All three NASCAR series will be competing this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and Xfinity Series will both race on Saturday, with the Cup Series set for Sunday afternoon.
Weather conditions look good throughout the weekend, ranging from partly cloudy to cloudy skies and highs in the low 80s.
Joey Logano won in Las Vegas and is the first driver to grab a berth in the championship finale race next month in Phoenix. There are three spots up for grabs in the next two races. Homestead-Miami marks the season’s final 1.5-mile layout before closing at half-mile Martinsville and one-mile Phoenix.
Christopher Bell leads the standings over Kyle Larson by seven points and William Byron by 15. Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, defending champion Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott are below the cutline as the Round of Eight continues.
You can search the driver and playoff standings at this link.
In the Xfinity Series, AJ Allmendinger held off non-playoff driver Ryan Sieg in a two-lap sprint after a final restart and held on to win in Las Vegas by 0.156 seconds and clinch a spot in the finale. Allmendinger entered the semifinal opener seventh of eight playoff drivers and below the cutline but led a race-high 102 of 201 laps in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevy for his first win this season. Justin Allgaier was third with playoff driver Chandler Smith fourth.
Xfinity is also down to its Round of Eight, with races at Homestead-Miami and Martinsville to determine the championship four at Phoenix. Allgaier leads the series by 16 points over defending champion Cole Custer and 24 over Smith. Austin Hill, Jesse Love, Mayer and Sam Smith are below the cutline.
You can search the driver and playoff standings at this link.
The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns from a three-week break and will also run at Martinsville on Nov. 1 and Phoenix on Nov. 8 to finish the season.. Grant Enfinger’s win several weeks ago in the last series race was the first for his CR7 Motorsports team and first by a playoff driver in nine Talladega races.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) does a burnout after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)AP
Three more spots are at stake over the next two races of the round of eight. Corey Heim (3,077 points) finished 11th and leads Christian Eckes by one with Ty Majeski 25 back and Rajah Caruth 30 behind.
You can search the driver and playoff standings at this link.
Here’s the TV schedule for all three series this weekend:
NASCAR SERIES
Straight Talk Wireless 400
Noon Saturday: Practice and qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NBC Sports App
2:30 p.m. Sunday: Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NBC, and live-streamed on fubo TV (FREE trial)
XFINITY SERIES
Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit 300
4:30 p.m. Friday: Practice and qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NBC Sports App
4 p.m. Saturday: Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, The CW
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Baptist Health 200
Noon Saturday: Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, FS1, and live-streamed on fubo TV (FREE trial), Sling TV (discount) and DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount)
