- Every driver below the cut, except Jeb Burton, must win to make Playoffs.
NXS Clinch Scenarios For World Wide Technology Raceway:
Already Clinched
- The following 9 drivers have clinched a spot in the 12-driver postseason field: Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, Austin Hill, Carson Kvapil, Brandon Jones, Sammy Smith, Nicholas Sanchez.
Can Clinch Via Points
- If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the playoffs, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the 5th winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Carson Kvapil, Sheldon Creed or Taylor Gray.
- Sheldon Creed: Would clinch regardless of finish
- Taylor Gray: Would clinch regardless of finish
- Harrison Burton: Would clinch with 26 points
- Jeb Burton: Could only clinch with help
- The following drivers could clinch on points with a win by Harrison Burton:
- Sheldon Creed: Would clinch regardless of finish
- Taylor Gray: Would clinch regardless of finish
- If there is a new winner from Jeb Burton or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the playoffs, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the 4th winless driver in the standings.
- Sheldon Creed: Would clinch with 22 points
- Taylor Gray: Would clinch with 27 points
- Harrison Burton: Could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
- The following drivers would clinch on their win alone:
- Sheldon Creed, Taylor Gray, Harrison Burton, Jeb Burton, Ryan Sieg, Christian Eckes, Dean Thompson, Daniel Dye, Brennan Poole, William Sawalich, Jeremy Clements, Matt DiBenedetto, Blaine Perkins, Anthony Alfredo, Parker Retzlaff, Kyle Sieg, Ryan Ellis
Can Clinch Regular Season Championship
- Additionally, the Regular Season Championship could be clinched by the following drivers:
- Connor Zilisch: Would clinch with 41 points
- Justin Allgaier: Could only clinch with help
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
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