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NASCAR is headed to historic Talladega Superspeedway this weekend and the Xfinity Series will continue the first round of its 12-driver playoff. This week, the green flag drops on the Sparks 300 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The race will air on NBC and there will be a live stream at NBC Sports Live.
Josh Berry won last week’s Las Vegas race and second-place finish Justin Allgaier was the highest-finishing playoff driver. The strong finish has Allgaier in the pole position for Saturday’s race, although he is a bit back in odds to win at DraftKings Sportsbook, installed at +1100. Justin Haley won this race a year ago and is the pre-race favorite this year, installed at +750. Current playoff leader A.J. Allmendinger follows at +800.
This is the second Xfinity Series race at Talladega. The circuit ran the Ag-Pro 300 in late April and Jeb Burton took the checkered flag. He is installed at +1100 to win.
How to watch the Sparks 300
Date: Saturday, October 2nd
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: NBC Sports
Live stream: NBC Sports Live
Live streaming the Sparks 300 on NBC Sports Network will require a cable login. You can also get a trial from YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV to stream it.
Starting lineup
2021 Sparks 300, full starting grid
| Pos. | Driver | Car # |
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car # |
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | 7 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | 22 |
| 3 | Josh Berry | 1 |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | 9 |
| 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| 6 | Daniel Hemric | 18 |
| 7 | Brandon Jones | 19 |
| 8 | Justin Haley | 11 |
| 9 | Harrison Burton | 20 |
| 10 | Myatt Snider | 2 |
| 11 | John Hunter Nemechek | 54 |
| 12 | Sam Mayer | 8 |
| 13 | Riley Herbst | 98 |
| 14 | Jeb Burton | 10 |
| 15 | Jeremy Clements | 51 |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | 2 |
| 17 | Ryan Sieg | 39 |
| 18 | Tommy Joe Martins | 44 |
| 19 | Brandon Brown | 68 |
| 20 | Bayley Currey | 15 |
| 21 | Landon Cassill | 4 |
| 22 | Ryan Vargas | 6 |
| 23 | Blaine Perkins | 23 |
| 24 | Josh Williams | 92 |
| 25 | Kyle Weatherman | 47 |
| 26 | Jade Buford | 48 |
| 27 | Mason Massey | 78 |
| 28 | David Starr | 61 |
| 29 | Jordan Anderson | 31 |
| 30 | Matt Mills | 05 |
| 31 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 0 |
| 32 | Alex Labbe | 36 |
| 33 | Santino Ferrucci | 26 |
| 34 | Jason White | 66 |
| 35 | Garrett Smithley | 17 |
| 36 | C.J. McLaughlin | 74 |
| 37 | Caesar Bacarella | 90 |
| 38 | J.J. Yeley | 99 |
| 39 | Joey Gase | 52 |
| 40 | Joe Graf, Jr. | 7 |
| 41 | Timmy Hill | 13 |