Shane van Gisbergen seeks his fourth consecutive Xfinity Series road course win Saturday at Watkins Glen International.
A victory by van Gisbergen would break his tie with AJ Allmendinger and Terry Labonte for most consecutive road course wins in the series.
Saturday’s race will include Cup drivers Joey Logano, William Byron, Ty Gibbs and Ross Chastain.
Also, this weekend marks the Xfinity debut for 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, who is in a JR Motorsports car. He will drive for the team full-time next season.
Details for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International
(All times Eastern)
START: The command to start engines will be given at 2:55 p.m. ... The green flag is scheduled to wave at 3:06 p.m.
PRE-RACE: Garage opens at 8 a.m. … Practice begins at 9:30 a.m. … Qualifying begins at 10 a.m. … Driver introductions will be at 2:20 p.m. … The invocation will be given at 2:46 p.m. … The national anthem will be performed at 2:48 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is 82 laps (200.9 miles) on the 2.45-mile road course.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 20. Stage 2 ends at Lap 40.
STARTING LINEUP: Xfinity starting lineup.
TV/RADIO: USA Network will broadcast the race at 3 p.m. Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on USA. … Motor Racing Network coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.
FORECAST: The Weather Underground forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 83 degrees and a 1% chance of rain at the start of the Cup race.
LAST TIME: Sam Mayer won last year’s race. Sheldon Creed finished second. Parker Kligerman placed third.
