BRISTOL, Tenn. — Just like in an actual race, Kyle Larson has put some separation between himself and the drivers near the cutoff line for the playoffs heading into Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson, the driver of the No. 42 Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, ranks 13th in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings, 71 points ahead of 17th-place Daniel Suarez and 77 ahead of seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson. With just three races left in the regular season, a good showing by Larson at Bristol will virtually wrap up a berth in the 16-driver playoff — and there isn’t anywhere he’d rather be than the high-banked .533-mile oval. “It just feels like a dirt track and how you would race a dirt car,” Larson said.