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18Р’В Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaР”Тђ.Р’В Chase Elliott, No.

5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletР”Р€.Р’В Brad Keselowski, No. View Gallery: Nashville 500 NASCAR race, Auto racing at Fairgrounds Speedway in 1961 Hollywood Casino 400 starting lineupР”РЋ.Р’В Kyle Larson, No. Kyle Larson ( won at Texas, clinched championship round spot) Top four advance to championship round After Texas, Race 1 of 3 in Round of 8 a win clinches spot in the next roundР”РЋ. Streaming: NBC Sports app (subscription required) MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required) NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings Track: Kansas Speedway (1.5 mile oval) in Kansas City, Kansas Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race: NASCAR Cup Series at KansasР’В schedule Pardon for looking ahead to what should be a thrilling race next week, but this week impacts next week and vice versa.

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Those two drivers, plus Joey Logano (who won a win-and-in race there in 2018) and Brad Keselowski, are below the cutoff line in the playoff standings. and Elliott have combined to winР’В the last four races at Martinsville. In April's race in southern Virginia, the top three finishers were Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin.

Why is Sunday's race so important, besides the obvious win-and-into-the-championship-race part? Because of Martinsville.

In between a very eventful race in Texas and what should be a tremendous event at Martinsville is another NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at a 1.5-mile oval, at Kansas Speedway. View Gallery: 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race winners

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