Aric Almirola crashed victory lane in the NASACAR Xfinity Series playoff opener Saturday at Kansas Speedway for his second victory of the season. Almirola, the 40-year-old former Cup driver running a limited Xfinity schedule for Joe Gibbs Racing, has six career Xfinity victories, also winning at Martinsville in April. Almirola, Cole Custer, and Chandler Smith dueled over the final 40 laps, with Smith leading most of the way.