The baseball field is gone, and Bristol Motor Speedway is set to host all three NASCAR series and the ARCA Menards series this week. Racing gets underway Thursday with the ARCA and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

MADISON, Ill. — Connor Zilisch won for the seventh time in the last eight races and ninth time overall this season to claim the Xfinity regular season championship Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway. The regular season finale was the first Xfinity race at this 1.25-mile track near St. Louis since 2010.

The Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway is in the books. Parker Kligerman won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Friday.

The Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway is in the books. Parker Kligerman won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Friday.

Connor Zilisch has emerged as one of the better drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this year. The rookie has won nine races so far and is looking promising for many more.

This friendship-competition blend will transition to the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, beginning at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), where both drivers will embark on their respective quests for championship glory.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race started late after a rain delay at Daytona International Speedway and then encountered a red flag during the first stage because of more bad weather. But once it got rolling, it delivered. Parker Kligerman sped to Victory Lane in something that sounds impossible.

Connor Zilisch’s dream season continued on a track he’d never raced before.Holding off the rest of the NASCAR Xfinity Series field over a succession of restarts late in Saturday night’s Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway,