The Round of 8 begins Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC) for Cup groups. If any of the eight staying playoff chauffeurs win at Kansas, theyll advance to the title race. Two times in the last fourth years, the winner of the opening race of this round went on to win the championship.
The eight remaining title competitors are Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch.
” I believe its a big advantage to win the very first race in this semifinal round of the playoffs,” Brad Keselowski stated. “With respect to that, it offers you a lot of time to prepare for the final race, and I believe thats never a bad thing.”
A playoff chauffeur will have the chance to advance to next months championship race at Phoenix in Sundays Cup race at Kansas Speedway.
Here is all the details for the Sunday Cup race at Kansas:
STARTING LINEUP: Click here for starting lineup.
LAST RACE AT Kansas: Denny Hamlin led 57 of 267 laps to win the July race. Brad Keselowski completed second. Martin Truex Jr. placed 3rd.
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FORECAST: The wunderground.com projection calls for cloudy skies with a high of 49 degrees and an 15% possibility of rain at the start of the race.
LAST RACE: Chase Elliott won at the Charlotte Roval for his 4th consecutive road course win last weekend. Joey Logano placed second. Erik Jones completed third.
( All times are Eastern).
DISTANCE: The race is 267 laps (400.5 miles) around the 1.5-mile speedway.
STREAMING: Watch the race on the NBC Sports App.
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PRERACE: Cup garage opens at 8 a.m. Drivers report to their vehicles at 2:10 p.m. Driver intros are at 2:15 p.m. The invocation will provided at 2:28 p.m. by Parochial Vicar St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish, Fr. Daniel Weger. The national anthem will be carried out at 2:29 p.m. by U.S. Army Specialist Reanna Lloyd.
CAPTURE UP ON NBC SPORTS COVERAGE:.
TV/RADIO: NBC will televise the race. Coverage starts at 2 p.m Countdown to Green. Race protection begins at 2:30 p.m. on NBC. Motor Racing Networks radio coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. and likewise can be heard at mrn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will bring the broadcast.
STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 80Stage 2 ends on Lap 160.
START: The command to start engines will be given at 2:36 p.m. by Lt. General James Rainey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center & & Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 2:45 p.m.
Who can break through in the Round of 8?
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If any of the eight remaining playoff chauffeurs win at Kansas, theyll advance to the title race. Race protection begins at 2:30 p.m. on NBC. Motor Racing Networks radio coverage will start at 1:30 p.m. and likewise can be heard at mrn.com. LAST RACE: Chase Elliott won at the Charlotte Roval for his 4th successive roadway course win last weekend. LAST RACE AT Kansas: Denny Hamlin led 57 of 267 laps to win the July race.
