Connor Zilisch received Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Collection race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, locking up extra playoff factors as he chases a Championship 4 berth. This is what the Xfinity Collection playoff grid appears like after the Spherical of 12 finale.
1. Connor Zilisch (+57)
To the shock of completely no one, Zilisch, a 10-time winner this season, will start the Spherical of 8 with an enormous factors benefit. That could possibly be very useful in a spherical that includes a main wild-card race in Talladega.
2. Justin Allgaier (+24)
Zilisch’s teammate and defending Xfinity Collection champion Justin Allgaier clocks in second on the grid following an eighth-place end on Saturday.
3. Brandon Jones (+4)
Jones is the place the standings start to actually tighten up. The 2-time 2025 winner will want a trio of sturdy races at Las Vegas, Talladega and Martinsville if he’s to advance to the Championship 4 for the primary time in his Xfinity Collection profession.
4. Sam Mayer (+2)
Mayer superior to the Spherical of 8 with a Nineteenth-place end on Saturday. He is had a constant 2025 marketing campaign, however he’ll must be elite to advance to the Championship 4.
5. Jesse Love (-2)
Love has been comparatively quiet over the second half of the season, however might undoubtedly make some noise within the Spherical of 8. He completed twelfth on Saturday.
6. Sammy Smith (-7)
Smith superior to the Spherical of 8 by the pores and skin of his enamel. The Rockingham winner completed third on Saturday in a race he probably will not neglect for a very long time.
7. Carson Kvapil (-11)
His rookie teammate in Zilisch has largely stolen the highlight, however Kvapil has had a stable season and remains to be in rivalry for a championship.
8. Sheldon Creed (-13)
Creed completed eleventh on Saturday to advance to the Spherical of 8. He is nonetheless on the lookout for his first profession win, and it could not come at a greater time than within the penultimate spherical of the postseason.
