NASCAR & Auto Racing

Looking for some drivers to watch in the two NASCAR trucks races at Kansas Speedway?

In 2014, Grant Enfinger won the ARCA Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
In 2014, Grant Enfinger won the ARCA Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The Associated Press

Here are five drivers to watch in the NASCAR trucks series races on Friday and Saturday at Kansas Speedway.

Grant Enfinger, No 98 Ford

Enfinger, 35, owns wins at Daytona and Atlanta. The 2015 ARCA Series champion, Enfinger has four third-place finishes in that series at Kansas Speedway and two top 10 finishes in the trucks.

Austin Hill, No. 16 Toyota

Hill, 26, is looking for his first win of the season but leads the standings by 22 points based on finishing in the Top 10 in seven of eight races, including second at Atlanta and Pocono. He was fourth last year at Kansas.

Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford

Rhodes, 23, has two career wins, at Las Vegas in 2017 and Kentucky in 2018, both similar 1.5 mile tracks to Kansas Speedway. He has six top-five finishes in seven starts this season.

Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Chevrolet

Creed, 22, posted his first career trucks win earlier this month at Kentucky and is third in the standings He capped his 2018 ARCA championship by winning the season finale at Kansas Speedway.

Christian Eckes, No. 18 Toyota

Eckes, driving for Kyle Busch Racing, has been strong on intermediate tracks, finishing second last week at Texas and third at Atlanta. He won the 2019 ARCA title and race at Kansas.

This week’s TV schedule at Kansas Speedway

Thursday: NASCAR Cup Series Kansas 400

Friday: 6 p.m., Kansas 200 (NASCAR trucks), FS1

Friday: 9 p.m., ARCA Kansas 150, FS1

Saturday: 12:30 p.m., Kansas Speedway 200 (NASCAR trucks), FSN

Saturday: 4 p.m., Xfinity Kansas Lottery 250, NBCSN

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