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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will be in action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off this weekend. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.

Note: All times are ET

MORE: How to find NBCSN

MONDAY, Sept. 10
RACE-DAY SCHEDULE
10:05:30 a.m.: Green flag for NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5) (Results)
1:40:00 p.m.: Presentation of Colors by: Joint Services
1:40:20 p.m.: Intro & Invocation by: Reverend Howard Brammer
1:41:15 p.m.: National Anthem by: Payton Smith, Big Machine Records Recording Artist
1:42:35 p.m.: Flyover: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker from the 185th Fighter Wing (turn 4 to turn 1)
1:48:30 p.m.: “Drivers, Start Your Engines” by: Scott Borchetta, President & CEO, Big Machine Records
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5) (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
12:30 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Xfinity Series race
4 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race

FRIDAY, Sept. 7
1:05-1:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) CANCELED (rain) 
3:05-3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) CANCELED (rain) 

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
12:15 p.m.: Justin Allgaier, Christopher Bell, Elliott Sadler

SATURDAY, Sept. 8
10:30-11:20 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN2) CANCELED (rain)
11:45 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) CANCELED (rain) (Lineup)
1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) CANCELED (rain)
3 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN2) MOVED TO MONDAY AT 10 A.M. ET
6:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App)  CANCELED (Lineup)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
9:15 a.m.: Alex Bowman
9:30 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
10:30 a.m.: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

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What channels are NASCAR races on this week? We answer that and give you the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule.

Note: All times are ET.

MORE: Get the NBC Sports App | How to find FS1 | Gets FOX Sports Go | How to find NBCSN 

Monday, September 3
midnight: NASCAR Southern Speed: Legends of Darlington, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
5 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap, (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
noon: Motorsports Monday (with hosts Woody Cain & Joey Meier)

Tuesday, September 4
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m.: Glory Road, “Dirt Roots,” NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6:30 p.m.: Glory Road, “David Pearson and the 1968 Rebel 400,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9 p.m.: Glory Road, “Dirt Roots,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9:30 p.m.: Glory Road, “David Pearson and the 1968 Rebel 400,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
7 p.m.: NASCAR Live (with host Mike Bagley)

Wednesday, September 5
midnight: Glory Road, “Dirt Roots,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
12:30 a.m.: Glory Road, “David Pearson and the 1968 Rebel 400,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
5 p.m.: NASCAR America: Wednesdays with Dale Jr., NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
noon: Crew Call (with hosts Sammi Jo Francis and Rocko Williams)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Coast to Coast (with hosts Kyle Rickey & Hannah Newhouse)

Thursday, September 6
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m.: Whelen Modified Tour from Oswego Speedway NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
1 p.m.: Throwback Thursday: 2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200

Friday, September 7
4 a.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, (re-air) FS1
1 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App)
3 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App)
5 p.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
noon: The Inside Line (with host Tyler Burnett)

Saturday, September 8
6 a.m.: Glory Road, “Dirt Roots,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6:30 a.m.: Glory Road, “David Pearson and the 1968 Rebel 400,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9 a.m.: Glory Road, “Dirt Roots,” (re-air) NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9:30 a.m.: NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
11 a.m.: Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
1 p.m.: Racing Roots: Martin Truex Jr., NBCSN/NBC Sports App
1:30 p.m.: Racing Roots: Ryan Blaney, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Sunday, September 9
9 a.m.: Beyond the Wheel 2018, FS1
10 a.m.: NASCAR Race Classic: 1998 Daytona 500, FS1
10:30 a.m.: NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500, (re-air) NBCSN, NBC Sports App
6:30 p.m.: Racing Roots: Ryan Blaney, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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STAGE 2

Kyle Larson swept the opening two stages in Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. After dominating Stage 1 by leading 89 of 100 laps, Larson had to rally to win Stage 2.

The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet hung back as leader Martin Truex Jr. and second-place Kevin Harvick battled for the lead over a compelling stretch of 15 laps. Then he powered past both of them, swooping into the point position on Lap 160 and holding on to take the green/white checkered flag after Lap 200.

