The NASCAR Xfinity Series is back in action Saturday at Pocono.
There are eight races left before the playoffs and there are five spots open for the new winners.
The Xfinity Series has raced at Pocono seven times. Noah Gragson won last year, but now he’s in the Cup. Cole Custer is the only driver in Saturday’s field with an Xfinity win at the 2.5-mile track.
Ford has been the dominant manufacturer at Pocono with four wins in seven races. Kyle Larson and Gragson are the only drivers to win for Chevrolet, while Kyle Busch earned Toyota’s lone victory in 2018.
Details from Saturday’s Xfinity race at Pocono Raceway
(All Eastern eras)
START: Mike Wilson, president and CEO of First Federal Credit Union, will give the order to start engines at 5:39 p.m.. The green flag is scheduled to fly at 5:50 p.m.
PREREQUISITE: The Xfinity Garage opens at 2:30 p.m…. Driver introductions begin at 5:10 p.m…. The invocation will be given by Motor Racing Outreach Chaplain Monty Self at 5:31 p.m…. The national anthem will be performed by Ellen Kane of Stanhope, NJ at 5:32 p.m
DISTANCE: The race is 90 laps (225 miles) on the 2.5 mile track.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends on lap 20. Stage 2 ends on lap 40.
STARTING LINEUP: Xfinity qualifying is scheduled for Friday at 4:05 p.m.
TV/RADIO: USA Network will broadcast the race at 5:30 pm… Coverage begins with Countdown to Green at 5 pm USA. … Motor Racing Network coverage starts at 5pm and can be heard on mrn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.
FORECAST: Weather Underground: Mostly sunny with a high of 73 degrees and a 1% chance of rain at the start of the race.
THE LAST TIME: Gragson led 43 of the 90 laps and won after a late battle with Ty Gibbs. Josh Berry, AJ Allmendinger and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top five. Eight of the top 10 drivers were in Chevrolet. Gibbs was the only Toyota driver while Custer was the only Ford driver. The Xfinity race had a red-flag stop for a five-car crash in which Jeb Burton’s Chevrolet flipped and skidded down the track. He walked away unharmed.
