2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs: Championship 4 field set
By Asher Fair
The 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 field is set following the conclusion of the round of 8 finale at ISM Raceway, the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200.
Four of the eight drivers who entered the three-race round of 8 of the three-round, seven-race 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs have been eliminated with the round of 8 in the books, and the Championship 4 field is set.
The four remaining championship contenders are slated to compete in the Championship 4 race, where the highest finisher among them will ultimately be crowned 2019 champion.
JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier closed out the round of 8 with a victory in 200-lap Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 around the four-turn, 1.022-mile (1.645-kilometer) ISM Raceway oval in Avondale, Arizona, his first victory of the season.
How did the four drivers who are slated to advance to the Championship 4 put themselves in position to do so throughout the round of 8, which included races at Kansas Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and ISM Raceway?
Here is a brief overview of the Championship 4 field ahead of the Ford EcoBoost 300, the only race in the Championship 4. This race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 16.
Advancing
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12th place at Kansas
Won at Texas
16th place at ISM
First place finish in round of 8 standings (first in playoff picture)
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Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Fifth place at Kansas
- Sixth place at Texas
- Won at ISM
- Average finish: 4.00
- Fourth place finish in round of 8 standings (second in playoff picture)
Cole Custer, No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- 11th place at Kansas
- Eighth place at Texas
- Second place at ISM
- Average finish: 7.00
- Second place finish in round of 8 standings (second in playoff picture)
Tyler Reddick, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Second place at Kansas
- 29th place at Texas
- Third place at ISM
- Average finish: 11.33
- Third place finish in round of 8 standings (fourth in playoff picture)
Eliminated
Chase Briscoe, No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Third place at Kansas
- 22nd place at Texas
- Eighth place at ISM
- Average finish: 11.00
- Fifth place finish in round of 8 standings (fifth in playoff picture)
Michael Annett, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Fourth place at Kansas
- 11th at Texas
- Ninth place at ISM
- Average finish: 8.00
- Sixth place finish in round of 8 standings (sixth in playoff picture)
Austin Cindric, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- 25th place at Kansas
- Third place at Texas
- Sixth place at ISM
- Average finish: 11.33
- Seventh place finish in round of 8 standings (seventh in playoff picture)
Noah Gragson, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- 13th place at Kansas
- 30th place at Texas
- 10th place at ISM
- Average finish: 17.67
- Eighth place finish in round of 8 standings (eighth in playoff picture)
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Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida is scheduled to host the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 on Saturday, November 16. This race, the Ford EcoBoost 200, is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.