Larson and the No. 42 team employed an alternate pit strategy, electing to stay out for the remainder of Stage 2 following pit stops on Lap 127. It paid off in the form of his third stage win of the season.

PHOTOS: Paint schemes, every angle

Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano finished second and third, respectively, with Chase Elliott and Erik Jones rounding out the top 10.

Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick completed the top 10 in Stage 2.

Larson beat Austin Dillon to the start/finish line in a photo finish, too, putting Dillon a lap down. Dillon got his lap back by being the beneficiary of the free pass, but that kept Truex Jr. one lap down.

MORE: Stage 2 results

Finish Driver Team Race Points
1 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 10
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 9
3 Joey Logano Team Penske 8
4 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 7
5 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 6
6 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing 5
7 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing 4
8 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 3
9 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing 2
10 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 1

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STAGE 1

Kyle Larson rode the high line around 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway in Sunday’s opening 100-lap stage of the Bojangles’ Southern 500, leading 89 laps to earn his second stage win of 2018.

Larson started second behind Busch Pole Award winner Denny Hamlin and fell in behind the No. 11 Toyota at the drop of the green, but ultimately chased down and passed last year’s race winner.

MORE: Full Stage 1 results

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Erik Jones finished second in Stage 1 after qualifying seventh, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski to complete the top five.

Kevin Harvick, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott completed the top 10 to earn race points.

Sunday’s race, one of the most iconic on the NASCAR circuit, also is the annual throwback weekend, so plenty of cars are sporting throwback themes.

PHOTOS: Paint schemes, every angle

Finish Driver Team Race Points
1 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 10
2 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 9
3 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 8
4 Joey Logano Team Penske 7
5 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 6
6 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 5
7 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 4
8 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing 3
9 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 2
10 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 1

 

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The fans have spoken, and they have a favorite throwback scheme for the 2018 Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. There were lots of great schemes to pick from in the fourth year of the throwback celebration at the venerable South Carolina track, but fans selected William Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet as their favorite.

Byron is sporting Sam Bass’s “Hot Summer Nights” design honoring four-time premier series champion Jeff Gordon’s rainbow car. But what seemed like a slam-dunk pick was anything but as Byron defeated Derrike Cope and the Bojangles’ scheme for the No. 99 Chevrolet, 52 percent to 48 percent, in their final-round matchup.

RELATED: Darlington schemes | Inspiration for the schemes

The Darlington fan vote spanned the month of August and included three cutoffs to narrow the field to eight, then four, then two schemes. Schemes were pitted against each other starting with the final eight in a bracket-style tournament.

See all the schemes on the track in tonight’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 (NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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DARLINGTON, S.C. – Car buffs will get a feast for their eyes during the parade laps for Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Seven different Chevrolet Camaros, driven by seven NASCAR luminaries — all with connections to the track “Too Tough to Tame” — will pace the field.

NASCAR Hall of Fame car owner Richard Childress, himself a former driver, will pace the field in his own 1969 Camaro. He’ll be joined on track by NASCAR Hall of Famers Rick Hendrick, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Ray Evernham, as well as former Darlington winners Jeff Burton, Ward Burton and Ricky Craven, all driving Camaros of different vintages, from 1981 to 2017.

RELATED: See all the cars in Sunday’s field | Teams go all-in on throwback gear

“I’m looking forward to getting back on a race track with my 1969 Camaro,” Childress said. “I ran a Camaro in the Talladega 500 in 1969 when the track was opened, so it seems fitting for me to be a part of Chevy’s Camaro parade laps. 

“Darlington’s throwback weekend is really special for our fans and a good way to remember our heritage. I’m honored to share the track with this group, I just hope they make sure my Camaro is out front!”

Craven was the winner of the closest finish in Darlington history, beating Kurt Busch to the finish line by .002 seconds in 2003.

