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Ross Chastain is ready to roll in his third race at Kansas Speedway. Chastain will drive the CarShield Chevrolet No. 4 in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 Xfinity Series race at the track.

Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 Xfinity Series race will mark Ryan Preece’s debut race at Kansas Speedway. In a rookie season in which Preece has raced at many tracks for the first time, Kansas presents the latest challenge.

Usually, when a sport enters its playoff phase, there is news galore. While the Blue Jays, Indians, Cubs, and either the Nationals or Dodgers, continue in their quest for a World Series crown, the excitement seems a bit, well, subdued in NASCAR.

The NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) Chase ‘Round of 8’ kicks off Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed, driver of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang, solidly made it past the first cutoff round of the inaugural NXS Chase last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing returns to the land of Oz this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads back to Kansas Speedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane nine times across NASCAR’s three major touring series.

NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) driver Ray Black Jr. and his SS Green Light Racing team will be heading back to Kansas Speedway this weekend, as the series looks to wrap up its 16 straight race stretch. The driver of the No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet Camaro is looking forward to returning the 1.5-mile track, as he has only raced there once before in his NASCAR national touring series career.

Wallace finished in the 20th positon in the rain-postponed NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon after sustaining damage to the nose of the Leidos Mustang on the opening lap of the 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.

Ryan Reed will make his third NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Kansas Speedway this weekend. In his two previous starts at the 1.5-mile track, Reed’s best finish of 12th came in 2014. In this event last season, Reed started and finished 17th.

Ryan Reed and the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association team earned a top-15 finish on Sunday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With the result, Reed and team advance to the next round of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase.