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Ty Dillon and wife Haley welcomed their second child to the world. Their son, Kapton Reed Dillon, was born Thursday, Oct. 29.

The couple had a daughter in 2017, Oakley Ray Dillon. Kapton is the second addition to the Dillon family tree this year as Ty’s brother, Austin, and wife Whitney welcomed son Ace earlier this year.

Ty Dillon will lineup 25th in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Harrison Burton may have fallen out of championship contention weeks ago, but the 20-year-old is driving every bit like a title threat right now, earning his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday afternoon in the Draft Top 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota held off veteran and NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff contender Justin Allgaier by .355 seconds and led the final 53 laps of the race to become the youngest winner (20 years, 22 days) in series history at the famed half-mile track — bettering his own father Jeff Burton’s mark (23 years, two months, 24 days).

RELATED: Race results | Martinsville schedule

Burton’s 81 laps out front were best in the field and his win was the rookie’s fourth on the season. It came in the series’ first race at Martinsville Speedway since 2006.

“Great race car and best team in the garage,” Burton excitedly told his father, a broadcaster on the NBC race telecast as he made his way to the finish line for a victory burnout.

And while it was an important personal triumph for the second-generation driver, Burton’s victory had an important impact on the ultimate championship battle — three of the final four championship-eligible positions were decided by points. Allgaier’s runner-up effort was good enough to allow him to transfer to the title round next week at Phoenix, joining Saturday’s 10th-place finisher Austin Cindric, 12th-place finisher Justin Haley and seventh-place Chase Briscoe, who had already advanced with a win two weeks ago.

Crossing the line just behind Burton and Allgaier to round out the top five Saturday were Noah Gragson, Jeb Burton (the winner’s cousin) and Ross Chastain — with Gragson and Chastain falling just short of advancing into the Championship 4 round. Brandon Jones (ninth place) and Ryan Sieg (11th place) also failed to earn a position in the Championship 4.

Those motivated to earn a title shot certainly put in the effort, however. Gragson won Stage 1 and led 23 laps on the day. Chastain won Stage 2 and led 31 laps on the afternoon.

Pit strategy ultimately played a big role, however. Non-championship contenders such as Burton and veteran AJ Allmendinger, who led 68 laps, were able to gamble on pit-stop timing and track position. Allmendinger had the lead after the Stage 2 restart, and he and Burton were the only two drivers to trade the top position from there out while the early leaders navigated back up through the field in traffic.

Allmendinger, who led twice for 68 laps, fell from contention when his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet slowed with a flat left-rear tire. That left Burton in front for the final 53 laps. Allmendinger finished 26th, two laps down.

Of the four drivers who have advanced to decide the championship next week at Phoenix, Allgaier is the only one with previous experience in the Championship 4. This will be the JR Motorsports veteran’s fourth chance to earn the title. The 34-year-old driver’s previous-best championship finish in this playoff format was third — both in 2016 and 2017. He is a three-race winner this season.

Briscoe, 25, who has a series-best nine victories in the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, has a best championship finish of fifth — last year. Cindric, the regular season champion and a five-race winner in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, is also making his Championship 4 debut. His previous best showing was sixth place in last year’s championship. Haley, 21, the driver of the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet and three-race winner in 2020, will also be making his Championship 4 debut.

“A lot of boxes checked for us today, I feel like we’ve had to points-race the entire playoffs,” Cindric said. “And it’s been really annoying. We’ve brought some really fast race cars to the tracks in the last few weeks and our guys did an incredible job coming to the race track with no notebook and really basing it off the Ford simulator of notes from the Cup guys. Really proud of that effort. It’s a year’s worth of work and going to try to go take advantage of it next week.”

“I think we have to go there prepared to win the race,” Cindric added.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to action to decide the 2021 championship, Saturday, Nov. 7 in the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 at Phoenix Raceway (5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Note: No major issues emerged from post-race inspection. The No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Allgaier was found with one lug nut not safely secured in a post-race check.

