The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, track by track

Chris Buescher (17), Daniel Suarez (99), Denny Hamlin (11), Justin Haley (31), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), Aric Almirola (10) and others get involved in a multi-car accident between Turns 1 and 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
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The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs open this weekend in South Carolina. A rundown of the tracks in this year's postseason.

ROUND OF 16

DARLINGTON RACEWAY

Darlington, South Carolina

Sept. 4, 6 p.m. EST, USA Network

1.366-mile oval, 367 laps/501.3 miles

2021 Winner: Denny Hamlin

KANSAS SPEEDWAY

Kansas City, Kansas

Sept. 11, 3 p.m. EST, USA Network

1.5-mile oval, 267 laps/400.5 miles

2021 Winner: Kyle Larson

BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Bristol, Tennessee

Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. EST, USA Network

0.533-mile oval, 500 laps/266.5 miles

2021 Winner: Kyle Larson

ROUND of 12

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Fort Worth, Texas

Sept. 25, 3:30 p.m. EST, USA Network

1.5-mile oval, 334 laps/501 miles

2021 Winner: Kyle Larson

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

Talladega, Alabama

Oct. 2, 2 p.m. EST, NBC

2.66-mile oval, 188 laps/500.08 miles

2021 Winner: Bubba Wallace

CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE

Concord, N.C.

Oct. 9, 2 p.m., NBC

2.28-mile oval-road course, 109 laps/248.52 miles

2021 Winner: Kyle Larson

ROUND OF 8

LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Las Vegas, Nevada

Oct. 16, 2:30 EST, NBC

1.5-mile oval, 267 laps/400.5 miles

2021 Winner: Denny Hamlin

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY

Homestead, Florida

Oct. 23, 2:30 EST, NBC

1.5-mile oval, 267 laps/400.5 miles

2021 Winner: William Byron

MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

Martinsville, Virginia

Oct. 30, 2 p.m. EST, NBC

0.526-mile oval, 500 laps/263 miles

2021 Winner: Alex Bowman

CHAMPIONSHIP

PHOENIX RACEWAY

Avondale, Arizona

Nov. 6. 3 p.m. EST, NBC

1.022-mile oval, 312 laps/312 miles

2021 Winner: Kyle Larson

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