NASCAR Playoffs at Kansas: TV schedule, times, channels and more

KANSAS CITY, KS - MAY 12: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 REV Group Ford, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, lead the field during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 12, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

See when all the on-track action is going down at Kansas Speedway with NASCAR’s top two series both heading to the midwest this weekend.

It’s do or die time at Kansas Speedway for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, with the cutoff for the Round of 8 looming in the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs and several big names on the outside looking in. Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson are two drivers who need either a win or a top-5 finish with lots of misfortune for others to advance, while even defending Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. can’t get too comfortable since he’s on the bubble at the moment.

In the NASCAR XFINITY Series, the Round of 8 begins at Kansas. Christopher Bell and Justin Allgaier start off this round with a nice cushion, albeit one that could go away quickly if they crash out early, but behind them the field is tightly bunched as just 12 points total separate everyone from third-place Daniel Hemric down to Austin Cindric in eighth.

That obviously means both races will be important this weekend, though there’s definitely more on the line in the Cup Series event. To catch everything going down on the track, you’ll need to switch between three different NBC stations.

Next. How a penalty at Talladega put Kyle Larson in must-win territory. dark

Here’s the full rundown of the NASCAR weekend TV schedule, courtesy of NASCAR.com:

Friday, Oct. 19

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, 2:05 p.m., NBCSN
NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, 3:05 p.m., NBCSN
NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, 5:00 p.m., NBCSN
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, 7:10 p.m., NBCSN

Saturday, Oct. 20

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, 10:30 a.m., CNBC
NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, 11:40 a.m., CNBC
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, 1:05 p.m., NBCSN
NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300, 2:55 p.m., NBC

Sunday, Oct. 21

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400, 2:30 p.m., NBC

Home/NASCAR