Overview

• Green flag is scheduled for Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on USA Network and radio on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
• The race is the Round of 8 opener, where a victory secures an automatic berth in the Nov. 2 Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
• Kyle Larson tops pre-qualifying odds on DraftKings, with Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Joey Logano among leading contenders, while spring Las Vegas winner Josh Berry is priced as a long shot.
• Denny Hamlin enters as the No. 1 seed; William Byron holds the final transfer spot and Christopher Bell is the first driver out, with Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano facing larger points deficits.
• The 267-lap, 400.5-mile event features stages of 80, 85 and 102 laps and a listed purse of $9,797,935, with Joey Logano the defending playoff race winner and Christopher Bell last season’s pole sitter.