Team Penske was unstoppable at NHMS as Ryan Blaney won his way into the Round of 8 and Joey Logano gained a lot of ground in the playoff standings.
The series now heads to Kansas Speedway with the following drivers below the cutline: Ross Chastain (-12pts), Austin Cindric (-19pts), Tyler Reddick (-23pts), Bubba Wallace (-27pts).
To make things more interesting, the last three fall Kansas winners call came from this group of drivers. However, the most recent Kansas winner is Kyle Larson, who has not returned to Victory Lane since May.
Chase Briscoe is the driver on the bubble right now, just 12 points above Chastain.
What is the NASCAR at Kansas weekend schedule?
(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)
Friday, September 26th
8:00pm EST -- ARCA Menards Series race (100 laps) - FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, September 27th
10:30am EST -- NASCAR Xfinity Series practice -- CW APP
11:35am EST -- NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying -- CW APP
1:00pm EST -- NASCAR Cup Series practice -- TRUTV
2:10pm EST -- NASCAR Cup Series qualifying -- TRUTV
4:00pm EST -- NASCAR Xfinity Series race (200 laps) -- THE CW
Sunday, September 28th
3:00pm EST -- NASCAR Cup race at Kansas (267 laps) -- USA NETWORK
How can I watch the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas?
- Date: Sunday, September 28th
- TV start time: 2:30pm EST
- Green flag: 3:05pm EST
- Laps/Miles: 267 laps / 400 miles
- Stages: 80 / 85 / 102
- Tires: Nine sets
- TV channel: USA NETWORK | TSN (Canada) | Other international viewing options
- Live stream: In-car cameras on HBO MAX
- Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Who is racing at Kansas Speedway?
There are 37 teams entered for this weekend's race with one part-time entry. NY Racing Team is bring back its No. 44 Chevrolet with J.J. Yeley as the driver.
*Playoff drivers in bold
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 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 |
| 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 |
