It’s a triple header weekend with the Xfinity Series filled with Cup Series drivers on the track and in the broadcast booth for the Driver’s Only broadcast.  Brad Keselowski and Austin Cindric are in the studio; Joey Logano, Erik Jones, and Ryan Blaney are in the broadcast booth with Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry in the pits.

It’s home week with the races at Charlotte Motor Speedway; a total of 40 drivers are vying for 38 starting spots in the Bet MGM 300 including Cup Series drivers Ty Gibbs, Chase Elliott, Noah Gragson, and Kyle Busch.

In a single 20 minute practice session, all 40 drivers will be on the track together on the mile and a half track.  After the practice session, Cole Custer led the field with the top five drivers all Xfinity Series regulars.

After practice, Cole Custer noted that the track is very slick; adding that practice was a handful.

Kyle Weatherman had some tail pipe issues with his car and did not make a lap. 

The first car on the track to make a qualifying run is Noah Gragson who posted a time of 31.188 seconds.

A nine time Charlotte Motor Speedway winner, Kyle Busch broke the 31 second mark with a time of 30.598 seconds.

Akinori Ogata spun out on the track after getting very loose and stopped just short of the inside wall.

AJ Allmendinger also noted that his car has good speed but was a handful to drive. He added that he is holding his breath a lot.

JJ Yeley got loose and spun out on the track but avoided hitting the wall.

Of the 20 cars to make a qualifying run so ar, Kyle Busch is the only driver to make a lap under 31 seconds.

Jeb Burton, the 26th driver on the track, is only the second driver to break the 31second mark with 30, 770 seconds.

With a time of 30.475 seconds, Ty Gibbs will sit on the pole with Kyle Busch starting alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the Bet MGM 300:
Ty Gibbs
Kyle Busch
Chandler Smith
Jesse Live
Jeb Burton
Cole Custer
Sheldon Creed
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
AJ Allmendinger
Parker Retzlaff
Sam Mayer
Matt DiBenedetto
Taylor Gray
Sammy Smith
Anthony Alfredo
Noah Gragson
Riley Herbst
Garrett Smithley
Ryan Sieg
Ryan Ellis
Brennan Poole
Jeremy Clements
Leland Honeyman
Dean Thompson
Kyle Weatherman
Parker Kligerman
Shane van Gisbergen
Chase Elliott
Blaine Perkins
Hailie Deegan
Dawson Cram
Kyle Sieg
Patrick Emerling
Josh Williams
Natalie Decker
JJ Yeley

Akinori Ogata and Jade Buford failed to qualify for the race.

It’s year seven of the Drivers Only broadcast.

Stages one and two are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the mile and a half track.  The drivers can run 55 to 60 laps on a single load of fuel.

There are four Cup Series drivers in today’s race with a total of eleven Charlott Motor Speedway wins among them – Kyle Busch has nine of them!

Ty Gibbs brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Kyle Busch alongside.  Gibbs jumps out in front for the lead with Kyle Busch in second.

Lap three, Ty Gibbs has pulled out to a one second lead on Kyle Busch; Chandler Smith, Jesse Love, and Jeb Burton round out the top five.

Lap six, all four of the Cup Series drivers are in the top 20 with Ty Gibbs leading the race by nearly a second over Kyle Busch; Noah Gragson is in 18th and Chase Elliott is in 20th.

Lap seven, the top five are Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Chandler Smith, Jeb Burton, and Jesse Love.

Lap nine, Cole Custer battles with Jesse Love for fifth.

Lap 10, Justin Allgaier passes Cole Custer for sixth.

Lap 16, Ty Gibbs has a lead of nearly a second on Kyle Busch; now in third, Justin Allgaier is over five seconds back.

Lap 17, the top five are Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Justin Allgaier, Chandler Smith, and Cole Custer.

