Greg DePalma and Eric Smith (Race Review Online) get under the hood to look at the survivors into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup playoffs Round of 8 following Denny Hamlin‘s victory in a green/white/checkered finish last weekend at Kansas. Hamlin now stands third in the driver standings behind Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., with Martinsville Speedway leading off the next three-week playoff cluster followed by Texas and Phoenix.