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| Kevin Harvick has finished first or second in five of the past seven Kansas races. He won last fall. |
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 16 at Kansas Speedway:
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
20.5
|
87.8
| |
2
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
16.8
|
95.7
| |
3
|
Brad Keselowski
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
13.9
|
89.9
| |
4
|
Chase Elliott
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
83.9
| |
5
|
Jamie McMurray
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
21
|
71.1
| |
6
|
Joey Logano
|
15
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
17.7
|
87.6
| |
7
|
Kevin Harvick
|
22
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
11
|
1
|
10.4
|
105.3
| |
8
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
21
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
17
|
1
|
8.9
|
110.6
| |
9
|
Clint Bowyer
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
17.2
|
79.1
| |
10
|
Kyle Busch
|
18
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
18.4
|
85.0
| |
11
|
Denny Hamlin
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
16.6
|
86.5
| |
12
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18.9
|
73.9
| |
13
|
Ryan Blaney
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
13.2
|
83.2
| |
14
|
Ryan Newman
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
16.5
|
75.2
| |
15
|
Kurt Busch
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
16.9
|
87.6
| |
16
|
Trevor Bayne
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22.4
|
61.5
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* – Based on last 18 races at Kansas Speedway (2005 – 2016).
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
|
Stage 1 Winner
|
Stage 2 Winner
|
Race Winner
|
Playoff Pts. Following Race #10
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Daytona
|
Kyle Busch
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kurt Busch
|
Drivers
|
Playoff Points
| |
Atlanta
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Brad Keselowski
|
12
| |
Las Vegas
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10
| |
Phoenix
|
Joey Logano
|
Chase Elliott
|
Ryan Newman
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
10
| |
Auto Club
|
Kyle Larson
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Kyle Larson
|
Kyle Larson
|
7
| |
Martinsville
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Chase Elliott
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Joey Logano
|
6
| |
Texas
|
Ryan Blaney
|
Ryan Blaney
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Ryan Newman
|
5
| |
Bristol
|
Kyle Larson
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Kurt Busch
|
5
| |
Richmond
|
Matt Kenseth
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Joey Logano
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
5
| |
Talladega
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
Kevin Harvick
|
3
| |
Kansas
|
Chase Elliott
|
2
| ||||
Charlotte
|
Ryan Blaney
|
2
| ||||
Kyle Busch
|
1
| |||||
Matt Kenseth
|
1
| |||||
Denny Hamlin
|
1
| |||||
Kansas Speedway Data
Season Race #: 11 of 36 (05-13-17)
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
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 80 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 107 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 110.6
Matt Kenseth............................ 108.1
Kevin Harvick........................... 105.3
Martin Truex Jr........................... 95.7
Kasey Kahne.............................. 91.4
Dale Earnhardt Jr....................... 90.0
Brad Keselowski......................... 89.9
Kyle Larson................................ 87.8
Joey Logano............................... 87.6
Kurt Busch................................. 87.6
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (18 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota Camry
190.921 mph, 28.284 secs. 05-06-16
2016 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota Camry
141.909 mph, (02:49:20), 05-07-16
Track qualifying record:
Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet SS
197.773 mph, 27.304 secs. 10-03-14
Track race record:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota Camry
144.122 mph, (02:46:44), 04-22-12
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Kansas Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for the speedway 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was on Sept. 30, 2001 – won by Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, 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 22 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011.
· 126 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas; 98 in more than one.
· Four drivers have started all 22 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and lead the series in starts at Kansas Speedway – Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman.
· Joey Logano leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Kansas Speedway with a 10.267.
· Four drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR 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, Matt Kenseth 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 (Dodge) driving for Chip Ganassi Racing. Leffler is the only driver to post his first career MENCS pole at Kansas.
· 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 of 2013-2014 sweep).
· 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).
· Four manufacturers have won Coors Light poles at Kansas Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 10; followed by Ford (five), Dodge (four) and Toyota (three).
Wins
· 13 different drivers have won at Kansas Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson with three each. Eight of the 13 Kansas winners are currently active.
· 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 MENCS; led by Chevrolet with 11 victories, Ford with six, Toyota has three and Dodge has two.
· Four of the 22 (18.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR 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 22 (22.7%) Monster Energy NASCAR 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 22 (54.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 19 of the 22 (86.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-20 starting position (Most recent: Kevin Harvick – Fall of 2016).
· Two of the 22 (9%) Monster Energy NASCAR 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers that have posted consecutive wins at Kansas Speedway: Gordon (2001 and 2002 – the first two MENCS events at Kansas) and Kenseth (fall 2012, spring 2013).
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win at Kansas in his first appearance.
· No MENCS drivers have won their first career race at Kansas Speedway.
· Kyle Busch competed at Kansas Speedway 16 times before winning in 2016; the longest span of any the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Kansas.
· Kyle Busch (16), Kevin Harvick (15) and Matt Kenseth (13) made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Kansas Speedway.
· Kurt Busch leads the series with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 22.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Kevin Harvick has the series most runner-up finishes at Kansas Speedway with three; followed by Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr and Ryan Newman with two each.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Kansas Speedway with 11; followed by Jimmie Johnson with nine, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle each have seven.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway with 17; followed by Jeff Gordon (14), Carl Edwards (13) and Matt Kenseth (13).