RELATED: Craven, Kurt Busch discuss legendary 2003 race, finish

“I’m excited to celebrate what has become my favorite weekend — throwback weekend at Darlington,” said Craven, who is driving a 1993 Camaro owned by Jim Ramsey of Darlington. “This year’s event has become more significant for several reasons.

“It’s been 15 years since my Southern 500 win in 2003, coupled with the fact that I have been asked by Chevrolet to drive one of the pace cars representing the six generations of Camaro during the Seven Decades of Darlington celebration.

“If it had not been for the support of Chevrolet early on in my career and life, I would not have met my goals and realized my dreams. For that, I will always be very grateful.”

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The first round of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying looked like old times for Hendrick Motorsports.

Led by Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender William Byron, Hendrick drivers posted the second through fifth fastest laps in the opening round. Alex Bowman topped the speed chart in the second round before claiming the fourth starting spot in the final session.

RELATED: Last-minute fantasy advice | 10-lap averages

Byron, Bowman and Chase Elliott all advanced to the final 12, with Byron and Elliott qualifying 10th and 11th, respectively for Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500.

“The biggest thing I have seen this weekend is just an increase in speed, and I feel like it’s really good to have that,” Byron said after the time trials. “We kind of went both sides of the balance throughout qualifying, but I feel like ultimately, towards the end, we kind of figured out what we needed the most, which was good.

“I feel like, as we keep going towards (the race), just understanding the balance each run and trying to manage the lap time the best is going to be really important. It’s good to start in the top 10 and I’m excited for it.”

It wasn’t all rosy news for Hendrick. After recording the fifth-fastest lap in the first round, seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson scraped the wall on his second-round lap and could do no better than 20th. Subsequent unapproved adjustments to the no. 48 Chevrolet relegated Johnson to a back-of-the field start on Sunday.

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Ever wonder what goes on in a driver meeting? We’re here to help.

This year, we’ll publish the actual rules video your favorite Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers will watch before climbing into their stock cars. Above is the video for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Darlington Raceway.

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Denny Hamlin nabbed the Busch Pole Award before Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Darlington Raceway. That only further solidified the place in my Fantasy Live lineup for the two-time winner at the track “Too Tough to Tame.” After two practice sessions and qualifying, we’ve dissected the numbers to offer a suggested lineup worthy of your Fantasy Live consideration as you make roster decisions for the 25th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of 2018. Remember that the garage locks at the end of Stage 2.

RJ Kraft’s revised Fantasy Live lineup following practices and the lineup being set:
1: Kyle Busch
2: Denny Hamlin
3: Martin Truex Jr.
4: Kyle Larson
5: Erik Jones
Garage: Kevin Harvick

Notable cars to the rear: Jamie McMurray (engine change), Jimmie Johnson (unapproved adjustments)

PLAY NOW: Set your Fantasy Live lineup | How the new Fantasy Live works
MORE: Fantasy analysis for Darlington | Driver stats | Full lineup | 10-lap averages

Analysis: I’m not making any changes among the six drivers I selected heading into the weekend. These are potentially my last uses on Busch, Hamlin, Larson and Harvick. I’ve planned for that and will take the best of the rest left for Indianapolis. This lineup features four of the top five in the starting lineup and three Southern 500 winners (four with Harvick in the garage). Quick rundown on each and the reasoning why: Busch has been solid all weekend and stout on intermediates all year while Hamlin and Larson have had speed and are both really good at this track. Truex won this race in 2016, nearly won it last year and events that shift from day to night are a 78 team speciality.

For the last active spot, I debated between Jones and Alex Bowman. Jones finished in the top five here last year and has been averaging 32.1 points over the past nine races in 2018. Bowman has been a little faster this weekend but he has been up-and-down on intermediates this year. As a result, I have a little more trust in Jones with the run he’s been on over the past two months. That said, if you are out of uses on the Big 3, Bowman is a nice plug-and-play driver for this race.

