Martinsville Speedway will host the NASCAR Xfinity Collection’ eighth race of the season Friday evening.
The 0.526-mile paperclip-shaped oval marks the second consecutive brief observe on the Xfinity schedule. NASCAR Corridor of Famer and NBC Sports activities analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to the collection within the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, his lone scheduled begin of the 12 months.
Martinsville is also the positioning of the second Sprint 4 Money occasion of the season. Sam Mayer received the $100,000 bonus at Richmond per week in the past. As the highest 4 collection regulars in final week’s race, winner Ty Gibbs, Mayer, AJ Allmendinger and Riley Herbst are eligible for Friday’s bonus.
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JR Motorsports swept this system in 2021 as Noah Gragson received three of the 4 prizes, whereas Josh Berry earned the examine at Dover. Allmendinger is eligible for the sixth time in his profession whereas Mayer tries to go 2-for-2. Gibbs and Herbst get their inaugural probabilities for the additional prize cash.
Particulars for Friday’s Xfinity race at Martinsville Speedway
(All instances Japanese)
START: Scott Crawford will give the command to begin engines at 7:38 p.m. … The inexperienced flag is scheduled to wave at 7:47 p.m.
PRERACE: Xfinity storage opens at 4 p.m. … Driver introductions are at 7 p.m. … Ryan Burris will give the invocation at 7:30 p.m. … Morgan Lynsey will carry out the Nationwide Anthem at 7:31 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 250 laps (131.5 miles) on the .526-mile brief observe.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 60. Stage 2 ends at Lap 120.
TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 7:30 p.m. Pre-race protection begins at 6:30 p.m. … Motor Racing Community’s radio protection begins at 7 p.m. and in addition will stream at MRN.com; SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.
STREAMING: FS1
FORECAST: The Weather Underground forecast requires principally cloudy skies, a excessive of 60 levels and a 36% likelihood of showers on the scheduled begin of the race.
LAST TIME: Noah Gragson went to victory lane last November at Martinsville, sending the No. 9 crew to the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway. The victory was Gragson’s third in a six-week span.
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Friday Martinsville Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather initially appeared on NBCSports.com
