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Articles tagged ‘Kansas Speedway’

Apr 23
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Wall Scrape Lands Rookie Jeb Burton His First Did Not Finish In the Land of Oz

No. 27 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Silverado Kansas City, Kansas (April 23, 2012) - Just one week after a solid run at Rockingham Speedway, Burton was hoping to continue the team's momentum with a solid performance in Kansas, only to find himself out of the race on lap one and into the wall landing himself his first DNF early on in the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. After a promising first practice finishing in the 13th spot, Burton struggled in the final practice with speed, only to find in a post practice team inspection that the #27 Hillman Racing Team was needing a motor change. The team went to work feverishly changing the motor just before the garage closed on Friday night leaving Burton ... FULL STORY »

Kansas Ends Early for SS Green Light Team

No. 08 Florida Watermelon Association / National Watermelon Promotion Board Toyota Tundra (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR) April 23, 2012. Just 17 laps into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250, the motor coughed in Ross Chastain's Florida Watermelon Association Toyota and sent the Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate to the garage ending his ... FULL STORY »

Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Recap

Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 STP Ford - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Aric Almirola No. 43 STP Ford Fusion Aric Almirola started the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway from the 26th position. Almirola finished the STP 400 as follows: 23rd—Aric Almirola, No.43 STP Ford Fusion After starting in the 26th position, Almirola ... FULL STORY »

Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Recap

Marcos Ambrose/DeWalt - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Marcos Ambrose No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose started the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway from the 28th position. Ambrose finished the STP 400 as follows: 16th—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion · Sunday marked Ambrose’s 127th NASCAR Sprint ... FULL STORY »

Logano Salvages Top-15 Finish After Starting From Rear at Kansas Speedway

Joey Logano - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images Post-Race Highlights: Joey Logano qualified a season-best third for Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway despite losing an engine and missing the entire first practice session on Friday.  The engine change meant Logano, despite the strong qualifying effort, had to drop to ... FULL STORY »

Unscheduled Stop Halts Newman’s Solid Run at Kansas

NSCS Ryan Newman (Haas Automation/Stewart-Haas Racing) - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Haas Automation Driver Salvages Top-20 Finish Date: April 22, 2012 Event: STP 400 (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 13th/20th (Running, completed 265 of 267 laps) Point Standing: 10th (249 points, 63 out ... FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart Secures 13th at Kansas

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, talks with crew chief Steve Addington in the garage - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Perseveres with Ill-Handling Racecar To Score Fifth Top-15 Finish of 2012 Date: April 22, 2012 Event: STP 400 (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish 23rd/13th (Running, completed 267 of 267 ... FULL STORY »



Regan Smith, driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
Regan Smith Finishes 24th in Kansas
Posted 04.22.12
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (April 22, 2012) -- Regan Smith battled hard just to finish 24th in Sunday's STP 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. It was Smith's third 24th-place result of the season, his lowest finishing position of the eight races contested in 2012. The Furniture Row/Farm American driver has ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, climbs into his car in the garage - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
Team Chevy Earns Four of The Top-10 Finishing Positions at Kansas
Posted 04.22.12
KANSAS CITY, KS - (April 22, 2012) – Jimmie Johnson led all Team Chevy drivers at Kansas Speedway to bring his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet home in third place in the STP 400, Round 7 on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour.  Carrying a vintage ‘muscle car’ paint scheme in homage ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.22.12
Camry driver Denny Hamlin won his second race of the season in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin led twice for 32 laps in the 267 lap race. The win marks the first NSCS victory for Toyota at the 1.5-mile track and 41st NSCS win since entering ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota, drives on track - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images for NASCAR
Kyle Busch Brings Home Top-10 Finish at Kansas
Posted 04.22.12
M&M’s Driver Climbs 15 Positions in Race, Gains One Spot in Points Date: April 22, 2012 Event: STP 400 (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 25th/10th (Running, completed 267 of 267 laps) Point Standing: 13th (218 points, 94 out of first) Winner: Denny ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.22.12
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – FINISHED 3RD: IT SOUNDED LIKE ON THE RADIO THAT YOU GUYS REALLY HAD TO CHASE THIS RACE TRACK AND MAKE A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS “We did. We had good speed and we could run second and third all day long, but to catch the 56 ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS STP 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.22.12
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 11th “I thought that we had a pretty good day with the Miller Lite Dodge.  We just fell off a bit there in the middle of the race and lost our track position.  I thought we were a top-10 car all ...FULL STORY »
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Roush Fenway Places all 3 Fords inside Top 10 at Kansas
Posted 04.22.12
Kenseth, Biffle finish top five; Biffle maintains points lead KANSAS CITY, Kansas (April22, 2012) – Matt Kenseth finished fourth to lead a trio of Roush Fenway Fords in top 10 in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Fellow RFR teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards finished fifth and ninth. ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.22.12
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion – “It was a good run for us, not great. I wish we could have got up there and mixed it up with the top two a little bit more, but overall, it was a solid day. We had good pit ...FULL STORY »
Denny Hamlin celebrates his 19th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in Kansas Speedway's Victory Lane on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan. - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Results
Posted 04.22.12
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 ...FULL STORY »


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