Contributing: Staff reports

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Following an electrifying Daytona 500, the 2020 NASCAR season gets into full swing with a string of West Coast races. But in early March the COVID-19 pandemic causes shutdowns across the sports landscape, and NASCAR makes the decision to press pause on its season.

Go behind the scenes during a historic moment for the sport in MotorTrend’s docuseries “NASCAR 2020: Under Pressure,” which launches today exclusively on the MotorTrend App. Watch as the industry rallies together to find a way to safely return to racing and to be the first American sport back in action.

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Episode 1 titled “Hit the Brakes” starts the “Under Pressure” docuseries, produced by MotorTrend group in partnership with NASCAR. But come back every Saturday, from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12, to see an all new episode of “Under Pressure,” an inside look at the unforgettable 2020 NASCAR season.

Plus, with your free trial to the MotorTrend App you will also get access to over 3,600 hours of automotive entertainment, including shows from MotorTrend, Discovery Channel, live events and more. Start watching “Under Pressure” today.

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Nothing can slow down GMS Racing’s pursuit of the 2020 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship — not even a power outage.

An outage from Tropical Storm Zeta has left their Statesville, North Carolina shop without power, but the team is powering on as it prepares trucks for the season finale next week at Phoenix Raceway. The organization has three drivers — Brett Moffitt, Sheldon Creed and Zane Smith — in the Championship 4.

The Lucas Oil 150 will decide the champion of the 2020 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season and will be run on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET with coverage on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series playoff field was chopped in half for the last time this season Friday night at Martinsville Speedway. Grant Enfinger’s rise to victory from the bottom half of the postseason bracket in a frantic finish made it an unkind cut for an unfortunate quartet.

RELATED: Official race results | Enfinger advances

Enfinger joined other Round of 8 winners Sheldon Creed and Brett Moffitt as title-eligible drivers in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6 (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), and Zane Smith slipped into the Championship 4 field by a scant three points. That left three-time series champion Matt Crafton, regular-season champ Austin Hill, Ben Rhodes and Tyler Ankrum ousted from the playoff picture after Enfinger clinched his fate with a bruising short-track triumph.

While his ThorSport Racing teammate celebrated, Crafton’s hopes for a repeat championship faded with a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 that left him short of the Phoenix finale by that same three-point gap.

“We’re ready for 2021,” Crafton said. “At the end of the day, these guys fought hard all year.”

Rhodes, another driver from the ThorSport stable, finished second — one spot behind Enfinger and one position ahead of Smith — but only a win would have kept his postseason run intact. He entered Martinsville as almost a marked man because of aggressive tactics that angered Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers (among others) last week at Texas Motor Speedway. Last weekend’s drama carried over to Friday insults and threats from rival crews, Rhodes said, as he walked the Martinsville grounds pre-race, and Rhodes said he tried to race KBM competitors with more respect during the bulk of the race.

His No. 99 Ford was among those jostled in a flurry of altercations in the late going at Martinsville and he also gave Enfinger a healthy nudge, but he wound up one spot shy of a Championship 4 berth on the track and 44 points out of contention in the standings.

“I hate that we couldn’t do it,” Rhodes said. “The first loser always kind of stings, especially in this case. I thought this was one of the more important races in my career.”

As for the fallout from his Texas tussles, Rhodes said, “I did my best to try to stay away from people and avoid controversy, but unfortunately some found me again tonight. It’s definitely been a heck of an end of the season. Heck of a race, too, for Martinsville.”

Ankrum finished 12th at Martinsville to leave the needle unmoved as it related to his playoffs fate, and he was a sizable 90 points back of the cutoff mark. But Hill’s drop may have been the most precipitous.

The Georgia native, who helped to announce pre-race he’d return to the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 16 Toyota in 2021, entered Martinsville with a seemingly comfy 27-point cushion over the elimination line. His truck’s engine, however, began to sputter midway through Stage 2, and it expired 83 laps from completing the full distance — an early exit that left him minus-21 in the standings after a 35th-place result.