· Jimmie Johnson (8.905) is the only active Monster Energy NASCAR 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 have been two MENCS races resulting a NASCAR Overtime finish at Kansas Speedway:
Scheduled No. of Laps
|
Actual No. of Laps
|
Overtime Laps
|
Race Winners
|
Date
|
267
|
269
|
2
|
Joey Logano
|
10/18/2015
|
267
|
272
|
5
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10/9/2011
|
· Only one of the 22 races at Kansas Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions:
Scheduled No. of Laps
|
Actual No. of Laps
|
Fewer Laps
|
Race Winner
|
Date
|
267
|
210
|
-57
|
Greg Biffle
|
9/30/2007
|
· Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway.
· The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kansas race has never been postponed to another date due to weather conditions.
· Below you find the top five closest margins of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993:
MOV
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
Date
|
0.081
|
Joe Nemechek
|
Ricky Rudd
|
10/10/2004
|
0.112
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Kevin Harvick
|
5/10/2014
|
0.150
|
Matt Kenseth
|
Kasey Kahne
|
4/21/2013
|
0.280
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Carl Edwards
|
9/28/2008
|
0.413
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Ryan Newman
|
9/30/2001
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· Of the 22 MENCS races held at Kansas Speedway, only the Sept. 30, 2007 event has ended under caution – weather – Greg Biffle won the event.
· A total of 65 drivers in the MENCS have led at least one lap at Kansas Speedway.
· Matt Kenseth leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Kansas Speedway with 774 laps led in 22 starts. Below are the top five active MENCS lap leaders at Kansas:
Active Lap Leaders
|
Laps Led
|
Laps Completed
|
% of Laps Led
|
Matt Kenseth
|
774
|
5610
|
14%
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
601
|
5441
|
11%
|
Kevin Harvick
|
549
|
5713
|
10%
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
518
|
4383
|
12%
|
Joey Logano
|
294
|
3811
|
8%
|
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Kansas Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Driver Rating
|
Date
|
Danica Patrick
|
19
|
18
|
65.0
|
10/16/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
23
|
20
|
53.9
|
5/7/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
29
|
22
|
54.7
|
10/18/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
27
|
27
|
54.4
|
5/9/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
29
|
16
|
67.9
|
10/5/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
9
|
7
|
101.4
|
5/10/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
29
|
43
|
29.3
|
10/6/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
25
|
25
|
55.8
|
4/21/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
40
|
32
|
40.4
|
10/21/2012
|
Averages
|
25.6
|
23.3
|
58.1
|
· Danica Patrick’s seventh-place finish (2014) at Kansas Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the third-highest finish by a female driver in series history. Patrick’s series career-best finish is sixth (Atlanta), and the best finish by a female driver in the MENCS is Sarah Christian’s fifth-place finish (Heidelberg) in 1949.
NASCAR in Kansas
· There has been a total of 59 NASCAR national series races among two tracks held in the state of Kansas.
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
TOTAL
|
Kansas Speedway
|
Kansas City
|
22
|
16
|
16
|
54
|
Heartland Park Topeka
|
Topeka
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
TOTAL
|
22
|
16
|
21
|
59
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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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Clint Bowyer (Emporia) leads all Kansas drivers in MENCS starts with 407.
· Of the 17 Kansas drivers, only two of them have won a NASCAR national series race; both have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
|
Monster Energy
|
XFINITY
|
Camping World
|
Total
|
Clint Bowyer
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
19
|
Jim Roper
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
9
|
8
|
3
|
20
|
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
| |||
Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Matt Kenseth
|
624
|
1
|
Attempt to make his 625th career MENCS start - most among active drivers; 22nd all-time
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
82
|
1
|
Tie Cale Yarborough for sixth on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
35
|
2
|
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Brad Keselowski
|
23
|
2
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
To tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
1
|
Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
24
|
1
|
Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
48
|
1
|
Break the tie with Lee Petty and become solely 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty and Kevin Harvick for 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
173
|
2
|
Tie Bill Elliott for 19th on the all-time MENCS top-five finishes list
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
|
Jamie McMurray
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 51st driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-10 finishes
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
49
|
1
|
To post his 50th career MENCS top-10 finish
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
18,576
|
424
|
To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
|
Kyle Busch
|
12,819
|
181
|
To become the 11th MENCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 or more laps
|
Kevin Harvick
|
10,700
|
300
|
To become 17th MENCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
|
Kurt Busch
|
8,863
|
137
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
|
Ryan Newman
|
4,738
|
262
|
To become 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
4,698
|
302
|
To become the 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
|
Track Specific Milestones
| |||
Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
1
|
Break the tie with Jeff Gordon to become solely the series leader in wins at Kansas Speedway
|
Matt Kenseth
|
2
|
1
|
Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
|
Joey Logano
|
2
|
1
|
Tie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon for the series most wins at Kansas
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
1
|
Break the tie with Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne for the series most poles at Kansas
|
Kevin Harvick
|
3
|
1
|
Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne for the series most poles at Kansas
|
Kasey Kahne
|
3
|
1
|
Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth for the series most poles at Kansas
|
Matt Kenseth
|
3
|
1
|
Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne for the series most poles at Kansas
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
4
|
1
|
To break the tie with Roush Fenway Racing and Team Penske to become solely second in series wins at Kansas
|
Roush Fenway Racing
|
4
|
1
|
To break the tie with Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske to become solely second in series wins at Kansas
|
Team Penske
|
4
|
1
|
To break tie the tie with Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing for second most series wins at Kansas
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