Lap 20, Kyle Busch has closed the gap on leader ty Gibbs to under half a second; Justin Allgaier is in third nearly five seconds back with Cole Custer and Brandon Jones rounding out the top five.

Lap 22, Kyle Busch has caught lead Ty Gibbs and passes him to take the lead.

Lap 25, Kyle Busch has a half second lead on Ty Gibbs; Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, and Cole Custer round out the top five with a large pack of cars behind them in a battle for position.

Lap 27, Natalie Decker is the first car to go one lap down.

The first caution flag of the season comes out on lap 31 when AJ Allmendinger makes contact with Riley Herbst and sends Herbst around and into the wall.  There is significant damage to Herbert’s car.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Ty Gibbs winning the race off of pit road after nearly hitting Kyle Busch on pit road.

Brandon Jones is reporting some possible brake issues.

Riley Herbst’s car is on the wrecker and he is the first driver out of the race.

Matt DiBenedetto was charged with a safety violation and has to restart the race from the back of the field.

After staying out on the track, Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside on lap 37, Ty Gibbs shoves Chase Elliot out of the way to take the lead with Justin All Gaier in second; Kyle Busch, Brandon Jones, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Anthony Alfredo is up agains the wall and reports that he has a flat tire.

Lap 39, ty Gibbs leads the race with Justin Allgaier on his bumper; Kyle Busch, Brandon Jones, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Lap 41, Justin Allgaier battles Ty Gibbs for the lead.

Lap 42, Justin Allgaier takes the lead.

Drivers are three wide across the track.

Justin Allgaier wins stage one for his seventh stage win of the season.  He has the most stage wins of any driver this season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Justin Allgaier
Ty Gibbs
Kyle Busch
Brandon Jones
AJ Allmendinger
Sammy Smith
Austin Hill
Chandler Smith
Ryan Sieg
Cole Custer

Some drivers come down pit road for service including the drivers who stayed out on the caution.  Sheldon Creed reports that he is very loose.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two from the inside lane with Ty Gibbs alongside and Kyle Busch behind on lap 53.  Allgaier gets out in front for the lead with Kyle busch in second.

Ty Gibbs gets into the wall; the track stays green but he falls through the field.

AJ Allmendinger also gets into the wall.

Lap 55, Justin Allgaier has a half second lead on Kyle Busch; Austin Hill, Sammy Smith, and Ty Gibbs round out the top five.

Ty Gibbs passes Sammy Smith for fourth.

Lap 57, Justin Allgaier has a lead of over half a second on Kyle Busch; Austin Hill, Ty Gibbs, and ryan Sieg round out the top five.

Brandon Jones is having some brake issues.

Lap 61, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a one second lead on Kyle Busch; Austin Hill, ty Gibbs, and Ryan sieg round out the top five.

Lap 63, Ty Gibbs passes Austin Hill for third.

Lap 79, Justin Allgaier has a near one second lead on Kyle Busch; Ty Gibbs, Sheldon Creed, and Noah Gragson round out the top five.

Lap 71, Sheldon Creed passes Ty Gibbs for third as they swap the spot back and forth.

Lap 73, Justin Allgaier’s lead is down to just over half a second on Kyle Busch.

Parker Kligerman brings out the caution flag on lap 73 when he spins out.  He comes to a stop at the entrance to pit road.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Justin Allgaier winning the race off of pit road.  Kyle Busch comes off second.

Brandon Jones came down pit road early due to a brake issue.

After staying out on the track, Sheldon Creed brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside.  Justin Allgaier and Kyle Busch are back on row nine after making a pit stop.  Lap 80 Sheldon Creed takes the lead.  Drivers are getting three and four wide bac in the field.

Lap 81, Sheldon Creed leads the race with Chase Eliott in second; Jeb Burton, Parker Retzlaff, and Kyle Busch round out the top five.  Justin Allgaier is in sixth.

