Overview

• The eight Cup contenders are Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano.
• The eight Xfinity contenders are Connor Zilisch, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, Sammy Smith, Carson Kvapil and Sheldon Creed.
• Practice and qualifying run Saturday, the Xfinity race airs on The CW at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Sunday’s South Point 400 is on USA at 5:30 p.m. ET with streaming on HBO Max and the NBC Sports App.
• Shane van Gisbergen dominated the Charlotte ROVAL to close the Round of 12 as the series now heads to Las Vegas before Talladega on Oct. 19 and Martinsville on Oct. 26.
• Ford-backed title hopes include Cup champions Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano — the latter 24 points below the cutline yet a past Las Vegas winner — plus Xfinity’s Sam Mayer and Sheldon Creed.