Bell ran top five much of the day at Kansas. He finished third in the first stage, fifth in the second stage and then finished second in the race. This was his sixth top five of the season and eighth top 10. The JGR driver was really never a threat to win, but he was there if Larson had trouble.

He started on the pole, won both stages, earned the bonus point for the fastest lap of the race, led 221 of 267 laps and took the points lead. Larson’s victory was his third of the season, the earliest he has scored three wins in a Cup season.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks for NASCAR at Kansas Speedway, where Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Denny Hamlin are favorites

Quietly putting together a remarkable season, Ryan Preece netted his fourth top 10 of 2025 in this past Sunday\\\"s Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, and he did so by being the only driver to have top-10 rankings across the board,

Byron sits at No. 2 in the Cup Series standings, while Bell improved to No. 3 with his runner-up finish in Kansas. Chase Elliott stood pat at No. 4, and Ryan Blaney jumped up to No. 5 in the standings by ending Sunday's race in the No. 3 spot.

NASCAR confirmed that Layne Riggs, who finished second in the Craftsman Truck Series race in Kansas, was disqualified after a post-race infraction. The No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford was found to have violated Section 14.4.9.A in the NASCAR Rule Book, which is associated with the bed cover of the trucks.

Zane Smith is in his second full-time Cup season. Through the first 11 races of the 2025 campaign, the No. 38 driver has had a solid start, including seven top 20s and a season-best ninth at Phoenix. Heading into Sunday’s race at Kansas, he had an average finishing position of 19.1.