Here are the TV times and more info as NASCAR is at Kansas Speedway this weekend for its first of two race weekends in the 2026 season.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- NASCAR is at Kansas Speedway this weekend for its first of two race weekends in the 2026 season.
The NASCAR Cup Series is racing this Sunday, April 19, for the ninth race of the season, the AdventHealth 400. Meanwhile, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series is racing this Saturday, April 18, for the 10th race of the season, the Kansas Lottery 300.
NOAPS will race after the ARCA Menards Series. ARCA will go green on FS1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM at 12:30 p.m. ET.
NASCAR Cup Series' AdventHealth 400
- Most recent winner at Kansas: Chase Elliott
- Last year's winner in this race: Kyle Larson
- Last week's winner: Ty Gibbs
Bristol winner Gibbs has started well at Kansas, starting no worse than eighth in the last four races at the 1.5-mile track. However, he has just two finishes better than 25th in seven races: 14th in fall of 2023, fifth in fall of 2024.
However, at Las Vegas, a similar 1.5-mile track, he started third and finished fifth, which raises his hopes for this weekend after a breakthrough win.
Hendrick Motorsports is certainly pining for higher hopes at Kansas. Although Larson dominated the race and finished inside the top-five, his teammates all finished outside of the top-20.
Elliott, the most recent Cup winner at Kansas, finished 22nd after a late-race spin. Meanwhile, William Byron and Alex Bowman finished 30th and 37th due to poor handling and a stage two crash, respectively.
Byron and Bowman have never won at Kansas before but have each finished second, in fall of 2024 and spring of 2019, respectively.
Bowman led 63 of 271 laps in spring of 2019. That was only topped by leading 107 of 267 laps in fall of 2022 when he finished a personal NextGen-best fourth. In all, he has just one finish outside of the top-10 in the NextGen era at Kansas.
Hendrick's prospects are nice to think about but Toyota is ultimately going to be hard to beat, as long as they don't beat themselves.
In the fall, Toyota spent 229 of 273 laps out in front, with Denny Hamlin leading 159 laps. His driver, Bubba Wallace, led 13 and tried to lead the most important one until Hamlin ran him up the track and opened the door for Elliott to win.
Christopher Bell, who challenged Hamlin a lap before Wallace, led 43 laps. Chase Briscoe led 19 laps for Toyota.
Joining Toyota for the weekend is Corey Heim and his No. 67 23XI Racing team, the only open entry for this Sunday's race.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' Kansas Lottery 300
- Most recent winner at Kansas (last year): Brandon Jones
- Last week's winner: Connor Zilisch (not entered, Carson Kvapil is in the No. 1 car)
Other notable entries: Cole Custer: (No. 0), Luke Baldwin (No. 5), Rajah Caruth (No. 32), Nick Leitz (No. 42), William Byron (No. 88).
With 37 teams entered, everyone will race and no one has to go home.
Friday, April 17, 2026 NASCAR TV Schedule
- NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' Practice: 7 p.m. ET (The CW App, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)
- NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' Qualifying: 8:05 p.m. ET (The CW App, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)
Saturday, April 18, 2026 NASCAR TV Schedule
- NASCAR Cup Series Practice: 4 p.m. ET (Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)
- NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: 5:10 p.m. ET (Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)
- NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' Kansas Lottery 300 Race: 7 p.m. ET (The CW MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)
Sunday, April 19, 2026 NASCAR TV Schedule
- NASCAR Cup Series' AdventHealth 400 Race: 2 p.m. ET (FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)