DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The final two playoff spots will be determined in tonight’s Cup regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway, but that’s not the only thing that will be settled. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Daytona Beach, Florida Track length: 2.5 miles When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET Where to tune in: NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App/Peacock Race purse: $9,797,935 Race distance: 160 laps | 400 miles Stages: 35 | 95 | 160 Defending winner: Harrison Burton,

Cody Ware didn't get the chance to qualify Friday at Daytona. No NASCAR Cup Series driver did. Read Ware's guest entry in the News-Journal.

Friday: Scattered thunderstorms with a high of 87 degrees. Winds from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph and a 50% chance of rain. It’s expected to be 80 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

The summer race at Daytona International Speedway marks the regular-season finale, where surprises could launch themselves into the playoffs.

Parker Kligerman saw his opening, a sliver of daylight, and he shot the gap. He put that No. 88 exactly where it needed to be, holding off the hard-charging field in a breathtaking dash to the finish line. The roar from the crowd was deafening.

Rudy Fugle, crew chief for William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team, has been ejected from Daytona International Speedway for a Friday inspection infraction.NASCAR says the team was observed making an unapproved adjustment to the splitter of its race car.

A NASCAR record partly held by Denny Hamlin for 18 years was broken on Friday night in remarkable scenes at Daytona International Speedway.