Lap 84, Sheldon Creed has a one second lead on Kyle Busch; Justin Allgaier, Chase Elliott, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

Lap 86. Kyle Busch has closed the gap on leader Sheldon Creed to just a tenth of a second.  Kyle Busch passes Sheldon Creed for the lead.  Justin Allgaier passes Sheldon Creed for second.

Lap 88, Justin Allgaier passes Kyle Busch for the lead.

Justin Allgaier wins stage two for the stage sweep – the 13th time in his career – and the eight stage win this season.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Justin Allgaier
Kyle Busch
Austin Hill
Sam Mayer
Sheldon Creed
Ty Gibbs
Ryan Sieg
Chandler Smith
Jesse Love
Noah Gragson

Drivers come down pit road for service with Justin Allgaier edging out Austin Hill to win the race off of pit road.

Kyle Busch said that these (Xfinity Series) is way more fun than Sundays.

Justin Allgaier, Kyle Weatherman, and Austin Hill were caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Noah Gragson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Jesse Love alongside on lap 98.  Kyle Busch makes it a three wide battle with Jesse Love leading the race.

Lap 100, halfway, Jesse Love leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Sheldon Creed, Ty Gibbs, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

Jesse Love has pulled out to a one second lead on Kyle Busch.

Lap 102, Justin Allgaier has entered the top 20 after a speeding penalty.

Lap 103, Jusitn Allgaier is now in the top 15.  Jesse Love’s lead is now under a second on Kyle Busch.

Lap 105, the top five are Jesse Love, Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs, Sheldon Creed, and Sam Mayer.

Lap 106, Jesse Love’s lead is now just half a second on Kyle Busch.

Lap 108, Kyle Busch passes Jesse Love for the lead.

Lap 109 the caution flag comes out when Kyle Sieg spins out and leaves some debris on the track.

Drivers come down pit road for service.  With 89 laps remaining in the race, none of the drivers can make it to the end of the race from this point.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart with Jesse Love alongside on lap 114.  Busch gets out in front from the inside lad as drivers get three wide across the track.

Lap 115, Jesse Love passes Kyle Busch for the lead but Busch comes back to retake the lead with Sam Mayer in second.

Lap 116, Sam Mayer and Kyle Busch battle for the lead.

The top five are Kyle Busch, Jesse Love, Sam Mayer, Ty Gibbs, and Chase Elliott.  Justin Allgaier is just outside the top five in sixth.

Lap 120, Sheldon Creed has to make an unscheduled trip down pit road with a flat tire.

Lap 121 Kyle Busch and Sam Mayer battle for the lead; swapping back and forth.

Lap 122, the top five are Kyle Busch, Sam Mayer, Ty Gibbs, Chase Elliott, and Justin Allgaier.

Sheldon Creed is out of his car with a broken rotor.

Lap 125, Cole Custer passes Justin Allgaier for fifth.

Ty Gibbs is on Sam Mayer’s bumper, making it a three way battle for the lead.

Lap 126, Sam Mayer takes the lead.

After working his way up to fifth after a speeding penalty that put him back in 30th place, Justin Allgaier has dropped to seventh.

Lap 132, Sam Mayer has a lead of over a second on Kyle Busch; ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 134, Sam Mayer has increased his lead to over a second and a half on Kyle Busch.

Sammy Smith and Austin Hill are beating, banging, and sending gestures.

Sam Mayer now has a two second lead on Kyle Busch; Ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

With 61 laps remaining in the race, Sam Mayer has a lead of nearly two and a half seconds on Kyle Busch; Ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

With 59 laps to go the drivers are now on the edge of making a pit stop for fuel and making it to the end of the race.

Cole Custer passes Ty Gibbs for third.

Lap 243, all four of the Cup Series drivers are in the top 10.

Lap 244, Jesse Love begins the cycle of green flag pit stops.  All of the crews have a single set of tires remaining…except Chase Elliott who has two.

Lap 246, Sam Mayer has pulled out to a lead of over four seconds on Kyle Busch.

