Intense restarts and tight racing are anticipated right now, because the NASCAR Cup Sequence returns to Kansas Speedway.
Final fall’s race had 30 lead modifications and this occasion a 12 months in the past had 28 lead modifications, ending when Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher within the closest end in NASCAR historical past at .001 seconds.
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Larson begins on the pole for right now’s race, whereas Buescher will begin subsequent to him on the entrance row.
The duel between these two might be among the many issues to look at right now.
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The 1.5-mile oval lately has featured a various roster of winners and shut finishes.
A brand new winner right now?
There have been seven totally different winners within the first 11 races of this season.
Kansas Speedway has been a great observe lately for drivers scoring their first win of the 12 months. It’s occurred in 4 of the final six races at this 1.5-mile observe.
Amongst these with out a victory this season are: Chris Buescher (beginning second), Tyler Reddick (fourth), Ty Gibbs (sixth), Daniel Suarez (eighth), Chase Elliott (ninth), Ryan Blaney (tenth), Michael McDowell (eleventh) and Justin Haley (twelfth).
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Ross Chastain received final fall’s playoff race at Kansas Speedway and has scored 5 prime 10s within the final seven races this season.
3 in a row?
Crew Penske goes for its third consecutive victory of the season after Austin Cindric received two weeks in the past at Talladega and Joey Logano received at Texas.
Ryan Blaney is the one Crew Penske driver but to win this season.
“It’s been good to have actually quick vehicles this 12 months,” Blaney stated. “Hopefully, we will get in Victory Lane quickly. I’ve been actually pleased with how we’ve been performing. It simply hasn’t actually labored out for us.”
Crew Penske can have two vehicles begin within the prime 10 Sunday. Logano certified fifth and Blaney tenth. Cindric begins thirteenth.
4 the proper quantity?
23XI Racing can have 4 vehicles in Sunday’s race. The crew fields full-time vehicles for Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and Riley Herbst. The group additionally can have Corey Heim in a fourth automobile Sunday.
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23XI Racing has received three of the final six Cup races at Kansas Speedway and this observe comes a great level for the crew, which has but to win this season.
Reddick begins fourth, Wallace fifteenth, Herbst twenty fifth and Heim twenty eighth.
23XI Racing’s final victory got here at Homestead throughout final 12 months’s playoffs.
