Overview
- The Cup race runs Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET on FOX, with practice and qualifying Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on Prime, and 37 entries mean every car will make the field.
- The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300 is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on The CW, and its 37 drivers will all start because 38 spots are available.
- The AdventHealth 400 is 267 laps for 400.5 miles with stages of 80, 85 and 102 laps, and Kansas has rewarded track position as the pole has produced a leading eight winners.
- Following Ty Gibbs’ first Cup win at Bristol, previews point to proven Kansas threats such as Denny Hamlin with four wins and Kyle Larson and Joey Logano with three each.
- Sportsnaut predicts Christopher Bell for the pole and Chase Briscoe as a surprise race winner, while Ford enters on 749 all-time Cup victories with nine at Kansas and a shot at No. 750.