Kyle Larson snapped a two-race skid with a win at Darlington final week, sealing his spot within the Spherical of 12.
Now the eye turns to these sitting near the cutoff line, with Christopher Bell presently holding the ultimate spot by a one-point margin over Bubba Wallace.
Simply behind them are Kevin Harvick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who’re simply two and 4 factors behind Bell, respectively. It gives the possibility for appreciable motion at Sunday’s Hollywood On line casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
“If we do our job, I really feel like we will switch via rounds,” Stenhouse stated. “We’re centered on the primary spherical. We’ll see the place we find yourself after Bristol Motor Speedway and determine it out from there.
“Darlington was most likely the least of the very best tracks for us. I’ve run good at Kansas earlier than, and Bristol is my favourite observe by far.”
The spring race at Kansas featured 38 lead modifications, probably the most in a 400-miler in NASCAR historical past.
HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400
Kansas Speedway
The Date: Sunday, Sept. 10, 3 p.m. ET
The Distance: 400 miles on 1.5-mile observe
Defending Champion: Bubba Wallace
Cup Sequence Chief: Kyle Larson
TV: USA Community
Radio: SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
BEST BETS
Denny Hamlin (+500 at BetMGM)
Hamlin turned Larson’s automobile into the wall on the ultimate lap en path to successful the spring race at Kansas Speedway, the 42-year-old’s file fourth profession victory on the observe. He has been backed by probably the most complete bets (7.8 p.c) and second most cash (11.4 p.c) on the e-book this week.
Kyle Larson (+525)
Larson was clipped by teammate William Byron for the pole within the spring after which by Hamlin for the checkered flag on race day. Larson acknowledged that his automobile wasn’t dealing with properly on the finish, however proved all through the weekend that he can run very sturdy at Kansas. Larson now has 4 wins in a hot-and-cold season that additionally consists of six DNFs.
William Byron (+725)
Byron completed third within the spring race after incomes the ballot, one among his 14 top-10s this season. He enters the weekend second within the standings and first within the Cup Sequence with 5 victories. Bell is coming off a fourth place at Darlington and has a streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes that started with a win at Watkins Glen.
Tyler Reddick (+900)
Reddick is third within the standings following a runner-up at Darlington final weekend — his fourth end of eighth or higher in his previous 5 races. He additionally completed ninth at Kansas Speedway within the spring. Reddick has been backed by probably the most cash at BetMGM at 12.1 p.c, making him the e-book’s third greatest legal responsibility this week.
Bubba Wallace (+1300)
Wallace received at Kansas final September after failing to qualify for the playoffs. He returns because the defending champion and really a lot in rivalry for a spot within the Spherical of 12. Wallace is coming off a seventh at Darlington, however remains to be searching for his first win of the 12 months.
LONGSHOT PICK
Chase Briscoe (+35000)
Briscoe is the e-book’s greatest legal responsibility this week, drawing 2.5 p.c of the whole bets together with his longshot odds. He completed 36 at Kansas Speedway within the spring, however the Stewart-Haas driver does have six top-10s and three top-5 this season.
—Subject Degree Media
