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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, comes into Sunday’s Round of 8 opener as the third seed. He was part of a NASCAR Zoom call earlier today and discussed the playoffs, along with other topics with members of the media.

Richard Childress Racing at Kansas Speedway... In 87 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has one win with Kevin Harvick (2013), five top-five, and 23 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C. organization also picked up a NASCAR Xfinity Series win with Harvick in 2006.

Coming off a winning weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval, Hendrick Motorsports will take on the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

In their first year together, Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Menards/Wrangler RIGGS team have scored three top-three finishes, all on 1.5-mile intermediate tracks.

The Sunflower State is the next stop for the NASCAR circuit as the Cup Series battles for 400 miles Sunday afternoon, in the first of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs. Jack Roush has sent nine cars to victory lane at the 1.5-mile track.

It's a big race weekend for us as we head back to Kansas for the second time this season. Our mile and a half program has been so good this year and we had a really strong run going the last time we were there, so hopefully we can do more of the same on Sunday.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Beer Ford Mustang, enters this weekend’s Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series opener at Kansas Speedway as the top seed.

It’s the first race in the Round of 8 for all three NASCAR national series as they return to Kansas Speedway this weekend, which will kick off with the championship race for the ARCA Menards Series.

Newman will make his 30th Cup start at Kansas on Sunday. In 29 prior starts, Newman has an average finish of 19.8 with one win, three top fives and seven top-10s.

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang, announced last week that he will trade his steering wheel for a microphone and transition to the NASCAR On Fox broadcast booth in 2021.