1 - Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 110.4
2016 Rundown
· Two wins, seven top fives, 12 top 10s,
· Led 474 laps
· Average Finish of 14.6
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Three wins, eight top fives, 16 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 7.882, series-best
· Average Running Position of 9.513, series-best
· Driver Rating of 110.4, series-best
· 3721 Laps in the Top 15 (82.9), series-most
· 778 Quality Passes, series-most
2 - Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 107.4
2016 Rundown
· Two wins, six top fives, 14 top 10s,
· Led 595 laps
· Average Finish of 14.4
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, seven top fives, 12 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 11.059, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 9.939, second-best
· Driver Rating of 107.4, second-best
· 3510 Laps in the Top 15 (78.2), third-most
· 574 Quality Passes, sixth-most
3 - Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 83.8
2016 Rundown
· Four wins, 13 top fives, 19 top 10s,
· Led 1370 laps
· Average Finish of 12.2
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· One win, three top fives, five top 10s
· Average finish of 18.125, 20th-best
· Average Running Position of 16.425, 18th-best
· Driver Rating of 83.8, 17th-best
· 2416 Laps in the Top 15 (57.2), 15th-most
· 506 Quality Passes, 11th-most
4 - Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.6
2016 Rundown
· Four wins, 15 top fives, 20 top 10s,
· Led 458 laps
· Average Finish of 9.1
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· One win, two top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.077, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.943, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 91.6, 10th-best
· 2477 Laps in the Top 15 (71.2), fifth-most
· 497 Quality Passes, 12th-most
5 - Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet SS)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.5
2016 Rundown
· One win, seven top fives, 18 top 10s,
· Led 237 laps
· Average Finish of 12
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Two top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 16.059, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.834, 14th-best
· Driver Rating of 88.5, 13th-best
· 2765 Laps in the Top 15 (61.6), 13th-most
· 539 Quality Passes, ninth-most
6 - Carl Edwards (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.4
2016 Rundown
· Two wins, seven top fives, 16 top 10s,
· Led 773 laps
· Average Finish of 12.6
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Six top fives, 12 top 10s
· Average finish of 9.941, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.459, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 95.4, seventh-best
· 3082 Laps in the Top 15 (68.7), sixth-most
· 629 Quality Passes, third-most
7 - Martin Truex Jr (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.5
2016 Rundown
· Four wins, seven top fives, 15 top 10s,
· Led 1594 laps
· Average Finish of 12.1
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Four top fives, five top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 17.125, 16th-best
· Average Running Position of 12.610, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 95.5, sixth-best
· 2769 Laps in the Top 15 (65.6), 11th-most
· 443 Quality Passes, 14th-most
8 - Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 86.6
2016 Rundown
· Three wins, ten top fives, 17 top 10s,
· Led 406 laps
· Average Finish of 12
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· One win, four top fives, five top 10s
· Average finish of 16.750, 14th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.450, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.6, 14th-best
· 2680 Laps in the Top 15 (63.5), 12th-most
· 534 Quality Passes, 10th-most
9 - Austin Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 71.0
2016 Rundown
· Four top fives, 11 top 10s,
· Led 8 laps
· Average Finish of 14.5
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Two top 10s
· Average finish of 20.333, 26th-best
· Average Running Position of 20.755, 27th-best
· Driver Rating of 71.0, 26th-best
· 501 Laps in the Top 15 (31.1), 26th-most
· 115 Quality Passes, 27th-most
10 - Chase Elliott (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 79.3
2016 Rundown
· Nine top fives, 15 top 10s,
· Led 239 laps
· Average Finish of 14.2
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· One top 10
· Average finish of 9.000, second-best
· Average Running Position of 16.412, 17th-best
· Driver Rating of 79.3, 20th-best
· 92 Laps in the Top 15 (34.5), 25th-most
· 20 Quality Passes, 39th-most
11 - Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 85.6
2016 Rundown
· One win, 11 top fives, 20 top 10s,
· Led 390 laps
· Average Finish of 11.1
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, five top fives, five top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 18.714, 23rd-best
· Average Running Position of 16.356, 16th-best
· Driver Rating of 85.6, 15th-best
· 1943 Laps in the Top 15 (51.9), 17th-most
· 389 Quality Passes, 16th-most
12 - Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart Hass Racing Chevrolet SS)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 103.4
2016 Rundown
· Three wins, 14 top fives, 22 top 10s,
· Led 1219 laps
· Average Finish of 9.6
Kansas Speedway Outlook:
· One win, five top fives, ten top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 9.353, third-best
· Average Running Position of 10.244, third-best
· Driver Rating of 103.4, third-best
· 3392 Laps in the Top 15 (75.6), fourth-most
· 612 Quality Passes, fifth-most
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Jimmie Johnson
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20
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3
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3
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8
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16
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1
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9.2
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110.4
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2
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Matt Kenseth
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21
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2
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2
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7
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12
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2
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13.3
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107.4
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3
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Kyle Busch
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17
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0
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1
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3
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5
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4
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19.2
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83.8
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4
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Brad Keselowski
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13
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1
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1
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2
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7
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0
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12.1
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91.6
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5
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Kurt Busch
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21
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1
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0
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2
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7
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2
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17.1
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88.5
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6
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Carl Edwards
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18
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0
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0
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6
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12
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1
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10.6
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95.4
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7
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Martin Truex Jr
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16
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1
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0
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4
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5
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1
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17.1
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95.5
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8
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Denny Hamlin
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16
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0
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1
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4
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5
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2
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16.8
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86.6
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9
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Austin Dillon
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6
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0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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20.3
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71.0
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10
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Chase Elliott
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1
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0
|
0
|
0
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1
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0
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9.0
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79.3
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11
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Joey Logano
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14
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1
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2
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5
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5
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2
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18.7
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85.6
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12
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Kevin Harvick
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21
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3
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1
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5
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10
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1
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10.8
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103.4
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* – Based on last 17 races at Kansas Speedway (2005 – 2016).