“It’s just frustrating to potentially end your season on an engine failure like that,” said Hill, a two-time winner this year. “Everybody at HRE, all of our partners, everyone that makes this deal happen deserves a lot better. We should definitely be in this final four. It’s frustrating. I can’t even put it into words what I’m feeling right now.”

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There was no mistaking the raised intensity level in Friday night’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 – the final race to set the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ Championship 4. And ultimately, veteran Grant Enfinger rallied when he needed to, holding off his ThorSport Racing teammate Ben Rhodes for the victory necessary to punch his ticket into next week’s championship finale.

RELATED: Race results

Enfinger, 35, of Fairhope, Alabama, earned this win managing two restarts in a frantic final 10 laps of racing on the .526-mile Martinsville Speedway notorious for its rough-and-tumble high-action brand of competition. He held off Rhodes by a mere .803 seconds to earn his career-best fourth win of the year and join Brett Moffitt, Sheldon Creed and rookie Zane Smith as the four drivers who earned a shot to challenge for the 2020 season title next week in Phoenix.

“Thank you guys, thank you guys, this is unbelievable,” Enfinger told his team as the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford took the checkered flag.

“It was tough, we knew we were going to have to take our gloves off and fight for this one,” Enfinger said after celebrating. “It’s been an up-and-down season for us, but we tended to peak when we needed to. And now I feel really good about our chances at Phoenix.”

Smith finished third followed by Christian Eckes and reigning series champion Matt Crafton.

Both runner-up Rhodes and Crafton failed to advance to the Championship 4 round. While Rhodes’ hopes were lost in a blink of an eye behind Enfinger, Crafton finished fifth and came within three painstaking points of Smith for that fourth and last championship-eligible position.

“We had a shot, but first off, congrats to Grant, they worked their butts off all year,” Rhodes said of his teammate. “They have three wins, this is their fourth, they deserve it.

“We were racing as hard as we can. Didn’t have the speed we needed, but we hung around and my team had good strategy all day long. It’s just unfortunate.”

With eight laps remaining, three of the front-running trucks spun in a big chain-reaction crash that involved Rhodes, Raphael Lessard and sidelined Moffitt. Rhodes was able to continue and rejoined the field in second place right behind his teammate Enfinger.

The field was then set for the final two-lap sprint to the finish. Rhodes had to line up directly in front of Christian Eckes with his championship hopes on the line – one week after the two had an incident at Texas Motor Speedway followed by post-race confrontation in the garage. Rhodes and Eckes had contact, but Rhodes was just not able to catch and pass Enfinger, who led 49 laps overall.

Perhaps the most unexpected competitive moment of the race came when regular-season champion Austin Hill brought his hobbled truck onto pit road and called it a night only 117 laps into the 200-lap race.

For a two-race winner, who has led the championship points standings since the second week of the season, it was an unexpected and gut-wrenching turn of events. He came into the race the highest ranked driver without a victory in this playoff round – holding a healthy 27-point advantage on the cutline.

Unfortunately, Hill started sensing a problem in his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota by the start of the second stage. The team tried to diagnose and correct the problem on multiple pit stops, but the truck had to retire and a disappointed Hill could only hope something major would happen in the final laps that may put him back in position to race for the title. It did not.

“We’re not a 100 percent sure what happened but it was definitely blowing up on us,” Hill said. “It’s just frustrating to potentially end your season on an engine failure like that. … We should definitely be in this final four. … I can’t even put into words what I’m feeling right now.”

Creed won the first stage and led a race-best 65 laps. He finished eighth.

The Lucas Oil 150 championship finale at the 1-mile Phoenix Raceway is set for next Friday at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NOTE: There were no issues or lug-nut violations in NASCAR’s post-race inspection.

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Hattori Racing Enterprises announced Friday that Austin Hill will return to the No. 16 Toyota next season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Hill is in his second season with the Shige Hattori-owned team. The move was revealed on FOX Sports’ pre-race show before Friday night’s penultimate race of the season, the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Martinsville Speedway.

