The NASCAR playoffs are coming to an end. This weekend features the last Round of 8 race: the Xfinity 500 (not to be mistaken for the Xfinity Series) at the short track Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. It runs Sunday, October 30th at (EDT) on NBC. Read on to learn everything you need to know.
In a hurry? You can watch it all on NBC with FuboTV.
Kyle Larson won the Dixie Vodka 400 last weekend but he’s not in contention for the championship. The big news is Ross Chastain’s second consecutive second-place finish, which puts him right on the heels of Joey Logano.
Alex Bowman would be the returning champion, but he was taken out of contention due to an injury sustained at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on September 25th.
The top five drivers are all in a good position to join the Championship 4. It would be hard for the bottom three drivers although Ryan Blaney could do logging his first win this season.
Here are all the details for this weekend’s Xfinity 500:
- Dates: Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th
- Events:
- Sat Oct 29 : Practice (USA)
- Sat Oct 29 : Qualifying (USA)
- Sun Oct 30 : Xfinity 500 (NBC)
- Channel: NBC, USA
- Live Stream: PeacockTV.com, USANetwork.com, Peacock App, USA App, Live TV Streaming Apps
Watch Without Cable
In most areas, NBC is an over-the-air channel. That means you can watch the Xfinity 500 for free if you set up a digital antenna. Or you can stick to streaming services:
- FuboTV: Get 120+ channels including NBC and USA for $79.99/mo.
- Sling TV: NBC and USA come with the Blue plan for $40.00/mo. There’s more information in our NASCAR, Playoffs, Truck Series Playoffs, and Cup Series Schedule guides.
- DIRECTV STREAM: Provides 75+ channels starting at $79.99/mo.
- Hulu + Live TV: Get local channels along with Disney+ and ESPN+ for $76.99/mo.
- YouTube TV: Get NBC and more for $72.99/mo.
Playoff Drivers Standings
We are down to the Round of 8 races. Just two more and then the final race with the Championship 4.
- Joey Logano
- Ross Chastain
- Chase Elliott
- William Byron
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Blaney
- Christopher Bell
- Chase Briscoe
Xfinity 500 Starting Lineup
Here is the starting lineup. Drivers in bold are part of the Round of 8.
- Kyle Larson
- Chase Elliott
- Chase Briscoe
- Ryan Blaney
- Cole Custer
- Brad Keselowski
- Daniel Suárez
- Kevin Harvick
- Ross Chastain
- Harrison Burton
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Michael McDowell
- Corey LaJoie
- Aric Almirola
- Austin Dillon
- Noah Gragson
- Kyle Busch
- Todd Gilliland
- Christopher Bell
- A J Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Erik Jones
- Bubba Wallace
- William Byron
- Ty Gibbs
- Martin Truex Jr
- Tyler Reddick
- Justin Haley
- Austin Cindric
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Ty Dillon
- Landon Cassill
- B J McLeod
- J J Yeley
- Cody Ware
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Other NASCAR Events This Week
The NASCAR season is winding down, so there aren’t as many races. But there are two:
- Thu Oct 27 : Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 — Whelen Modified Tour (FloRacing)
- Sat Oct 29 3.00 pm: Dead On Tools 250 — Xfinity Series (NBC)
If you are interested in motorsports more generally, check out our viewer’s guides:
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- ARCA Menards Series
- Formula 1
- Indy 500
- MotoGP
- NASCAR
- NASCAR Cup Series
- NASCAR Mexico Series
- NASCAR Pinty’s Series
- NASCAR Truck Series
- NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- NASCAR Xfinity Series.
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Image cropped from Ross Chastain by Zach Catanzareti Photo under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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