Justin Allgaier became the second driver to win multiple races this season, joining points leader Austin Cindric, with his win last weekend at Darlington Raceway. Thankfully for the rest of the Playoff bubble drivers, another new winner didn’t take one of the Playoff spots that they’re in search of.
Two drivers without wins yet this season, that are pretty comfortable in the points right now are Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Daniel Hemric and Harrison Burton. Hemric continues to be the highest ranked driver without a win in sixth with a 143-point cushion ahead of the Playoff cutoff. And Harrison Burton is behind him in seventh with 115 points ahead of the cutline.
The next five drivers in the Playoff outlook are all within 100 points of the postseason cutoff – Justin Haley (+88 points), Noah Gragson (+64), Jeremy Clements (+48), Brandon Jones (+28) and Michael Annett (+6)
Gragson’s rough start to the 2021 season has come full circle after a couple strong finishes in a row and winning the three Dash 4 Cash installments so far. Clements has been in the Playoff standings for the entire season, showcasing the consistency and talent of his small family-owned race team. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones has had a roller coaster of a season so far with three DNFs of 30th or worst but has tamed the flames of those poor finishes with five top-five finishes; including a third-place finish last weekend at Darlington.
Along the Playoff cutline you will find Brandon Brown and Michael Annett battling hard for the final Playoff spot. Annett currently grasps on to a six-point lead over Brown and sits in the final Playoff transfer spot (12th). Brown will have his work cut out for him this weekend to continue to close that points gap as Annett has a better average finish (12.2) than Brown at Dover (18.3).
NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Playoff Outlook Following Darlington Raceway-1:
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts | Pts From Cutoff |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 386 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 15 | In On Wins |
| 2 | Justin Allgaier | 263 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | AJ Allmendinger | 294 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Jeb Burton | 292 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Myatt Snider | 261 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Daniel Hemric | 347 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 143 |
| 7 | Harrison Burton | 319 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 115 |
| 8 | Justin Haley | 292 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | 268 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 |
| 10 | Jeremy Clements | 252 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Brandon Jones | 232 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Michael Annett | 210 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Brandon Brown | 204 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| 14 | Riley Herbst | 185 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 |
| 15 | Tommy Joe Martins | 168 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -42 |
| 16 | Ryan Sieg | 165 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -45 |
| 17 | Landon Cassill | 155 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -55 |
