Kyle Larson racing through pain of broken rib

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kyle Larson told reporters at Martinsville Speedway that he's racing with a broken rib suffered during a crash at Talladega Superspeedway. The 27-year-old said he went for X-rays following a painful race at Kansas Speedway, which confirmed the lower rib fracture. "It still hurts," Larson said. "I modified my seat quite a bit this week. I feel good in the car this week because the G forces, you don't really have any (at Martinsville). My ribs feel fine in there. " ... Just something I’m kind of going to have to deal with the rest of the season. Stinks but we’ll get through." RELATED: Key story lines to watch "It's just going to be a little painful at times," Larson added. Larson qualified for the Round of 8 for the first time in his career. He enters Sunday's race in seventh place among the eight remaining playoff drivers, 19 points behind the cutline. Larson lines up 14th for today's race (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).