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NASCAR playoffs 2020: Schedule, lineup, TV and more for Xfinity 500 at Martinsville


We've arrived at the penultimate race of the Cup season or, as some may prefer, the last chance to dance. One driver has already secured a berth in the final four while seven other playoff drivers will race at NASCAR's shortest track with the three remaining Championship 4 spots on the line.

Here is all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the ninth of 10 playoff races in the NASCAR Cup Series:

START TIME: 2 p.m. ET.

TV: NBC. Pre-race broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m. ET.

RADIOMotor Racing NetworkSTREAMING: For those who sign in with their cable/satellite provider's credentials, you can watch at stream.nbcsports.com.

RACE DISTANCE: 500 laps around the 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway for a total of 263 miles.

STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 130, Stage 2: 130, Stage 3: 240.

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Joey Logano is the lone playoff driver who can rest easy. Logano secured his berth in the Champoinship Four two weeks ago with a victory at Kansas. With Kyle Busch (who was eliminated from the playoffs after the second round) taking the win at the long-delayed Texas playoff race, that leaves three final four spots open.

If one of the seven other playoff drivers wins Sunday that driver will automatically advance to the Championship 4, leaving two spots open for the two highest-ranked drivers in the playoff standings. If a non-playoff driver or Logano wins, three Championship 4 berths would be decided by points.

STANDINGS (after eight playoff races; x-clinched berth in Championshp 4): 1. Kevin Harvick, 4,137 points; 2. Denny Hamlin, 4,122; 3. Brad Keselowski, 4,120;  4. Alex Bowman, 4,095; 5. Chase Elliott, 4,095; x-6. Joey Logano, 4,094; 7. Martin Truex Jr. 4,084; 8. Kurt Busch, 4,039.

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LAST TIME: Martin Truex Jr. led the final 131 laps, winning by 4.705 seconds, in a dominatiing victory on June 10. And one year ago in the 2019 playoff race, it was Truex again — in an even more dominating fashion. He led 464 of 500 laps before edging William Byron by 0.373 seconds.

LINEUP: With no qualifying, NASCAR's lineup procedures, determined using a competition-based formula, put Brad Keselowski on the pole alongside Truex. All eight playoff drivers will start in the first four rows.

Here is the lineup for the Xfinity 500 (car number in parentheses):

1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

2. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.

3. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

5. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.

6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.

7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.

9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford.

11. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota.

12. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford.

13. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.

14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

15. (41) Cole Custer, Ford.

16. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.

17. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet.

18. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet.

19. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

20. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.

21. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford.

22. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.

23. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford.

24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.

25. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

26. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford.

27. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

28. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford.

29. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota.

30. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet.

31. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet.

32. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet.

33. (7) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet.

34. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota.

35. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet.

36. (53) James Davison, Chevrolet.

37. (27) JJ Yeley, Ford.

38. (51) Joey Gase, Ford.