Kansas Speedway Data
Season Race #: 31 of 36 (05-02-16)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 17 to 20 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 17 to 20 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 10 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,685 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,207 feet
Race Length: 267 laps / 400 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 110.4
Matt Kenseth............................ 107.4
Kevin Harvick............................ 103.4
Greg Biffle.................................. 96.8
Martin Truex Jr............................ 95.5
Carl Edwards.............................. 95.4
Kasey Kahne.............................. 91.8
Kyle Larson................................ 91.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 91.8
Tony Stewart.............................. 89.1
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (17 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
195.503 mph, 27.621 secs. 10-16-15
2015 race winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
135.732 mph, (02:58:22), 10-18-15
Track qualifying record:
Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
197.773 mph, 27.304 secs. 10-03-14
Track race record:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota
144.122 mph, (02:46:44), 04-22-12
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Kansas Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking was held on May 25, 1999.
· The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first events being an ARCA race and a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race on the same day – June 2.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on Sept. 30, 2001 – won by Jeff Gordon (110.576 mph, 3:37:19).
· During the 2012 season, between the April and October events the 1.5-mile track underwent a repave adding variable banking in the corners.
Starts
· There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011.
· 126 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 96 in more than one.
· Four drivers have started all 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway – Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman.
· Joey Logano leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Kansas Speedway with a 10.571.
· Four drivers all-time have made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start at Kansas Speedway: Erik Jones (5/09/2015), Ryan Blaney (5/10/2014), Austin Dillon (10/09/2011) and Denny Hamlin (10/09/2005).
Poles
· 14 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each.
· Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph.
· Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick are the only two drivers to win consecutive Coors Light poles at Kansas Speedway (Johnson – 2007, 2008 and Harvick – fall 2013, spring 2014 and fall 2014).
· Youngest Kansas pole winner: Joey Logano (05/09/2015 – 24 years, 11 months, 15 days).
· Oldest Kansas pole winner: Mark Martin (10/04/2009 – 50 years, 8 months, 25 days).
Wins
· 13 different drivers have won at Kansas Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson with three each.
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Kansas with six: Jeff Gordon (three: 2001, 2002 and 2014) and Jimmie Johnson (three: 2008, 2011 and 2015).
· Four manufacturers have won at Kansas Speedway in the NSCS; led by Chevrolet with 10 victories, Ford with six, Toyota has three and Dodge has two.
· Four of the 21 (19%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole; Joe Nemechek (2004), Jimmie Johnson (2008), Matt Kenseth (spring 2013) and Kevin Harvick(fall 2013).
· Five of the 21 (23.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from the front row: four from the pole and one from second-place.
· 12 of the 21 (57.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 18 of the 21 (85.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-20 starting position.
· Two of the 21 (9.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20. – 21st (Tony Stewart, 2006) and 25th (Brad Keselowski, 2011).
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Kansas Speedway is 25th, by Brad Keselowski in the spring of 2011.
· Youngest Kansas winner: Joey Logano (10/05/2014 – 24 years, 4 months, 11 days).
· Oldest Kansas winner: Mark Martin (10/09/2005 – 46 years, 9 months, 0 days).
· Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth are the only two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers that have posted consecutive wins at Kansas Speedway: Gordon (2001 and 2002 – the first two NSCS events at Kansas) and Kenseth (fall of 2012, spring of 2013).
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win at Kansas in his first appearance.
· Kyle Busch competed at Kansas Speedway 16 times before winning in the earlier this season; the longest span of any the 10 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Kansas.
