The Xfinity Series playoffs continue with a Round of 12 race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

This marks the second event of the Xfinity playoffs. None of the championship-eligible drivers secured a spot in the Round of 8 two weekends ago at Bristol Motor Speedway due to a non-playoff driver, Aric Almirola, winning.

Only two races remain in the opening round — Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Roval.

Xfinity Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway info

Weather: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 86 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series playoff race.

Green flag time: The command to fire engines will be at 3:59 p.m. ET. The green flag will wave at 4:10 p.m. ET.

Starting lineup: Practice and qualifying take place on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET. The CW app will have coverage of both sessions.

Pre-race: The Xfinity Series garage opens at 9 a.m. ET. Driver introductions will take place at 3:25 p.m. ET. Pre-race coverage begins with “NASCAR Countdown Live” on CW at 3:30 p.m. ET. Race coverage continues on CW at 4 p.m. ET.

The invocation will take place at 3:51 p.m. ET. The performance of the national anthem will be at 3:52 p.m. ET.

Stages: The race will consist of three stages. The first stage ends at Lap 45. The second stage ends at Lap 90. The scheduled end of the race is Lap 200.

Playoff picture: Regular-season champion Connor Zilisch leads the Xfinity Series standings heading to Kansas Speedway. He has an 85-point cushion to the cutline. Justin Allgaier lurks in second place at 53 points above the cutline.

The other drivers in position to advance on points include Sam Mayer (+35), Carson Kvapil (+16), Harrison Burton (+9), Brandon Jones (+8), Sheldon Creed (+7), and Taylor Gray (+3).

The four drivers currently below the cutline are Nick Sanchez (-3), Jesse Love (-3), Austin Hill (-16), and Sammy Smith (-24).

Past winners: Xfinity Series teams have competed at Kansas Speedway 25 times since the 2001 season. Only one active driver has celebrated at the 1.5-mile track’s victory lane. Jones won at Kansas Speedway in both 2019 and 2020.

“That’s obviously one of my really, really good mile-and-a-half race tracks,” Jones told FanBuzz at Bristol. “I’m excited to get there. I think, for me, I have perfect notes on that race track. I have notes on how to win at that track, I have notes on how to sit on the pole at that track. There’s no excuse why we don’t go there and have a really solid week.”