An exciting night of NASCAR Cup racing is on tap at EchoPark Speedway, where the first round of the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge begins.

For example, first-seeded Denny Hamlin will go up against the No. 32 seed, Ty Dillon, on Saturday, while No. 7 Ryan Blaney will go up against Portage native Carson Hocevar, who is ranked 26th. The winner of the event, which will be crowned in the return of the Brickyard 400 next month, will receive a $1 million prize.

Season Challenge in Saturday night's Cup Series race in Atlanta generated differing opinions and expectations from drivers.After all, there's a points race to attend to. Every team's top priority is qualifying for the playoffs and trying to win the championship.