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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It’s NASCAR race day at Kansas Speedway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400.

START TIME: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, star of NBC television’s “Truth Be Told,” is scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:22 p.m. (ET) today. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 2:31 p.m. for the green flag.

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RACE DISTANCE: The Hollywood Casino 400, the second of two Sprint Cup races this season at Kansas Speedway, is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile track for a total of 400 miles.

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NATIONAL ANTHEM: Gracie Schram, a resident of Leawood, Kan., will perform the national anthem.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast today’s race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. The Motor Racing Network will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: Today’s forecast is picture perfect – a high of 70 with sunny skies and almost no chance of rain.

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LAST TIME: Joey Logano won last year’s fall race at Kansas. The Kyles – Larson and Busch – followed in second and third, respectively.

STARTING LINEUP: Brad Keselowski won the pole Friday with a speed of 195.503 mph. Following in the top five on today’s starting grid will be Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.

Today’s lineup at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway (car number in parentheses):

1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 195.503 mph.

2. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 195.454.

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 194.826.

4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194.756.

5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.735.

6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194.623.

7. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 194.37.

8. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 194.363.

9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194.335.

10. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.301.

11. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194.161.