Here’s how to watch Sunday’s NASCAR Cup playoff race at Kansas Speedway

The second round of the Cup playoffs begins Sunday at Kansas Speedway.

Twelve drivers remain. Kyle Larson, who won at Bristol last weekend, leads the points.

Joey Logano holds the final transfer spot in this three-race round.

Austin Cindric (-3 points), Daniel Suarez (-6), Alex Bowman (-7) and Chase Briscoe (-7) are below the cutline.

Good news, bad news for the NASCAR Cup teams ahead of the playoff race in Kansas

The second round of the Cup playoffs begins Sunday at Kansas Speedway on USA Network.

Details about Sunday’s Cup race at Kansas Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start the engines is given at 2:54 p.m. by Tara Davis-Woodhall, 2024 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s long jump, and Hunter Woodall, 2024 Paralympic gold medalist in the men’s 400-meter dash. … The green flag flies at 3:05 p.m

BEFORE THE RACE: The garage opens at 12:00 p.m…. Drivers’ briefing will be at 2:00 p.m…. Drivers’ induction will be at 2:15 p.m…. Invocation will be at 2:46 p.m. by Pastor Jeff Carlson of the New Haven Seventh-Day Adventist Church held. … The national anthem will be performed at 2:47 p.m

DISTANCE: The race lasts 267 laps (400.5 miles) around the 1.5 mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends on lap 80. Stage 2 ends on lap 165.

STARTING LINEUP: Cup qualification begins on Saturday at 1:45 p.m.

TV/RADIO: USA Network will broadcast the race at 3 p.m. Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on USA. … Motor Racing Network coverage begins at 2 p.m. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the MRN broadcast.

FORECAST: The Weather Underground forecast The start of the Cup race is expected to have mostly sunny skies with high temperatures of 79 degrees and no chance of rain.

LAST TIME: Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by 0.001 seconds in May in the closest finish in series history. Chase Elliott finished third. Tyler Reddick won the playoff race last year. Denny Hamlin finished second. Erik Jones came third.