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NASCAR America: Top Xfinity contenders break down playoffs

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The top Xfinity Series contenders Elliott Sadler, William Byron, Brendan Gaughan and Cole Custer sound off on their playoff chances as media day kicked off from the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Forget being called NASCAR’s junior league, it’s time for Xfinity Series drivers to shine as their own playoffs, a seven-race series, begin Saturday at Kentucky Speedway.

During Tuesday’s Xfinity Series media day at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, several of the top contenders for the Xfinity championship -- No. 1 seed William Byron, regular-season champion Elliott Sadler, Brendan Gaughan and series rookie Cole Custer -- talked about their hopes and how they feel they stack up against the competition in the playoffs.

Let’s hear what some of those drivers said -- and check out the full video of interviews above:

Sadler: “We’re as prepared as any race team as I’ve ever been on to make a run in the playoffs, and I can’t wait to get started. ... I want to be that champion.”

Byron: “You have to make sure you don’t make any mistakes and really put yourself in a good position. ... I feel it’s a big goal for me. And knowing how it felt to lose (a championship) last year (in the Truck Series), I definitely want to win one.”

Gaughan: “Right now, we’re back to racing hard. Round 1, race hard. We have a brand new Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, so we want to see how fast it can be, that’s the goal this week, and then we’ll see what Round 2 and Round 3 will be.”

Custer: “It would be awesome, especially for a first-year team, it would be unreal to get a championship. I think we have the speed to do it, I think we can definitely accomplish that and that’s our goal. So, I think we’ll definitely have a shot at it.”