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topicnews · October 25, 2024

Here’s how to watch Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Here’s how to watch Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The Xfinity Series Round of 16 continues this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Saturday’s race is the middle race of the round. AJ Allmendinger secured a spot in Championship 4 with his win last weekend in Las Vegas.

Justin Allgaier (+32 points), Cole Custer (+16) and Chandler Smith (+8) are all in a transfer spot.

Those below the cutline are Austin Hill (-8 points), Jesse Love (-13), Sam Mayer (-23) and Sammy Smith (-53).

Details about Saturday’s Xfinity race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: At 4:00 p.m. the order to start the engines is given… The green flag should fly at 4:10 p.m

BEFORE THE RACE: The garage opens at 12 p.m….Driver induction is at 3:25 p.m….Invocation is at 3:52 p.m….The national anthem is performed at 3:53 p.m

DISTANCE: The race lasts 200 laps (300 miles) around the 1.5 mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends on lap 45. Stage 2 ends on lap 90.

STARTING LINEUP: Xfinity qualifying begins Friday at 5:10 p.m.

TV/RADIO: The CW Network will broadcast the race at 4 p.m. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. on the CW. … Motor Racing Network coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.

FORECAST: The Weather Underground forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 83 degrees and a 15% chance of rain as the Xfinity race begins.

LAST TIME: Sam Mayer won the race last year after starting 13th. Riley Herbst finished second. John Hunter Nemechek finished third. Cole Custer, who won the pole and set a race-best 114 of 200 laps, finished 13th.