Shane van Gisbergen seeks his fourth consecutive Xfinity Series road course victory Saturday at Watkins Glen International.
A win for van Gisbergen would break his tie with AJ Allmendinger and Terry Labonte for the most consecutive road course wins in the series.
Saturday’s race will feature Cup drivers Joey Logano, William Byron, Ty Gibbs and Ross Chastain.
This weekend also marks the Xfinity debut of 18-year-old Connor Zilisch, who is driving a JR Motorsports car. He will drive full-time for the team next season.
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The 18-year-old makes his Xfinity Series debut Saturday at Watkins Glen on USA Network.
Details of Saturday’s Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International
(All times are Eastern Time)
TO START: The engine start order will be given at 2:55 p.m…. The green flag is scheduled for 3:06 p.m.
BEFORE THE RACE: Garage opens at 8:00 a.m. … Practice starts at 9:30 a.m. … Qualifying starts at 10:00 a.m. … Driver presentations at 2:20 p.m. … Invocation at 2:46 p.m. … National anthem at 2:48 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race consists of 82 laps (200.9 miles) on a 2.45-mile road course.
STEPS: Stage 1 ends on lap 20. Stage 2 ends on lap 40.
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STARTING COMPOSITION: Xfinity qualifying is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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: Forecast from Weather Underground forecasts 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 the race last year. Sheldon Creed finished second. Parker Kligerman placed third.
