DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The final two playoff spots will be determined in tonight’s Cup regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway, but that’s not the only thing that will be settled. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Cody Ware didn't get the chance to qualify Friday at Daytona. No NASCAR Cup Series driver did. Read Ware's guest entry in the News-Journal.

The next heartbreak came at Daytona in the Truck Series opener in February when his victory was stripped over a technicality in post-race technical inspection. Six months later, in a bit of déjà vu, Kligerman was in Victory Lane in the Xfinity Series race at Daytona but only as a substitute driver for the still recovering Connor Zilisch.

Justin Allgaier found himself teammates with Parker Kligerman all over again Friday, this time pushing Kligerman to Daytona victory.

Connor Zilisch is on the pole for the Wawa 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Aug. 22 at Daytona International Speedway after qualifying was canceled by weather. The Xfinity Series points leader is scheduled to be in the car 13 days after breaking his collarbone following slipping off his car while celebrating a victory at Watkins Glen.

The starting lineup for Friday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway was set by the NASCAR Performance Metric Formula as the

The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports crew chief, Rudy Fugle, was one of two crewmen ejected from the Daytona event after inspection failures.

William Byron will start at the rear in Saturday night's race at Daytona and must perform a stop-and-go penalty after taking the green flag.

With one race to go in the regular season, it's now or never for the drivers vying for the final two spots in the playoffs