Who’s hot, who’s not as NASCAR Cup Series hits Kansas

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series enters the Heartland for its first of two visits in 2022 to Kansas Speedway (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET on FS1).

From our friends at Racing Insights, here’s a handful of drivers who are hot going into Sunday’s race – and a handful of drivers who are not and need to make a turnaround.

Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

Alex Bowman (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

Bubba Wallace (No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota)

Kurt Busch (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)

Cole Custer (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)