RELATED: Shifts galore in Silly Season | Truck Series schedule

“I can’t imagine a better scenario than to be with this team and everybody at HRE,” Hill said in a news release provided by the team. “I keep saying it, but I truly believe this is the best team in the series and I’m proud to race with this group and can’t wait to continue what we’ve built over the last two seasons. It’s even better to have partners like United Rentals and everyone at Toyota and Toyota Racing Development for supporting our program like they do. We’re glad to have next year laid out, but we have two more races to try and win a championship.”

The organization indicated in the release that crew chief Scott Zipadelli would be back and that United Rentals would return as a primary sponsor for multiple races in 2021. The company has sponsored Hill’s efforts since 2017 and was a primary sponsor for 13 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series events this season.

Hill has two wins this year and remains in the hunt for the series championship. The 26-year-old Georgia native has six career victories in the Truck Series, all coming in HRE’s No. 16. Hill also told FOX Sports that he’d continue with a partial schedule in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition next year.

His 44 starts with the Hattori team make Hill the organization’s longest-tenured driver.

“We’re glad to keep the team together next season with Austin and United Rentals,” Hattori said. “He has done a great job with Scott and the entire team the last two years, and hopefully we can close out this season with a championship and start strong at Daytona (International Speedway) next year.”

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 22, 2020) – CarParts.com is heading back to the track with Michael McDowell on Sunday, November 1st, at Martinsville Speedway, along with Davico Manufacturing, who will be making their debut in the NASCAR circuit as a co-partner. CarParts.com has helped propel McDowell to a career-best season that includes four Top-10 finishes and his all-time best average finish, which spurred the ecommerce giant’s decision to tap the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang and McDowell into a sneak peek at the company’s brand evolution, showcasing the all-new logo at Martinsville for CarParts.com’s last race of the year. After the race, one lucky NASCAR fan will win a Martinsville No. 34 livery replica hood signed by McDowell. For updates on how to enter for a chance to win, fans can follow @CarPartscom on social media.

“We’re thrilled to introduce our new look to NASCAR fans with Front Row Motorsports, Michael McDowell, and our partners at Davico Manufacturing,” said Lev Peker, CEO of CarParts.com. “We believe our fellow drivers belong on the road, which is why we’re committed to helping them move forward and enjoy their journey. This is what our new logo helps represent. We couldn’t think of a better debut than having McDowell carry our new branding at Martinsville Speedway in front of a national audience on NBC.”

Joining CarParts.com on the No. 34 at Martinsville is Davico Manufacturing, a family-owned business that has been producing American-made catalytic converters for over 30 years in their home state of Massachusetts. Available on CarParts.com, Davico Manufacturing offers the widest catalytic converter selection, including exact-fit converters that promise unmatched attention to detail and straightforward installation with no cutting, clamping, or welding required.

“Davico Manufacturing has been a made-in-America manufacturer of world-class, direct-fit catalytic converters and special exhaust for more than 34 years,” said Glenn Hamblett, National Sales Manager at Davico. “Our entire team here in Massachusetts is excited and energized to co-sponsor the No. 34 car of Michael McDowell and the Front Row Motorsports team along with CarParts.com. We will all be watching and enjoying our first NASCAR marketing endeavor and wish everyone well. Good luck, Michael McDowell!”

McDowell has found tremendous success with CarParts.com on the track, including his best finish of the season to date, coming in seventh at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Furthermore, McDowell has been actively involved with the company through various social media promotions, sweepstakes, and internal meetings. He is now looking forward to helping them with the introduction of their new look, and bringing first-timer Davico Manufacturing to the track.

“CarParts.com has been innovative with their look and colors all season,” said McDowell. “They’re now introducing their new logo. It’s awesome they wanted to do it with NASCAR, Front Row Motorsports, and myself. They’ve been a great partner all season, but they’ve also been great for the sport and done different things to give back to the fans, too. That’s amazing to see during such a challenging year. I also want to thank Davico Manufacturing for their support this weekend. They’re going to be in for a fun ride.”

Sunday’s race will be televised live on NBC and begin at 2:00 p.m. ET.

