Nascar is in Richmond for Saturday night’s final race of the 2017 Monster Energy Series regular season after which the sixteen-man playoff field will be set. Thirteen drivers have qualifying race wins and three others are well-positioned in the point standings to fill the post-season field. Among the notable drivers needing a win to earn one of the final three spots are Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt Junior, and rookies Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez. Hear the race on WBUT 1050am and at wbut.com following the Penn State-Pitt game.
Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner.
Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton, Georgia) and Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) have opened their campgrounds free of charge to evacuees seeking temporary refuge from Hurricane Irma, a category-five storm expected to reach landfall this weekend in South Florida.