Kansas Speedway is scheduled to host the opening race of the round of 12 of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs this Sunday afternoon after hosting an exciting regular season race back in early May, one which featured the closest finish in Cup Series history.
Had RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher been able to hold off Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, he would have qualified for the playoffs and then punched his ticket to the round of 12 after winning at Watkins Glen International two weekends ago. Instead, he did not qualify for the postseason.
There are 12 drivers still eligible to win the 2024 championship heading into this Sunday afternoon’s 267-lap Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET at the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kansas City, Kansas oval…