Today, the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for the start of the NXS Playoffs.

12 drivers are locked into the playoffs with Bristol being the 1st race then Texas and finally the cutoff race at the Charlotte Roval.

Race Info:

Date: Friday, September 15th
Time: 7pm EST
Purse: $1,675,360
TV: USA Network
Distance: 159.9 Miles (300 Laps)
Stages: 85,85,130

Playoff Standings:

20 John Hunter Nemechek 2049pts +41
21 Austin Hill 2039pts +31
7 Justin Allgaier 2026pts +18
00 Cole Custer 2017pts +11
1 Sam Mayer 2015pts +9
16 Chandler Smith 2009pts +3
8 Josh Berry 2009pts +3
2 Sheldon Creed 2008pts +2
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18 Sammy Smith 2006pts -2
27 Jeb Burton 2006pts -2
10 Daniel Hemric 2003pts -5
48 Parker Kligerman 2002pts -6

Entry List and Notable Entries:

– Stefan Parsons in the #07 for SS Greenlight Racing. He finished Top 10 here last year with Alpha Prime Racing in their #45 car.

– Chad Finchum in the #08 for SS Greenlight Racing. He last raced at Bristol in 2021 and finished 33rd with MBM Motorsports in the #61.

– Derek Kraus in the #11 for Kaulig Racing. Kraus has a pole here in the Truck Series and a best finish of 6th last season in 2022.

– Trevor Bayne in the #19 for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bayne last ran here in Xfinity in 2014 but has raced here since then in Cup in 2018 and Trucks in 2020.

– Patrick Emerling in the #35 for Emerling-Gase Motorsports. Emerling has 2 starts here and a best finish of 27th last season here in 2022.

– BJ McLeod in the #53 for Emerling-Gase Motorsports. This is McLeod’s 1st NXS Race of the year after switching to NXS points this week. McLeod has ran 12 NXS races at Bristol with a best finish of 11th in 2020 in the #6 for JD Motorsports.

– Timmy Hill in the #66 for MBM Motorsports. Hill was replaced last week by Leland Honeyman Jr but it back for Bristol. He has 15 starts at Bristol in the NXS and a best finish of 7th in 2019 driving the #61 for MBM Motorsports.

Last notable entry is none other than Dale Earnhardt Jr who is driving the #88 for JR Motorsports. This is Jr’s 1st start of the 2023 season and has ran 12 races at Bristol last coming in 2017 with a 13th place finish but had a best finish of 1st after winning here in 2004.

Predictions:

Winner Prediction: Josh Berry

Berry is always good at concerte tracks and has a best finish of 7th here. I think he gets it done today and moves on to Round of 8.

Top 10 Predicitons:

1st 8 Berry
2nd 20 Nemechek
3rd 98 Herbst
4th 7 Allgaier
5th 21 A.Hill
6th 18 S.Smith
7th 19 Bayne
8th 1 Mayer
9th 88 Earnhardt Jr
10th 43 Ellis

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