It’s the final race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Round of 12 and one more chance to drivers to make their way to the Round of 8. Only two drivers have officially made it to the next round with wins. Chase Briscoe won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Justin Haley won at Talladega Superspeedway, punching their tickets to the next round. Here are the clinch scenarios for this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL:
Possible to Clinch (Note – for all, a win would clinch a spot in the Round of 8):
- Austin Cindric (0 Wins, 2114 Points) – Would clinch on points with 13 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier or Ross Chastain), he would clinch on points with six points.
- Noah Gragson (0 Wins, 2111 Points) – Would clinch on points with 15 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Austin Cindric, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier or Ross Chastain), he would clinch on points with eight points.
- Brandon Jones (0 Wins, 2098 Points) – Would clinch on points with 29 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Austin Cindric, Noah Gragson, Ryan Sieg, Justin Allgaier or Ross Chastain), he would clinch on points with 22 points.
- Ryan Sieg (0 Wins, 2091 Points) – Would clinch on points with 35 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Austin Cindric, Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, Justin Allgaier or Ross Chastain), they would clinch on points with 28 points.
- Justin Allgaier (0 Wins, 2083 Points) – Would clinch on points with 44 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Austin Cindric, Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg or Ross Chastain), they would clinch on points with 37 points.
- Ross Chastain (0 Wins, 2071 Points) – If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Austin Cindric, Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg or Justin Allgaier), he would clinch on points with 49 points. Could clinch on points with a new winner and help.
- Harrison Burton (0 Wins, 2064 Points); Brandon Brown (0 Wins, 2052 Points); Riley Herbst (0 Wins, 2035 Points); Michael Annett (0 Wins, 2033 Points) – Could clinch on points with help.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Outlook following Talladega-2:
| Rank | Driver | Points | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts | Pts from Cutoff | |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 2,148 | 8 | 9 | 59 | In On Wins | |
| 2 | Justin Haley | 2,108 | 3 | 3 | 23 | In On Wins | |
| 3 | Austin Cindric | 2,114 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 50 | |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | 2,111 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 47 | |
| 5 | Brandon Jones | 2,098 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ryan Sieg | 2,091 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | 2,083 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 19 | |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 2,071 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | Harrison Burton# | 2,064 | 2 | 0 | 14 | -7 | |
| 10 | Brandon Brown | 2,052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | |
| 11 | Riley Herbst # | 2,035 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -36 | |
| 12 | Michael Annett | 2,033 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -38 |
