After back-to-back victories by Team Penske's Austin Cindric and Joey Logano, they will look to continue the trend this weekend at Kansas with Ryan Blaney looking to join his teammates in the playoffs.
William Byron leads the regular season standings, 13 points clear of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Larson is also the defending winner of this Kansas race, beating Chris Buescher by 0.001s in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history. Ross Chastain, who finished second to Logano last weekend at Texas, is the most recent winner at Kansas last fall.
News of the week
This week, there was a major announcement with NASCAR confirming that the series will return the championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026 as part of a new rotating finale. They ruled out superspeedways and road courses as possible locations when looking at future finales. Homestead will make some 'cosmetic' upgrades in preparation for the 2026 title-decider. NASCAR also stated that 'The Clash' is likely not to go international next year, remaining in the USA.
TNT Sports revealed its full broadcast team for its planned summer stint covering NASCAR, which includes Steve Letarte and Adam Alexander joining Dale Earnhardt Jr in the booth. Jesse Love also added two more races to his 2025 Cup schedule, including Kansas this weekend.
What is the NASCAR at Kansas schedule?
(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
Friday, May 9
8pm EST -- ARCA Menards Series race (100 laps) -- FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, May 10
2:05pm EST -- NASCAR Truck Series practice -- FOX SPORTS 2
3:10pm EST -- NASCAR Truck Series qualifying - FOX SPORTS 2
4:30pm EST -- NASCAR Cup Series practice -- PRIME VIDEO
5:40pm EST -- NASCAR Cup Series qualifying -- PRIME VIDEO
7:30pm EST -- NASCAR Truck Series race (134 laps) -- FOX SPORTS 1
Sunday, May 11
3pm EST -- NASCAR Cup Seris race (267 laps) -- FOX SPORTS 1
How can I watch the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas?
- Date: Sunday, August 11
- TV start time: 3:00 p.m. ET
- Stages/Laps: (80-85-102) - 267 laps
- TV channel: FOX SPORTS 1 | TSN (Canada) | Other international viewing options
- Live stream: In-car cameras on MAX
- Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Who is racing in Advent Health 400 at Kansas Raceway?
There are 38 entries for the Cup race with two open entries. Jesse Love will drive a third entry (No. 33) for Richard Childress Racing while Corey Heim will pilot a fourth entry (No. 67) for 23XI Racing. Two Cup drivers will be running double duty, also entering the Cup race. They are William Byron and Carson Hocevar, who will both be racing for Spire Motorsports in the Truck Series race.
Complete NASCAR Cup Texas entry list
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
