The NASCAR Cup Series has already reached race No. 4 of 10-race Chase for the Championship. The first three races included some difficult tracks (Darlington, WWT Raceway and Bristol). The 1.5-mile, intermediate track portion of “The Chase” begins this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The next three races are at Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Three 1.5-mile, intermediate tracks. The drivers who dominate these three races will have the best chance to win the 2026 Championship. It is also a great time to take control of your Fantasy NASCAR league. It all begins in the Heartland at one of the best intermediate tracks on the schedule. The Hollywood Casino 400 can be seen Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on USA.
Here are the Fantasy NASCAR picks for the race Sunday at Kansas Speedway….
DRIVER GROUP GAME
KYLE LARSON (4): Larson has been the best driver at this track. He won the race at Kansas in 2024 and 2025 and he finished 2nd in the race this spring. Larson also finished in the top-3 in every Stage over the last three races at Kansas Speedway. Larson heated up in The Chase, so I will use him in my Driver Group Game lineup Sunday.
GROUP B DRIVERS
TYLER REDDICK (1): Reddick won the race at Kansas Speedway in April. Can the No. 45 car find that same speed Sunday? I think they can. Reddick finished 4th in Texas and 4th at Charlotte. The only driver who has been better than Reddick on the intermediate tracks this year is Denny Hamlin. Reddick has been fast on tracks similar to Kansas Speedway so I cannot fade him, despite only having one allocation left with the No. 45 car.
BUBBA WALLACE (5): Wallace has been at his best this year on the 1.5-mile intermediate tracks. He finished 9th in Las Vegas, 9th in Texas, 5th at Kansas and 6th in Chicago. Kansas Speedway ranks as the best intermediate track. He won the Hollywood Casino 400 in 2022 and he finished his last two races at Kansas Speedway in the top-five. Wallace is just too good at this track to fade this weekend.
GROUP C DRIVERS
DANIEL SUAREZ (4): Suarez has been hit or miss on the 1.5-mile intermediate tracks this year. He won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and he finished 6th at Texas Motor Speedway. I at least need to have Suarez in my lineup, just in case the No. 7 team brings the speed they had at Charlotte to the track this weekend.
SPEEDWAY COLLECTIVE
FANTRAX
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