· Kyle Busch (16), Kevin Harvick (15) and Matt Kenseth (13) have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Kansas Speedway.
· Kurt Busch leads the series with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 21.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Kevin Harvick has the series most runner-up finishes at Kansas Speedway with three.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Kansas Speedway with 11; followed by Jimmie Johnsonwith eight, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle each have seven.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway with 16; followed by Jeff Gordon(14), Carl Edwards (12) and Matt Kenseth (12).
· Jimmie Johnson (9.150) is the only active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver with more than one start at Kansas Speedway with an average finishing position inside the top 10.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· There has been two NSCS races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Kansas Speedway: fall of 2011 (267/272) and fall of 2015 (267/269).
· Only one of the 21 races at Kansas Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions: fall of 2007 - Completed 210 of the scheduled 267 laps.
· Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway.
· Brad Keselowski has participated in the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway without posting a DNF (13).
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway was the (10/10/2004) race won by Joe Nemechek with a MOV of 0.081 second.
· Matt Kenseth leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kansas Speedway with 658 laps led in 21 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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Date
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Danica Patrick
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23
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20
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53.9
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5/7/2016
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Danica Patrick
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29
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22
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54.7
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10/18/2015
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Danica Patrick
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27
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27
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54.4
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5/9/2015
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Danica Patrick
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29
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16
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67.9
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10/5/2014
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Danica Patrick
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9
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7
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101.4
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5/10/2014
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Danica Patrick
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29
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43
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29.3
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10/6/2013
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Danica Patrick
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25
|
25
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55.8
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4/21/2013
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Danica Patrick
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40
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32
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40.4
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10/21/2012
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Averages
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26.4
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24.0
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57.2
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· Danica Patrick’s seventh-place finish (2014) at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the third highest finish by a female driver in the series. Patrick’s series career-best finish is sixth and the best finish by a female driver in the NSCS is Sarah Christian’s fifth-place finish in 1949.
NASCAR in Kansas
· There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in the state of Kansas - all at Kansas Speedway.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Kansas Speedway
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Kansas City
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21
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Kansas Drivers In NASCAR
· 17 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Kansas.
· Of the 17 Kansas drivers only 10 have competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· Two drivers from Kansas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series; both have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NXS
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NCWTS
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Clint Bowyer
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8
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8
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3
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Jim Roper
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1
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0
|
0
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
|
Needs
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Milestones
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Martin Truex Jr.
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399
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1
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Become the 57th driver to make 400 or more NSCS starts
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Tony Stewart
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49
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson for 11th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Kyle Busch
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38
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1
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Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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38
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1
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Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Kurt Busch
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28
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1
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Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Carl Edwards
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27
|
1
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Tie Rex White and Kurt Busch for 26th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Ryan Newman
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51
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3
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To tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time NSCS poles list
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Jimmie Johnson
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35
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time NSCS poles list
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Kasey Kahne
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27
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1
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Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time NSCS poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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24
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1
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Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time NSCS poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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48
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1
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Break the tie with Lee Petty and become solely 10th on all-time NSCS second-place finishes list
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Kyle Busch
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35
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1
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Break the tie with Harry Gant and become solely 20th on all-time NSCS second-place finishes list
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Brad Keselowski
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74
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1
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Tie Fred Lorenzen (75) for 52nd on the all-time NSCS top-five finishes list.
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Jimmie Johnson
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363
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623
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Tie his own record ('09 - 986 laps led) for the most all-time laps led during a single 10-race Chase (2004-16)
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Martin Truex Jr.
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360
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626
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Tie Jimmie Johnson ('09 - 986 laps led) for the most all-time laps led during a single 10-race Chase (2004-16)
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Jeff Gordon
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24,936
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64
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To become sixth NSCS driver all-time to lead 25,000 or more laps
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Tony Stewart
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12,818
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182
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To become 11th NSCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 or more laps
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Matt Kenseth
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10,982
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18
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To become 16th NSCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,860
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140
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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Carl Edwards
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5,991
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9
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To become 33rd NSCS driver all-time to lead 6,000 or more laps
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Jeff Gordon to become solely the series leader in wins at Kansas Speedway
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
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Tony Stewart
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2
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
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Greg Biffle
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2
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
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Joey Logano
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2
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne to become solely the series leader in poles at Kansas
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Kevin Harvick
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne to become solely the series leader in poles at Kansas
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Kasey Kahne
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick to become solely the series leader in poles at Kansas
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne for the series most poles at Kansas
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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4
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1
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To break the tie with Roush Fenway Racing to become solely second in series wins at Kansas
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Roush Fenway Racing
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4
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1
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To break the tie with Joe Gibbs Racing to become solely second in series wins at Kansas
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Team Penske
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3
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1
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To tie Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing for second most series wins at Kansas
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