NASCAR Cup Series

MOVING ON: Last weekend in Charlotte, Johnson advanced to the Round of 8 by winning his fourth fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and eighth overall at the 1.5-mile track. It’s the first time since NASCAR began this format of the Chase in 2014 that the No. 48 has made it through to the final eight contenders

When Tony Stewart makes his way to Talladega Superspeedway for the Alabama 500, Oct. 23, it will mark the end of an era. It will be the final race around the 33-degree high banks for the driver retiring at season’s end who has definitely had a “love-hate” relationship with the mammoth venue.

Trevor Bayne will make his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Kansas this weekend. Bayne earned his best finish of 18th at the 1.5-mile oval in the Oct. 2015 NSCS event.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Kansas Speedway ... In 68 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has one win, visiting victory lane in 2013 with Kevin Harvick, among five top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.

After two finishes just outside of the Top 15 in both Loudon and Dover, Aric Almirola brought the No. 43 Smithfield Ford home in 15th place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Just like Charlotte, Kansas Speedway is an intermediate mile-and-a-half track.

Following a decent finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend, Brian Scott and the No. 44 GoBowling.com team are heading into the race weekend at Kansas Speedway with momentum and looking to keep that momentum going in the final stretch of the season.

Biffle has led a total of 346 laps at Kansas and also has an average finish of 12.1 at the 1.5-mile track, statistically making this track his best for finishes.

Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Kansas Speedway with an average starting position of 13.6 and average finishing position of 18.9.

Greg Biffle’s No. 16 Ford Fusion will feature a new look with the FordPass app on his No. 16 Ford Fusion at Kansas Speedway. FordPass is a smartphone app that is designed to serve as a one-stop shop for transportation needs.

The second race in the Chase Round of 12 is this weekend at Kansas Speedway, a place where Joey Logano is the two-time defending race-winner. Logano finds himself with ground to make up after a pair of issues last weekend resulted in a 36th-place finish.