2020 Nascar Playoffs

NASCAR announced the final installment of its 2020 schedule changes through the playoffs and end of the season, and the good news for the Cup Series (and its fans) is that all 10 playoff races will go on as originally scheduled.

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The 26-race regular season closes with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, and the 10-race, 16-driver playoffs begin with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 6.

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And still, as NASCAR noted in July, it’s continuing with shortened weekends to limit the amount of time teams are at the tracks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so there will not be practices or qualifying sessions for the remainder of the season, including for NASCAR’s first-ever Daytona road course race August 16.

Changes to the second-tier XFINITY Series include Bristol Motor Speedway being the regular-season closer on September 18, and the playoffs beginning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 26. Also, Talladega Superspeedway will be part of the first playoff round.

In the third-tier Truck Series, the regular season will end at Richmond Raceway on September 10, making up for the postponed race originally scheduled for April. Bristol will kick off the Truck Series playoffs on September 17.

Now, whether or not fans will be allowed at the tracks are different situations. As we’ve seen throughout NASCAR’s comeback following the 10-week hiatus this spring because of the coronavirus outbreak, some tracks have been able to host fans, while others have not.

Announcing the last schedule installment, NASCAR said:

NASCAR’s modified event procedures and protocols were designed in accordance with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials. NASCAR will determine if fans are allowed entrance to NASCAR events on a market-by-market basis, in accordance with local and state guidelines.

Here’s a look at the schedule for the rest of the season.

NASCAR Cup Series

Saturday, August 8: Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 9: Michigan International Speedway

Sunday, August 16: Daytona International Speedway road course

Saturday, August 22: Dover International Speedway
Sunday, August 23: Dover International Speedway

Saturday, August 29: Daytona International Speedway (regular-season finale)

Playoffs Round of 16

Sunday, September 6: Darlington Raceway
Saturday, September 12: Richmond Raceway
Saturday, September 19: Bristol Motor Speedway

Playoffs Round of 12

Sunday, September 27: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, October 4: Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday, October 11: Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

Playoffs Round of 8

Sunday, October 18: Kansas Speedway
Sunday, October 25: Texas Motor Speedway
Sunday, November 1: Martinsville Speedway

Championship

Sunday, November 8: Phoenix Raceway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Saturday, August 8: Road America

Saturday, August 15: Daytona International Speedway road course

Saturday, August 22: Dover International Speedway
Sunday, August 23: Dover International Speedway

Friday, August 28: Daytona International Speedway

Saturday, September 5: Darlington Raceway

Friday, September 11: Richmond Raceway
Saturday, September 12: Richmond Raceway

Friday, September 18: Bristol Motor Speedway

Playoffs Round of 12

Saturday, September 26: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Saturday, October 3: Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, October 10: Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

Playoffs Round of 8

Saturday, October 17: Kansas Speedway
Saturday, October 24: Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday, October 31: Martinsville Speedway

Championship

Saturday, November 7: Phoenix Raceway

NASCAR Truck Series

Friday, August 7: Michigan International Speedway

Sunday, August 16: Daytona International Speedway road course

Friday, August 21: Dover International Speedway

Sunday, August 30: World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway

Sunday, September 6: Darlington Raceway

Thursday, September 10: Richmond Raceway

Playoffs Round of 10

Thursday, September 17: Bristol Motor Speedway
Friday, September 25: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Saturday, October 3: Talladega Superspeedway

Friday, October 16: Kansas Speedway

Sunday, October 25: Texas Motor Speedway

Friday, October 30: Martinsville Speedway

Championship

Friday, November 6: Phoenix Raceway

The first round of the NASCAR playoffs are complete, and the field has been cut from 16 drivers to 12. The second round features three more races before another four drivers will see their championship hopes end.

Here's all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 10 playoff races in the NASCAR Cup Series:

START TIME: 7 p.m. ET. (4 p.m. local)

TV: NBCSN. Pre-race broadcast begins at 6 p.m. ET. (3 p.m. local).

RADIO: Performance Racing Network. STREAMING: For those who sign in with their cable/satellite provider's credentials, you can watch at stream.nbcsports.com.

RACE DISTANCE: 267 laps around the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a total of 400.5 miles.

STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 80, Stage 2: 80, Stage 3: 107.

SEEDINGS (after first round): 1. Kevin Harvick; 2. Denny Hamlin; 3. Brad Keselowski; 4. Joey Logano; 6. Chase Elliott; 7. Martin Truex Jr.; 7. Alex Bowman; 8. Austin Dillon; 9. Aric Almirola; 10. Kyle Busch; 11. Clint Bowyer; 12. Kurt Busch.

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LAST TIME: Joey Logano led 54 laps in February, taking his final lead on lap 263 from teammate Ryan Blaney, before holding off Matt DiBenedetto as the race ended under caution following a restart. And one year ago in the 2019 playoff race, Martin Truex Jr. led 32 laps, including the final 20, cruising to a 4.173-second win over runner-up Kevin Harvick.

QUALIFYING: The lineup was determined by four performance metrics from the previous race: 15% based on fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 25% of the owner’s final race position and 35% of the owner points position.

LINEUP: Following his ninth win of the seaon last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick will be back in front of the field, starting on the pole Sunday. He will be joined on the front row by Las Vegas native Kyle Busch, who is still seeking his first win of the 2020 season.

Here is the lineup for the South Point 400 (car number in parentheses):

1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.

2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.

4. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

6. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.

7. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

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8. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.

9. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.

10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

11. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.

12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

13. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

14. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet.

15. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford.

16. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford.

17. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.

18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

19. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford.

20. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet.

21. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.

22. (41) Cole Custer, Ford.

23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet.

24. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

25. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford.

26. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota.

27. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford.

28. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.

29. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota.

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30. (27) Gray Gaulding, Ford.

31. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford.

32. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet.

33. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet.

34. (51) Joey Gase, Ford.

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35. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet.

36. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota.

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37. (77) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet.

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38. (53) James Davison, Ford.

39. (49) Chad Finchum, Toyota.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NASCAR playoffs 2020: Schedule, lineup, TV and more for South Point 400 at Las Vegas