NASCAR makes its first trip of the season to Kansas Speedway, which saw the closest finish in Cup Series history last year

It's race week once again for the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series! Straight off the back of the race weekend at Kansas Speedway, the teams head to North Wilkesboro for the All-Star Race weekend.

Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway this week, and he's being forced to relive the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Zane Smith is in his second full-time Cup season. Through the first 11 races of the 2025 campaign, the No. 38 driver has had a solid start, including seven top 20s and a season-best ninth at Phoenix. Heading into Sunday’s race at Kansas, he had an average finishing position of 19.1.

Seven teams will drop to the rear before the start of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for unapproved adjustments.

Even though Chevrolet drivers swept last year’s Kansas events, with Ross Chastain winning in the fall, there’s ample reason for Larson to look to the Toyotas as fierce competition. Before 2024, four different Camry drivers — Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick — won four straight races at the track.

Drama and Kyle Larson go hand-in-hand at the Kansas Speedway finish line, given the way the HMS driver’s last two races ended at the venue. He beat Chris Buescher in last year’s race by 0.001 seconds,

Multiple teams suffered tire issues in NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday, as Ty Gibbs topped the speed chart at Kansas Speedway.