I am sticking with Harvick but moving him to the garage. The qualifying effort was surprising — and not in a good way — as he will start 22nd. However, he won this race in 2014, has been stout all year on intermediates and has four top fives in his last five starts at Darlington. He also was the third-best car via the 15-lap board (h/t @SteveLetarte) in final practice. I’ll plan to be vigilant on whether he stays in — he’ll need to be in the top six by the end of Stage 2; anything lower and he stays in the garage and will then be played at Indianapolis next weekend.

As for the bonus picks, I’m taking Hamlin to win Stage 1, Larson to win Stage 2 and Kyle Busch for the win.

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ross Chastain had been driving the point home for much of the weekend. Making the most of the opportunity, he said often, taking his first Xfinity Series start in Chip Ganassi Racing equipment.

That opportunity for the perennial overachiever had all the prelude, but lacked the fairy-tale finish. Instead, Chastain’s Saturday drive at Darlington Raceway ended with drama and a nod to old-school rivalries.

Chastain won the pole position and both stages of the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 — both career firsts. But his heated tangle with Kevin Harvick in a side-by-side contest for the lead changed the complexion of the race, leaving the 25-year-old underdog with a 25th-place finish.

“I’m going to try not to be too negative on myself. I get that rap a lot,” Chastain said. “This opportunity, man, it’s like once in a lifetime. … It’s been incredible the last two weeks to get up to speed with CGR and to try to use all the pieces to their puzzle to go fast in a race car.”

Chastain led a race-high 90 laps, fending off challenges from both Harvick and eventual race-winner Brad Keselowski through the middle portions of the 147-lap event. But Lap 110 was the turning point.

MORE: Xfinity race results | Harvick responds to push by No. 42

Harvick’s No. 98 Ford dove to the inside of Chastain’s car as the two navigated lapped traffic. With racing room scarce, the two slid up the track and Harvick’s car squeezed Chastain’s hard into the outside retaining wall at the exit of Turn 2.

The two cars initially righted themselves on the backstretch until Chastain’s car hooked Harvick into a spin. Harvick took the act as intentional, blaring his displeasure over the team radio and briefly parking in Chastain’s pit stall. He later cast aspersions on Chastain’s opportunity and the possibility of more chances in the future.

“I tried to stay as low as I could and he just rode on my door,” Harvick said, his day complete in 29th place. “That’s just a really inexperienced racer and a really bad move there and got the air and got on beside me and just kept going up the race track. I couldn’t do anything with the wheel. So, you’ve got a really inexperienced guy in a really fast car and made a really bad move, and then wrecked me down the back straightaway and hooked me to the right. That’s probably the reason that he’ll never get to drive many of them again.”

Briefed on Harvick’s remarks, Chastain was reluctant to chime in. “Nothing I say is going to help,” he said. But Chastain did defend the secondary contact with Harvick’s car, saying their collision was not on purpose.

“I was out of control, man,” Chastain said. “After we hit the wall, I lost the wheel.”

Chastain pressed on, making a pair of additional pit stops to repair damage. He finished two laps off the pace and later marveled at the car’s durability in withstanding the full effect of the late-race damage.

Though the outcome wasn’t the one he was chasing, it fulfilled at least part of the reward. Chastain was named Aug. 23 to drive Ganassi’s No. 42 Chevrolet for three races in the remainder of the season, a step up the speed chart from his usual JD Motorsports ride and a promotion for a driver known for squeezing the most performance from his equipment.

Chastain said he had a perpetual smile on his face while leading more laps than in his previous 129 Xfinity Series starts combined. He’ll have at least two more opportunities coming up later this month — at Las Vegas and Richmond — to convert the storybook ending.

“This was a win for every short-track racer running Fast Trucks, Pro Trucks, Late Models across the country that you can just race as long as you can stay in the car and progress up the ranks,” Chastain said. “However fast or slow it’s going to be or whatever your situation is, it’s just a testament. As long as you just keep racing, however you can, it’ll pay off.”

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DARLINGTON, S.C. – Brad Keselowski took the lead in Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway when the two cars in front of him tangled off Turn 2.

