Cole Custer won Friday at Bristol to seal the Xfinity Series regular-season championship. And Dale Earnhardt Jr., in what might be his final NASCAR national series race until 2026, overcame an issue with his headset radio to finish seventh.

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.

Cole Custer scored his second win of 2024 at Bristol Motor Speedway and claimed the Xfinity Series regular-season title over Justin Allgaier.

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.

Harrison Burton will return to the Nascar Xfinity Series in 2025 after a three-year stint in the Cup Series. He will compete for AM Racing as he changes course.

Chandler Smith will lead the NASCAR Xfinity Series field to the green at Bristol Motor Speedway with a time of 121.366 mph beating Cole Custer by over a tenth of a second.

Harrison Burton will drive full-time in the Xfinity Series for AM Racing in 2025, the team announced. Burton, who faces elimination in Saturday night’s Cup playoff race at Bristol, stays in the Ford camp with the move.

Harrison Burton will return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025 with a ride at AM Racing. The team announced Friday morning Burton will drive its flagship Ford Mustang. Burton currently competes