NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Blue Cross NC 250
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Length: 2.28 Mile Asphalt Road Course
The Date: Saturday, October 4
The Time: 5 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 4:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 152.76 miles (67 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 67)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Friday, Oct. 3
NCTS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (FS2 at 11 a.m. ET)
NCTS Race: Ecosave 250 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 3:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, Oct. 4
NXS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 11:30 a.m. ET)
NCS Practice & Busch Light Pole Qualifying (truTV, PRN, SiriusXM at 2 p.m. ET)
NXS Race: Blue Cross NC 250 (CW, PRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
Sunday, Oct. 5
NCS Race: Bank of America ROVAL 400 (USA, PRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Storylines and Insights:
- This weekend marks the eighth running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval).
- The Charlotte Roval was on the Xfinity Series schedule every year since inaugural race in 2018.
- The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval) is the cutoff race in the Round of 12.
- The Charlotte Roval hosted a Playoff race every season since 2018 and was the Round of 12 cutoff every season since 2020.
- The Charlotte Roval is the seventh and final road course this season.
- 42 entries for the Charlotte Road Course is the most since 2024 Chicago Street race (43); Four cars will not qualify.
- Brandon Jones (Kansas win), Connor Zilisch (points) and Justin Allgaier (points) will advance to Round of 8.
- The four lowest drivers in points after the Charlotte Roval will be eliminated from the Playoffs.
- Playoff drivers from 5th-12th are separated by 25 points.
- Points needed to advance: Mayer – 19, Gray – 46, Creed – 49, Kvapil – 53.
- Playoff drivers that need help to advance on points: Love, Sanchez, Hill, Burton & Smith.
- All Playoff drivers not locked into Round of 8 can advance with a Charlotte Roval win.
- Brandon Jones won at Kansas, his second win of 2025 and third career Kansas win.
- Brandon Jones’s win snapped a streak of three straight Playoff races won by non-Playoff drivers.
- Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota won back-to-back races in the Playoffs after winning just two races in the regular season.
- Connor Zilisch broke Sam Ard’s 1983 record with his 16th consecutive top-five finish after finishing second at Kansas.
- Connor Zilisch’s 2.1 average finish in the last 16 races is the best in series history in a 16-race span.
- Connor Zilisch’s nine wins this season are record for most wins by a rookie.
- Connor Zilisch won seven of the last ten races this season, tied with Sam Ard for most in a ten-race span.
- Connor Zilisch won 32% of his starts, the best win percentage all-time among drivers with more than three starts.
- Randall Burnett was announced as Connor Zilisch’s crew chief next season when he moves to Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series.
- JR Motorsports won 16 races this season with a series-record six different drivers, all six drivers won in the last 19 races (does not include Parker Kligerman who won in relief role at Daytona).
- JR Motorsports is on a two race winless streak; the team’s longest winless streak this season is three races.
- JR Motorsports had at least one car finish inside the top-five in a record 30 straight races.
- Sam Mayer, with two wins, is the only active driver to win at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in NXS.
- Four of the last five Charlotte Roval races went to overtime.
- The pass for the win came in final five laps in four of last five Charlotte Roval races.
- Chase Briscoe, 2018, is the only driver to get his first NXS win at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Connor Zilisch has five career road course wins, most among active drivers and tied for second all-time.
- Connor Zilisch won five of last eight road course races and five of last eight road course poles.
- Connor Zilisch’s 1.7 average finish on road course is the best all-time.
- JR Motorsports won a record eight straight road course races including all six in 2025 with three different drivers.
- JR Motorsports could become second team to sweep all road course races in a single season (with multiple races) – Team Penske 2013 – 3 races.
- Connor Zilisch leads the series with nine wins, 17 top fives, an 8.1 average finish and seven poles this season.
- Justin Allgaier leads the series with 13 stage wins this season.
- Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love lead the series with 19 top 10s this season.
- Justin Allgaier leads all drivers with 897 laps led in 2025, his second most laps led in a season to 1,008 in 2020.
- Justin Allgaier and Connor Zilisch each won the Fastest Lap Award five times this season.
- Justin Allgaier’s 28 career wins are ninth on the all-time wins list and one away from tying Matt Kenseth.
- Justin Allgaier will make his 500th career start at the Roval, he made his NXS debut at Charlotte in October 2008.
- Chevrolet led 3,424 of 4,501 laps this season (76%).
- Chevrolet won 23 of 28 races, the most all time by a manufacturer through 28 races in series history.
- 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.
- Five races this year ended with a last lap pass.
NXS Clinch Scenarios for Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Playoff Race #3)
Already Clinched
- The following three drivers have clinched a spot in the 8-driver field of the next round: Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones.
Can Clinch Via Points
- If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the 8th winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, Carson Kvapil or Jesse Love.
- Sam Mayer: Would clinch with 14 points
- Taylor Gray: Would clinch with 41 points
- Sheldon Creed: Would clinch with 44 points
- Carson Kvapil: Would clinch with 48 points
- Jesse Love: Would clinch with 52 points
- Nicholas Sanchez, Austin Hill, Harrison Burton, Sammy Smith: All could only clinch with help
- If there is a new winner from Nicholas Sanchez or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the 7th winless driver in the standings.
- Sam Mayer: Would clinch with 19 points
- Taylor Gray: Would clinch with 46 points
- Sheldon Creed: Would clinch with 49 points
- Carson Kvapil: Would clinch with 53 points
- Jesse Love: Would clinch with 56 points
- Nicholas Sanchez, Austin Hill, Harrison Burton, Sammy Smith: All could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
- The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, Carson Kvapil, Jesse Love, Nicholas Sanchez, Austin Hill, Harrison Burton, Sammy Smith
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