Connor Zilisch has been medically cleared to return to NASCAR Xfinity Series competition after breaking his collarbone in a recent fall.

With three races remaining in the Xfinity Series regular season, there are four playoff spots open heading into Friday's 100-lap race at Daytona International Speedway. The four winless drivers in provisional playoff spots in the 12-driver field are Carson Kvapil (plus-112 points over the cutline),

Zilisch tripped and fell headfirst as he climbed atop his car to celebrate his win at Watkins Glen on Aug. 10.

The Wawa 250 Xfinity Series race is set to run tonight at Daytona International Speedway. Here's the latest weather forecast for the NASCAR races.

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.

NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Connor Zilisch has been cleared to compete in Friday's Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, less than t

The Xfinity Series points leader says he will be in the car for qualifying and will attempt to race all 100 laps at Daytona on Friday.

Three more NASCAR Xfinity Series races remain to settle which 12 drivers will advance to this year’s Playoffs and Friday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (730 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has traditionally proven to be anyone’s game.