NASCAR at Kansas: What you need to know for today's Chase race
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — It's NASCAR race day at Kansas Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for the Hollywood Casino 400.
START TIME: Jesse Metcalfe, actor, model, and star of Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores is scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:22 p.m. ET, followed by the green flag.
RACE DISTANCE: The Hollywood Casino 400 is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile track for a total of 400.5 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Samantha Dawn, from Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., will perform the national anthem.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast the race with a pre-race show at 1:30 p.m ET. Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM will carry the race on the radio.
WEATHER: According to the National Weather Service, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 85. South winds from 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
LAST TIME: Joey Logano overtook and moved a blocking Matt Kenseth in the final laps to win in the second Chase race of Round 2 at Kansas last season.
STARTING LINEUP: Kenseth, second in points, will start from the pole today. He led a contingent of Toyota drivers, as five qualified in the top seven.
Here's the starting lineup for today's race at Kansas:
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kyle Busch
3. Carl Edwards
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Alex Bowman
6. Joey Logano
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Ryan Newman
10. AJ Allmendinger
11. Kevin Harvick
12. Austin Dillon
13. Chase Elliott
14. Tony Stewart
15. Kurt Busch
16. Paul Menard
17. Ryan Blaney
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19. Danica Patrick
20. Kasey Kahne
21. Jimmie Johnson
22. Greg Biffle
23. Jamie McMurray
24. Kyle Larson
25. Trevor Bayne
26. Regan Smith
27. Matt DiBenedetto
28. David Ragan
29. Casey Mears
30. Chris Buescher
31. Clint Bowyer
32. Brian Scott
33. Michael McDowell
34. Landon Cassill
35. Aric Almirola
36. Cole Whitt
37. Michael Annett
38. Joey Gase
39. Reed Sorenson
40. Josh Wise