That was all the driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford needed to collect his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at the Track Too Tough to Tame.

From a restart on Lap 91, Keselowski chased pole winner and race leader Ross Chastain, who won the first and second stages in his maiden run in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. On Lap 104, Keselowski pulled ahead in Turn 3 but brushed the outside wall as Chastain regained the top spot with a crossover move to the inside.

Keselowski’s bobble allowed Harvick to pass for second, but on Lap 111, Harvick and Chastain collided off Turn 2 and handed the top spot to Keselowski, who held it the rest of the way.

RELATED: Full race results from Darlington | Series standings

With his third victory in five starts this season and the 39th of his career, Keselowski knocked a significant item off his bucket list. Darlington and Sonoma had been the only two active NASCAR tracks where Keselowski had raced without a national touring series win.

“I really wanted to run this race for that reason,” said Keselowski, who beat runner-up Cole Custer to the finish line by .738 seconds. “I just haven’t been that great here at the (Monster Energy NASCAR) Cup level, and I’m trying to get better.

“This is such a huge confidence boost.”

Had Chastain and Harvick not wrecked together, the ending might have been quite different.

“I could keep up with Ross, but I couldn’t pass him — he was so fast,” Keselowski said. “Tried to make the move and brushed the wall, and he got back by me, and then they had the wreck off of (Turn) 2, and I was able to take advantage of the opportunity.”

The story for much of the race was Chastain, who started on the pole and led a race-high 90 laps behind the wheel of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Chastain led all 45 laps of Stage 1 and the final 20 laps of Stage 2 to score his first playoff points of the 2018 season as he looks to march into the 12-driver postseason field.

Up until Lap 111, Chastain had a dream race going. Harvick made a move to Chastain’s inside through Turns 1 and 2. Unwilling to give up the top spot, Chastain stayed in the gas within inches of the right side of Harvick’s No. 98 Ford. Harvick’s car drifted up into Chastain’s No. 42 Chevrolet, which bounced off the outside wall at the exit from Turn 2. Chastain then clipped the rear of Harvick’s Ford and sent it spinning. Harvick expressed his displeasure by parking in Chastain’s pit stall before exiting the race.

RELATED: Harvick says Chastain “inexperienced”

“I tried to stay as low as I could, and he just rode on my door,” Harvick explained later. “That’s just a really inexperienced racer and a really bad move there and got the air and got on beside me and just kept going up the race track. I couldn’t do anything with the wheel.”

Chastain hadn’t seen a replay of the incident when he gave his assessment after finishing the race in 25th, two laps down.

“I got to race with these guys, and I feel like I was holding my own with ‘em,” Chastain said. “I was really happy to be out there racing with ‘em. … I was just trying to race. I’ll have to see the film, and if I made a mistake, it’s on me. I was the leader there, and I was just trying to race.”

WATCH: Chastain and Harvick make contact

Chastain had earned the pole position earlier in the day — his first in the series coming in his first of three starts behind the wheel of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Prior to this start, Chastain had made all his starts in the No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet.

Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and Elliott Sadler completed the top five. Justin Allgaier kept the points lead with a seventh-place finish in the race. He holds the lead over Elliott Sadler (-16), Custer (-17) and Christopher Bell (-36). Contact between championship contenders Daniel Hemric and Bell led to some left-front damage for Bell early in Stage 2. Hemric took on some right side damage from the contact as well. Bell would go down a lap that he would never get back and his day would only get worse as he blew a left-front tire on his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that brought out a caution on Lap 65. Bell finished 34th, while Hemric finished 11th.

RELATED: Bell exits race early

Brandon Jones was one of three drivers to lock into the playoff field; Matt Tifft and Ryan Truex were the other two. They join Allgaier, Sadler, Custer, Bell, Hemric and Reddick as drivers that have already clinched spots in the 12-driver playoff field.

The Xfinity Series will be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 8 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Lilly Diabetes 250 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, IMS Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) — the penultimate race of the regular season.

Contributing: Staff reports