2026 NASCAR Cup Series entry list for Kansas Speedway Chase race
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
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The NASCAR Cup Series transitions from the short-track confines of Bristol Motor Speedway to the 1.5-mile venue at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, the site of the fourth race of The Chase presented by Mobil 1 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The contest will be the 30th points-paying race of the 2026 season and act as the first of three straight 1.5-mile tracks on the docket. Chase Elliott is the defending winner.
No. 12 Team Penske Ford driver Ryan Blaney and No. 77 Spire Motorsports pilot Carson Hocevar enter the Kansas weekend not far removed from their Bristol pit-road tussle. Blaney enters the weekend 52 points behind Chase points leader Kyle Larson, sixth in the championship table. Hocevar, meanwhile, is 85 markers behind the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports driver.
Thirty-six cars are entered into this weekend’s Chase race.
