Martin Truex, Jr., was looking to be on his way to his second career NSCS victory, as he led 173 laps of the 267 that were run in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. But, with 31 laps to go, it was Denny Hamlin taking the lead from Truex and never looking back for the win.
Hamlin, who crossed the start/finish line 0.700 seconds ahead of Truex, received his 2nd series win of the 2012 season, his 19th series career win and his 1st series win at Kansas Speedway.
Following Hamlin and Truex to the drop of the checkered flag were Jimmie Johnson finishing in third, Matt Kenseth fourth and the current series points leader, Greg Biffle (now has a 15-point lead over Martin Truex, Jr.) finishing fifth.
Rounding ... FULL STORY »
TOYOTA NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)
Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Kansas Speedway - April 21, 2012
- Tundra driver Timothy Peters (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Kansas Speedway.
- Todd Bodine (fifth) ... FULL STORY »
JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 3rd
How much did you rely on your teammates after missing first practice? "It's tough for sure, we started the second practice an hour and a half ... FULL STORY »
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
Are you looking forward to racing at Kansas this weekend? "We're excited to get back on track and we feel like we're slowly working on our mile-and-a-half program and ... FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, with a lap speed of 173.728 mph, was the fastest during the first NSCS STP 400 practice session at Kansas Speedway.
Second fastest was Carl Edwards with a lap speed of 172.900 mph, and was followed by Kasey Kahne (172.546 mph) who ... FULL STORY »
$150,000 to Help Fund Critical Research for Cystic Fibrosis
RICHMOND, Va. (April 19, 2012) –– Denny Hamlin, FedEx #11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver, announced that the Denny Hamlin Foundation will give $150,000 to Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and the ... FULL STORY »
EXPRESS NOTES:
Texas Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 12th in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway driving a specially-wrapped #11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota Camry. Hamlin overcame an early-race pit road miscue -- when he slid ... FULL STORY »