Lap 247, leader Sam Mayer comes to pit road for his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Kyle Busch.

With 51 laps to go, Kyle Busch comes down pit road for his green flag stop.  Kyle Sieg is the new leader.

Patrick Emerling had a tire explode but makes it to pit road and the track stays green.

Lap 255, Sam Mayer passes Kyle Sieg for the lead; Ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, and Leland Honeyman round out the top five.  Sieg and Honeyman have yet to make their pit stops.

Lap 259, Sam Mayer has a lead of over a second and a half on Ty Gibbs; Cole Custer, Brandon Jones, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five with Kyle Busch in sixth.

Lap 261, Ty Gibbs has closed the gap on leader Sam Mayer to just over a second.

With 36 laps to go, Sam Mayer’s lead is back up to a second and a half on Ty Gibbs; Cole Custer, Brandon Jones, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five with Kyle Busch in sixth.  There are 15 cars on the lead lap.

Ryan Ellis brings out the caution flag with 32 laps to go when he spins out and hits the wall.

Jesse Love is on pit road with the hood up.

Several drivers come down pit road for service; many changing to newer scuff tires.  Justin Allgaier wins the race off of pit road.

Chase Elliott, Sammy Smith, and Shane van Gisbergen all have new sticker tires.

After staying out on the track, Noah Gragson brings the field down for the green flag restart with 25 to go and nearly had “the big one” when Noah Gragson dropped down across Justin Allgaier.  Justin Allgaier gets out in front .

Justin Allgaier brings out the caution flag with 24 laps remaining in the race when he gets into the wall after contact from behind by Ty Gibbs.  A dominant day, Justin Allgaier is out of the race.

Shane van Gisbergen comes down pit road after some on track contact.

Ty Gibbs brings his car down pit road after some damage to his car when he hit Justin Allgaier.

Brandon Jones’ crew has finally solved their brake issues.

Sam Mayer brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside with 18 laps to go.  The restart is under review.  Chase Elliott gets out in front for the lead.

NASCAR says that the restart is good.

Cole Custer gets into the wall and brings out the caution flag.  Austin Hill has a flat tire.  Cole Custer and Austin Hill made contact before the wreck.

Chase Elliott brings the field down for the green flag restart with 12 laps remaining in the race.  Elliott is in front with Kyle Busch in second.  Brandon Jones gives teammate Sam Mayer a push before battling for position.

With eleven laps to go, Chase Elliott leads the race with Brandon Jones in second; Kyle Busch, Sammy Smith, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Nine to go, Chase Elliott has a near one second lead on Brandon Jones; Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

There are 18 cars on the lead lap with six cars out of the race.

Six to go, Chase Elliott has a one second lead on Brandon Jones; Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.  Three of the four JRM cars are in the top five.

Five to go, Chase Elliott leads the race but Brandon Jones is closing the gap on the leader which is now down to half a second.

Three to go, Chase Elliott holds on to the lead.

Chase Elliott takes the white flag.

Chase Elliott wins the race in the 17 Hendrick Motorsports car.

The unofficial results of the Bet MGM 300:
Chase Elliott
Brandon Jones
Sammy Smith
Sam Mayer
AJ Allmendinger
Kyle Busch
Ryan Sieg
Josh Williams
Ty Gibbs
Noah Gragson
Kyle Weatherman
Taylor Gray
Jeremy Clements
Parker Retzlaff
Shane van Gisbergen
Anthony Alfredo
Jeb Burton
Chandler Smith
Kyle Sieg
Hailie Deegan
JJ Yeley
Dawson cram
Leland Honeyman
Garrett Smithley
Austin Hill
Matt DiBenedetto
Ryan Ellis
Jesse Love
Natalie Decker
Patrick Emerling
Brennan Poole
Cole Custer
Justin Allgaier
Dean Thompson
Blaine Perkins
Sheldon Creed
Parker Kligerman
Riley Herbst