NASCAR XFINITY SERIES DEAD ON TOOLS 250
■ Site: Martinsville, Virginia.
■ Schedule: Saturday, race, 6 p.m.
■ Track: Martinsville Speedway.
■ Race distance: 250 laps, 131.5 miles.
■ Last year: Virginia native Harrison Burton won after starting 10th.
■ Last race: At Kansas, rookie Ty Gibbs grabbed his fourth victory of the season.
■ Fast facts: This race will determine the four drivers eligible for the series championship in the season finale . ... Austin Cindric and A.J. Allmendinger are tied in points with Justin Allgaier 38 points back and Daniel Hemric 40 behind. Justin Haley is 47 back . ... Hemric leads all drivers with 29 lead-lap finishes in 31 races.
■ Next race: Nov. 6, Avondale, Arizona.
■ Last race: At Talladega, Tate Fogelman won for the first time in 46 career starts.
■ Fast facts: This race will determine the four drivers eligible for the series championship in the season finale . ... John Hunter Nemechek was the only one of eight championship contenders to finish in the top 10 as many of the others were caught up in accidents . ... Nemechek leads Ben Rhodes by a single point in the standings with three-time champion Matt Crafton 26 points back.
■ Next race: Nov. 5, Avondale, Arizona.
FORMULA ONE
■ Last race: Max Verstappen outran seventime series champion Lewis Hamilton in Texas and claimed his series-high eighth victory of the year.
■ Next race: Nov. 7, Mexico City.
INDYCAR
■ Last race: Colton Herta won the season finale at Long Beach, California, as Alex Palou wrapped up the series championship.
■ Next race: Feb. 27, St. Petersburg, Florida.