Overview
- Persistent rain on Friday canceled Truck Series practice and qualifying so NASCAR applied its rulebook metric to set the Race to Stop Suicide 200 starting grid.
- The metric placed Nick Sanchez on the pole and listed Chase points leader Layne Riggs 22nd, a change that reduces on-track setup data for many teams.
- The Race to Stop Suicide 200 is scheduled for about 1 p.m. ET, is listed at 134 laps (201 miles) with stage breaks after laps 30 and 60, and airs on FS1 with streaming via FOX One and the FOX Sports App.
- Track-drying work produced a brief Saturday delay but officials moved forward with pre-race preparations as weather conditions improved.
- The metric combines recent race finishes, owner points and fastest laps so starting position now carries extra strategic weight for pit calls, short-run pace and potential playoff outcomes while the ARCA season finale at Kansas produced a tiebreaker title decided by a prior win.