DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The final two playoff spots will be determined in tonight’s Cup regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway, but that’s not the only thing that will be settled. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

The NASCAR schedule this weekend took drivers to Daytona International Speedway for late-night racing under the lights. Friday’s Xfinity Series

Cody Ware didn't get the chance to qualify Friday at Daytona. No NASCAR Cup Series driver did. Read Ware's guest entry in the News-Journal.

Friday: Scattered thunderstorms with a high of 87 degrees. Winds from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph and a 50% chance of rain. It’s expected to be 80 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

Justin Allgaier found himself teammates with Parker Kligerman all over again Friday, this time pushing Kligerman to Daytona victory.

Connor Zilisch is on the pole for the Wawa 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Aug. 22 at Daytona International Speedway after qualifying was canceled by weather. The Xfinity Series points leader is scheduled to be in the car 13 days after breaking his collarbone following slipping off his car while celebrating a victory at Watkins Glen.

Rudy Fugle, crew chief for William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team, has been ejected from Daytona International Speedway for a Friday inspection infraction.NASCAR says the team was observed making an unapproved adjustment to the splitter of its race car.

The summer race at Daytona International Speedway marks the regular-season finale, where surprises could launch themselves into the playoffs.

This will be a quick interview, in every sense of the word. I’m sitting shotgun in a Toyota Camry pace car, being driven around Daytona International Speedway by Frank Kelleher, the president of the facility.

Races at Daytona International Speedway are as unpredictable as they come, but one driver that has been strong and steady in the Next Gen era is Ty Dillon. Despite running for three different organizations over the last four years,