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Kyle Larson's win at Darlington aside, several other past NASCAR Cup champs are playing the unfamiliar role of underdog in the playoffs.

, competing in his final Cup playoffs with his retirement coming at the end of the season, was in position to contend for the win but finished 19th due to an untimely pit-road penalty.

"On paper, it may look like you're the underdog, but there's times internally you feel like you're the favorite," Logano said."We've got to work toward that point still. We still have to get faster; we're not quite at that point yet. "But there's been plenty of times where the 22 team has made it to the Championship 4 and had a chance to win the championship in years that we may be the underdog. So I feel OK about that."The other two-time champ in the field, Busch has won three races this year but probably isn't seen as a favorite.

While it has been a breakthrough season at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing — Keselowski became a co-owner prior to the start of last season — Keselowski knows that the odds probably aren't in his favor despite finishing fifth in the regular-season point standings.

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