The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff field was set after Friday's Food City 300 at Bristol, with Cole Custer winning the race and the regular season points title. But Justin Allgaier comes into the first playoff race as the playoff points leader, 27 points ahead of the cutoff line.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he anticipates that tonight’s Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be his final series race to at least 2026. Earnhardt, who turns 50 in October, said Friday afternoon that there is no sponsor requirement that he race next year.

Justin Allgaier entered Friday night’s Food City 300 with a 43-point advantage over Cole Custer in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings, but three accidents involving the JR Motorsports driver handed the regular season championship to the series defending title holder.