Truck Series Preview Saturday, September 26, 2026

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas

Kansas Speedway

Laps 134 Distance 201 mi Type intermediate Coverage FS1 · 1:00 PM ET

1.5

asphalt

Surface

Race Date

Saturday, September 26, 2026

1:00 PM ET

Pre-Race Race Day Post-Race

Band A · The Hook

Your watchlist, historical context, and race-week curiosities.

Your Drivers' Outlook

Historical Context

Tyler Reddick has 21 starts at Kansas Speedway with 2 wins and a 14.2 average finish.
Chase Elliott has 22 starts at Kansas Speedway with 2 wins and a 9.4 average finish.
Denny Hamlin has 42 starts at Kansas Speedway with 5 wins and a 12.9 average finish.

Based on Truck Series results at Kansas Speedway from 1995-2026.

DID YOU KNOW?

Kansas Speedway is one of the most unpredictable tracks in NASCAR with an average chaos score of 68.4.

Explore Kansas Speedway stats

LAST TIME HERE

Tyler Reddick won the 2026 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.

See Tyler Reddick's results

Band B · The Story

The narrative arc, drivers to watch, and race-weekend color.

Band C · The Data

Schedule, predictions, entry list, track history, fantasy, and betting angles.

TV & Start Time

What channel is the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas on?

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas airs on FS1 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET, broadcast from Kansas Speedway. Every 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race airs on FS1, available through cable, satellite, and live-TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and fuboTV.

What time does the NASCAR Craftsman Truck race start today?

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas green flag is set for 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, September 26, 2026, airing on FS1. All NASCAR start times are listed in Eastern Time.

NR-Rating Track Rankings

#	Driver	Badge	Elo Rating	Starts	Wins	Last Finish
1	Denny Hamlin	Prev Winner	1624	30	4	P4(2026)
2	Chase Elliott	Prev Winner	1617	20	2	P8(2026)
3	Tyler Reddick	Prev Winner	1597	16	2	P1(2026)
4	Chris Buescher		1591	18	0	P10(2026)
5	Chase Briscoe		1579	8	0	P3(2026)
6	Brad Keselowski	Prev Winner	1570	31	1	P6(2026)
7	William Byron		1561	16	0	P7(2026)
8	Ryan Preece		1544	6	0	P11(2026)
9	Bubba Wallace	Prev Winner	1543	16	1	P5(2026)
10	Christopher Bell		1539	13	0	P20(2026)

NR-Rating: Elo-based rating from the NR-Rating prediction model. Higher = stronger at this track type. = Previous winner at this track