For more information about CarParts.com, visit CarParts.com. For more information about Davico Manufacturing, visit www.davicomfg.com.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2020) – NASCAR today announced the 2021 schedule for the NASCAR Xfinity Series™, which will mirror many of the historic changes in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule that was announced in September.

The Xfinity Series will join the Cup Series for 32 of its 33 weekends, including running for the first time at Circuit of the Americas (May 22) and for the first time since 2011 at Nashville Superspeedway (June 19). The series will return to Mid-Ohio on June 5 for the only event at a venue apart from the Cup Series.

“As was the case with the Cup Series, we’re thrilled to have worked with the industry and our broadcast partners to deliver an exciting Xfinity Series schedule for our fans,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR vice president of racing development. “We saw phenomenal Xfinity Series racing in 2020, and this schedule allows us to build on that momentum by adding compelling new venues to an already fantastic mix of traditional race tracks.”

RELATED: Inside Cup Series changes

The Xfinity Series will make its lone Sunday appearance in Pocono on June 27 as part of an action-packed NASCAR Cup Series doubleheader weekend in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

After a pair of off weekends in late July, the series returns to action for back-to-back road course racing in Watkins Glen (Aug. 7) and on the Indianapolis Road Course (Aug. 14). Those events will kick off 14 consecutive weekends of racing, including seven straight Playoff races culminating with the crowning of an Xfinity Series champion in Phoenix (Nov. 6).

Bristol Motor Speedway will again host the regular-season finale (Sept. 17), while Las Vegas Motor Speedway will open the Playoffs (Sept. 25). The Charlotte ROVAL (Oct. 9) and Martinsville Speedway (Oct. 30) will once again serve as the cutoff races, trimming the Playoffs field to eight and four, respectively.

Broadcast times and networks will be announced at a later date, as will the 2021 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Below is the full 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule (Playoff races in bold font):

2021 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE

Date

Race / Track
Saturday, February 13 Daytona
Saturday, February 20 Homestead-Miami
Saturday, February 27 Auto Club
Saturday, March 6 Las Vegas
Saturday, March 13 Phoenix
Saturday, March 20 Atlanta
Friday, April 9 Martinsville
Saturday, April 24 Talladega
Saturday, May 8 Darlington
Saturday, May 15 Dover
Saturday, May 22 COTA
Saturday, May 29 Charlotte
Saturday, June 5 Mid-Ohio
Saturday, June 12 Texas
Saturday, June 19 Nashville Superspeedway
Sunday, June 27 Pocono
Saturday, July 3 Road America
Saturday, July 10 Atlanta
Saturday, July 17 New Hampshire
Saturday, August 7 Watkins Glen
Saturday, August 14 Indianapolis Road Course
Saturday, August 21 Michigan
Friday, August 27 Daytona
Saturday, September 4 Darlington
Saturday, September 11 Richmond
Friday, September 17 Bristol
Saturday, September 25 Las Vegas
Saturday, October 2 Talladega
Saturday, October 9 Charlotte Roval
Saturday, October 16 Texas
Saturday, October 23 Kansas
Saturday, October 30 Martinsville
Saturday, November 6 Phoenix
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Although last week’s thrilling race at Texas Motor Speedway had all the makings and feel of an elimination race, it’s actually Saturday afternoon’s Draft Top 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) that will officially decide the Championship 4 field at Phoenix Raceway. 

A last-lap, last-corner pass for the victory at Texas dramatically affected the outlook for this weekend’s race. Harrison Burton – who is not championship eligible – passed Noah Gragson — who is championship eligible — to earn his third win of the year.

That victorious maneuver was understandably heart-breaking for Gragson but it simultaneously created a nail-biter of a scenario for Martinsville this week in the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the half-mile track since Kevin Harvick won in July 2006.

RELATED: Martinsville schedule | See the lineup for the Xfinity Series race

The top-four ranked drivers following Saturday’s Halloween afternoon race will move forward with eligibility to race for the 2020 championship on Nov. 7 at Phoenix Raceway.

