Kansas NASCAR Qualifying Rainout
Rain Cancels Kansas NASCAR Qualifying and Puts Kyle Larson Second
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Rain canceled NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Kansas Speedway, so the starting lineup was set by the series’ metric. Playoff points leader Kyle Larson will start second for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, with teammate William Byron eighth, Chase Elliott 18th and Alex Bowman 33rd. Larson enters the fourth playoff race with a one-point lead after finishing in the top five in each of the first three. The 267-lap race is set to feature 36 chartered cars, with Garage 66’s No. 66 Ford absent after running at Bristol.
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The qualifying metric weights owner standings at 30% and the most recent race finish at 70%. If qualifying is canceled, all drivers are ranked together by that metric, so playoff drivers are not guaranteed starting spots within the top 16.
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Garage 66 plans three more Cup starts this season: Gray Gaulding is scheduled to drive at Charlotte and Martinsville, while the team has not yet named a driver for Talladega.
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Josh Bilicki’s Bristol race ended early because of a suspension problem in the No. 66 Ford. He was classified 37th, his first DNF of the season; it was Garage 66’s sixth DNF in 13 starts in 2026.
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Kansas was set to be only the sixth Cup race of the 2026 season with no open cars, and the first of two consecutive races expected to feature only the 36 chartered entries; Las Vegas was also expected to have no open cars.
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