NR-Rating Predictions

Last updated: Wed, May 13, 2026, 07:50 AM ET

#	Driver	Tier	Exp. Finish	Win %	Top 5 %	Top 10 %
1	Tyler Reddick Best in Field	Favorite	6.2	18.2%	58.6%	76.5%
2	Chase Elliott	Favorite	7.8	17.8%	58.4%	76.5%
3	Denny Hamlin	Favorite	8.2	16.3%	55.9%	74.6%
4	Chris Buescher	Favorite	9.2	15.4%	54.1%	72.9%
5	Ryan Blaney	Favorite	9.2	12.7%	49.0%	69.0%
6	Ryan Preece	Favorite	10.1	10.9%	46.4%	67.2%
7	Christopher Bell	Contender	10.7	9.6%	43.6%	65.3%
8	William Byron	Contender	10.7	8.4%	40.3%	62.2%
9	Brad Keselowski	Contender	11.2	7.6%	38.0%	60.3%
10	Chase Briscoe	Contender	11.9	6.4%	35.5%	58.5%
11	Kyle Larson	Contender	12.7	5.2%	32.4%	56.7%
12	Bubba Wallace	Contender	12.7	5.1%	30.9%	55.5%
13	Carson Hocevar	Contender	13.1	4.3%	28.1%	53.2%
14	Ross Chastain	Contender	13.3	3.8%	25.9%	50.5%
15	Alex Bowman	Mid-Pack	13.5	3.3%	24.0%	49.5%
16	Daniel Suarez	Mid-Pack	14.0	3.1%	21.8%	47.6%
17	Ty Gibbs	Mid-Pack	14.5	3.0%	20.3%	45.4%
18	Joey Logano	Mid-Pack	14.7	2.7%	18.8%	43.9%
19	Austin Cindric	Mid-Pack	15.4	2.2%	16.9%	41.0%
20	Erik Jones	Mid-Pack	16.7	1.7%	13.5%	36.0%
21	Casey Mears	Mid-Pack	16.9	1.4%	12.6%	34.6%
22	Michael McDowell	Mid-Pack	17.0	1.2%	11.6%	32.5%
23	Kyle Busch	Mid-Pack	17.0	1.1%	10.9%	31.6%
24	Austin Dillon	Mid-Pack	17.1	0.9%	10.3%	30.3%
25	Shane van Gisbergen	Mid-Pack	18.3	0.7%	8.5%	27.2%
26	A.J. Allmendinger	Mid-Pack	18.3	0.5%	7.5%	25.0%
27	John Hunter Nemechek	Dark Horse	19.1	0.5%	6.7%	22.9%
28	Zane Smith	Dark Horse	19.1	0.5%	6.5%	22.5%
29	Todd Gilliland	Dark Horse	19.1	0.4%	5.8%	21.1%
30	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Dark Horse	19.9	0.3%	4.6%	18.5%
31	Josh Berry	Dark Horse	22.9	0.2%	2.1%	10.8%
32	Connor Zilisch	Dark Horse	22.9	0.1%	2.0%	11.2%
33	Katherine Legge	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.4%	13.2%
34	Cole Custer	Dark Horse	22.9	0.1%	1.9%	11.2%
35	Noah Gragson	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.3%	12.7%
36	Riley Herbst	Dark Horse	21.4	0.1%	2.5%	13.9%
37	Ty Dillon	Dark Horse	23.4	0.1%	1.5%	8.7%
38	B.J. McLeod	Dark Horse	24.8	0.0%	0.9%	6.7%
39	Cody Ware	Dark Horse	56.1	0.0%	0.1%	1.3%

Win probabilities reflect full-field Monte Carlo simulations. A 10% pWin means roughly 1-in-10 chance of winning — higher than most bettors realize for a 36-car field where the average driver has ~2.8% odds. Top 5 and Top 10 percentages similarly reflect simulated outcomes, not historical averages. Learn how the model works.

Predictions powered by NR-Rating model (MAE: 8.5 positions)

Prediction Scorecard

Go Bowling at The Glen: Model picked Chase Elliott at P1 → Actual P24

(1/5 top-5 hits)

38% top-5 hit rate across 11 races

History at Kansas Speedway

Truck Series data from 1995-2026 (19 races)

Recent Results

Year	Race	Winner	Margin	Laps Led
2025	NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas	Carson Hocevar	—	75
2024	NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas	Corey Heim	—	64
2024	NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas	Corey Heim	—	79
2023	NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas	Christian Eckes	—	2
2023	NASCAR Truck Series at Kansas	Grant Enfinger	—	65

All Results at This Track

2025 Hocevar 2024 Heim 2024 Heim 2023 Eckes 2023 Enfinger 2022 Nemechek 2022 Smith 2021 Busch 2020 Moffitt 2020 Crafton 2020 Hill 2019 Chastain 2018 Gragson 2017 Busch 2016 Byron 2015 Crafton 2014 Busch 2013 Crafton 2012 Buescher

Laps Led Leaders

Driver	Total Laps Led
Kyle Busch	277
Corey Heim	266
Carson Hocevar	135
Grant Enfinger	134
Matt Crafton	134

Track Type Tendencies

intermediate

Intermediate tracks like Kansas Speedway reward the complete package — car setup, pit strategy, and driver consistency all factor in. These are the races where elite teams separate themselves.

Track position and tire management are critical, especially in long green-flag runs.