Austin Cindric led 131 laps and finished second last fall at Kansas. Starting in the front row Saturday, he could be primed for his first win at Kansas in his fifth attempt.
Denny Hamlin has won the first race of every playoff round so far this season, and he leads C.J. Radune’s Lower-Risk Lineup.
Justin Allgaier has lead at least 20 laps in his last three Texas appearances and tops C.J. Radune’s Lower-Risk Lineup.
Chase Elliott, who tops C.J. Radune’s Lower-Risk Lineup, has established himself as one of the best on road courses and won the last two visits to Charlotte.
C.J. Radune says that with two road-course wins this season, Ty Gibbs is rapidly establishing himself as one of the best in the series on these types of tracks.
Ryan Blaney leads C.J. Radune’s Lower-Risk Lineup, and will hope to add a third Talladega victory to his already impressive resume.
With two wins out of four Talladega races in the series, Justin Haley is one of the favorites this week.
C.J. Radune notes that Zane Smith will line up eighth Saturday, which could be a springboard to a top-10 finish.
Daniel Hemric led 74 laps at Las Vegas earlier this season in a runner-up finish; he also finished third in this race last season.
C.J. Radune likes William Byron this week. He has two prior Las Vegas top-10 finishes, including an eighth-place run in March.
John Hunter Nemechek won the spring race in Las Vegas and should continue to show his dominance with only four races left in the season.
Kyle Busch will need another good night Saturday to avoid slipping down the order and missing the playoffs cutoff.
Justin Allgaier may present a nice value, as he starts on the front row and has a win and 12 top-10s from 20 Bristol starts.
Todd Gilliland has two top-10 finishes in three races at Bristol and hasn't finished worse than 14th at the track. He also starts in the second row, giving him prime track position to challenge for a win.
Martin Truex Jr. has two prior wins at Virginia and has led more than 100 laps in seven of his last nine track visits.
Ty Gibbs will look to get his fourth win under his belt as he starts the race in 15th position.
Sunday’s first playoff race could be Kyle Larson’s to lose, as he’s been the best driver in the series this season and races well at Darlington.
Justin Allgaier already has a Darlington win this season and he'll look for the sweep this weekend at the last regular-season race.