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| Joey Logano has the look of a champion as he heads to Kansas Speedway. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 Top 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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Joey Logano
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12
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1
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1
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4
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4
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1
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18.6
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82.3
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2
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Kevin Harvick
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19
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3
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1
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4
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9
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1
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11
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102.1
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3
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Martin Truex Jr
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14
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0
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0
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4
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5
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1
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17.5
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93.3
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4
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Denny Hamlin
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14
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0
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1
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3
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4
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1
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16.4
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86.5
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5
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Kurt Busch
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19
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1
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0
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1
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5
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2
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18.4
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85.5
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6
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Carl Edwards
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16
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0
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0
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6
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11
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1
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10.8
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96.0
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7
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Jeff Gordon
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19
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0
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3
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11
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13
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2
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9.9
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100.5
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8
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Brad Keselowski
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11
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0
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1
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2
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5
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0
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12.5
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90.8
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9
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Ryan Newman
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19
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0
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1
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3
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6
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3
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17.6
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72.5
| |
10
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Kyle Busch
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15
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0
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0
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1
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3
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4
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21.4
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78.8
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11
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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18
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1
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0
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3
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9
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2
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15.8
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91.8
| |
12
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Matt Kenseth
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19
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2
|
2
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6
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11
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2
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13.8
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104.9
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* – Based on last 15 races at Kansas Speedway (2005 – 2015).
Kansas Speedway Data
Season Race #: 31 of 36 (10-12-15)
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........................ 111.6
Matt Kenseth............................. 104.9
Kyle Larson............................... 104.3
Kevin Harvick............................ 102.1
Greg Biffle................................ 101.1
Jeff Gordon.............................. 100.5
Carl Edwards.............................. 96.0
Martin Truex Jr............................ 93.3
Kasey Kahne.............................. 93.0
Tony Stewart............................... 92.4
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (15 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2014 pole winner:
Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
197.621 mph, 27.325 secs. 10-03-14
2014 race winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
141.951 mph, (02:49:17), 10-05-14
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 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011.
· 122 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 91 in more than one.
· Five drivers have started all 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway – Jeff Gordon, 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 10.0.
· 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion and 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series championAustin Dillon (10/09/2011), Ryan Blaney (5/10/2014) and Chase Contender Denny Hamlin (10/09/2005) all made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career starts at Kansas Speedway.
Poles
· 12 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).
Poles
· 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
· 12 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 four, Toyota and Dodge each have two.
· Four of the 19 (21.1%) 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 19 (26.3%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from the front row: four from the pole and one from second-place.
· 11 of the 19 (57.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Two of the 19 (10.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· 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).
· Nine of the 10 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Kansas Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jeff Gordon won at Kansas in his first appearance.
· Kevin Harvick competed at Kansas Speedway 15 times before winning in the fall of 2013; the longest span of any the 10 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Kansas.
· 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 19.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman are tied for the series most runner-up finishes at Kansas Speedway with two each.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Kansas Speedway with 11; followed by Greg Biffle andJimmie Johnson with seven.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway with 15; followed by Jeff Gordon(13), Carl Edwards (11) and Matt Kenseth (11).
· Three active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have an average finishing position at Kansas Speedway inside the top 10 – Jimmie Johnson (9.055), Kyle Larson (9.666) and Jeff Gordon (9.947).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· There has been one NSCS race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Kansas Speedway: fall of 2011 (267/272).
· Only one of the 19 races at Kansas Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions: fall of 2007.
· Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway.
· Paul Menard 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.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kansas Speedway with 596 laps led in 18 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Date
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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5/9/2015
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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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10/5/2014
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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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5/10/2014
|
Danica Patrick
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9
|
7
|
101.4
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10/6/2013
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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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4/21/2013
|
Danica Patrick
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25
|
25
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55.8
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10/21/2012
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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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Averages
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26.5
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25.0
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58.2
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NASCAR in Kansas
· There have been 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Kansas.
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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19
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· 17 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Kansas.
· 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
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Clint Bowyer
|
8
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8
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3
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Jim Roper
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1
|
0
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0
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