Cole Custer wins at Bristol, claims Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship

Cole Custer paced the field Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading 104 laps to score his second victory of 2024 and claim the Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship over Justin Allgaier.

The 12-driver playoff field is now set, with Parker Kligerman and Sammy Smith earning the final two spots in the seven-race quest for the series title.

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Sheldon Creed finished second for the 13th time in the Xfinity Series, followed by Chandler Smith, Jesse Love and Ryan Truex to complete the top five. Brandon Jones finished sixth.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., making his one-off start in 2024, finished a gritty seventh after struggling with radio issues throughout the 300-lap event. Ryan Sieg, Sam Mayer and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top 10.

Justin Allgaier, who entered Friday’s race 43 points ahead of Custer for the regular-season title, was involved in three separate incidents and finished 10 laps down in 30th.

The Xfinity Series Playoffs begin next Saturday at Kansas Speedway (4 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

This story will be updated.