Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, poses for a photo after winning the pole award during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on Octoin Kansas City, Kansas. Logano enters the race off a fourth-place showing at Talladega where he led 59 laps. In the two races he didn’t finish in the top five, he wrecked out of the race. All six of his Kansas top fives came in his last eight races there. In 16 starts at the 1.5-mile track, he claims two wins, six top fives and an 18.9 average finish. A spoiler in the Playoffs can take away an automatic qualifying bid to the next round.īased on recent history, Joey Logano is a strong candidate to play spoiler at Kansas this weekend. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)Īs we saw last week when Ryan Newman almost took the checkered flag at Talladega, a driver doesn’t need to be playoff-eligible to win a race. Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, speaks with Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on Octoin Kansas City, Kansas.
