2026 AdventHealth 400
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | April 19, 2026 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 AdventHealth 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on April 19, 2026, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it will be the 9th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
For the first time since the 2014 5-hour Energy 400, the race will be nationally televised on Fox.[4] Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Kansas winner Kevin Harvick calling the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims will handle pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.
| Fox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
MRN will have the radio call for the race which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and former crew chief Todd Gordon will call the race in the booth when the field will race through the tri-oval. Dave Moody will cover the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field will race through turns 1 and 2. Tim Catafalmo will call the race from a platform outside turn 4. Lead MRN Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Jason Toy will work pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo |
Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Jason Toy |
References
- ^ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR announces start times, networks for 2026 national series races". November 12, 2025.