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Chase Briscoe is the only competitor already in the show for sure after winning at Kansas Speedway two weeks ago.

Austin Cindric, a five-race winner in 2020, is second in the standings, followed by three-race winners Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley.

Brandon Jones is the first driver below the cutoff line, four points behind Haley. Ross Chastain is 15 points back, followed by Gragson (-24) and Ryan Sieg (-43).

Among the playoff contenders, Gragson is the only driver to have visited Martinsville Speedway Victory Lane previously. The driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet won a NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race there in October 2017. In fact, he boasts a stellar 4-for-4 mark in top 10s in his four truck starts, never finishing worse than seventh.

That’s particularly encouraging news for Gragson, who has three runner-up finishes in the last five Playoff races, but still finds himself rebounding from a disappointing 36th-place outcome at Kansas in this round’s opener. He was a corner away from a victory last week at Texas.

“The way last week ended has definitely fueled a fire to go out to Martinsville and try to dominate the race to get us into the Championship 4,” Gragson said. “This team deserves to be fighting for a championship and I am going to do everything possible on the track to get it done. It definitely gives me more confidence that we are heading to Martinsville, a place where I have had success in the past in the Truck Series.

“I’m just ready to get out there and do what we have to do to get to Phoenix.” 

Certainly the frontrunners expect a highly-motivated Gragson to be a factor this weekend. Cindric, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, holds a 14-point advantage atop the cutoff line. He’s competed in three Truck Series races at Martinsville with a best finish of 10th in 2017. He’d like to put together a more consistent showing this week going forward after a 34th-place finish at Talladega followed by a top 10 at Bristol; a 28th-place finish at Kansas followed by a top five at Texas last week.

He expects this weekend’s all-important race at an essentially new venue for the drivers to be a legitimate wild card.

“We’ve seen in the Xfinity Series this year even guys that you don’t expect to run up front even on some of these short tracks because our cars don’t have a lot of downforce,” Cindric explained. “We struggle to put down the power, so I’d expect it to almost be like in the trucks, where you’ve got guys that you don’t expect to be running up front and they’re running up front, whether if that’s in the top 10 or the top five, so I feel like from a fan perspective there’s a great possibility for that. 

“On the flip side, I think from a racing standpoint everyone is gonna be learning what’s possible and what’s not. Obviously, the durable nature of an Xfinity car I think is gonna give a lot of people some second chances in that race, so unless you hit really hard, you’re not out.  I think there’s gonna be plenty of playoff drivers that are gonna have to never give up all race with how aggressive the style of racing is at Martinsville as of late in the Xfinity Series, so hopefully staying out of trouble.”

Allgaier, the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, is eight points above the cutoff line. He’s made four NASCAR Cup Series starts at Martinsville with a best finish of 13th-place in 2015. He’s had only one top-10 finish in the last four races – a 10th place at Kansas two weeks ago. He crashed out last weekend at Texas.

Haley, the driver of the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, has made six Truck Series starts at Martinsville with a best finish of sixth in 2018. He brings some good momentum with a win and three top-10 showings in the last four 2020 playoff races. 

Jones, driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, also has three top-10 finishes in the last four races, but his worst showing was just last weekend, a 25th place DNF at Texas. In five Martinsville Speedway Truck starts, he has a best showing of seventh in 2015.

Chastain, who has shined all season, is still looking for his first top 10 of this all-important playoff round. He was 12th at Kansas and 16th at Texas last week. His work in the Trucks at the half-miler is solid. He has four top-10 finishes in eight Gander Truck starts, including a runner-up showing in last year’s playoff race. He led 121 laps in two Truck races at Martinsville last season.

Sieg, driver of the No. 39 RSS Racing Chevrolet, has a lot of ground to make up despite an impressive playoff effort for his small team. He has three top-five finishes in the playoffs including a runner-up showing at Talladega. He was third at Kansas to open this round, but finished 31st last week at Texas retiring with mechanical problems. He has one top-10 finish in nine Truck Series races at Martinsville.