Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Kansas Speedway Track Facts: 2018 KC Masterpiece 400

The KC Masterpiece 400 is the fourth of 11 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season.  
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Top 16 at Kansas Speedway:
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
20
0
1
5
8
4
17.4
89.1
 
2
Joey Logano
17
1
2
6
6
3
19.0
85.1
 
3
Kevin Harvick
24
3
2
7
13
1
10.0
106.4
 
4
Clint Bowyer
19
0
0
2
6
2
16.8
78.3
 
5
Brad Keselowski
16
1
1
3
8
1
13.1
89.9
 
6
Kurt Busch
24
1
0
3
8
2
16.4
87.8
 
7
Ryan Blaney
6
1
0
3
4
0
10.0
94.6
 
8
Denny Hamlin
19
0
1
5
6
2
16.4
87.3
 
9
Martin Truex Jr
19
2
2
6
7
1
15.1
100.0
 
10
Kyle Larson
8
0
0
1
2
2
21.0
87.0
 
11
Aric Almirola
12
0
0
0
4
3
20.8
73.6
 
12
Jimmie Johnson
23
3
3
9
17
1
9.7
107.7
 
13
Erik Jones
3
0
0
0
0
1
32.3
68.4
 
14
Alex Bowman
5
0
0
0
1
1
29.6
48.6
 
15
Chase Elliott
4
0
0
1
2
0
18.2
85.3
 
16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
10
0
0
0
0
1
19.1
72.5
 
* – Based on last 20 races at Kansas Speedway (2005 – 2017).



Kansas Speedway – Loop Leaders
Monster Energy Series - Top 3 In Key Loop Data Statistics
Driver Rating

Avg. Running Position
Laps Led

Jimmie Johnson
107.7
Kevin Harvick
9.415
Martin Truex Jr.
713
Kevin Harvick
106.4
Jimmie Johnson
9.786
Jimmie Johnson
581
Martin Truex Jr.
100.0
Ryan Blaney
10.959
Kevin Harvick
548
      
Fastest Laps Run
% Laps in the Top 15

Quality Passes

Jimmie Johnson
566
Jimmie Johnson
82.5%
Jimmie Johnson
934
Kevin Harvick
410
Kevin Harvick
78.3%
Kasey Kahne
748
Martin Truex Jr.
393
Ryan Blaney
74.7%
Kevin Harvick
736
Loop Data stats are from 2005 - Present

Kansas Speedway Data
Season Race #: 12 of 36 (05-12-18)
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........................ 107.7
Kevin Harvick........................... 106.4
Matt Kenseth............................ 105.9
Martin Truex Jr......................... 100.0
Ryan Blaney............................... 94.6
Kasey Kahne.............................. 90.5
Brad Keselowski......................... 89.9
Kyle Busch................................. 89.1
Kurt Busch................................. 87.8
Denny Hamlin............................. 87.3
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017
races (20 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2017 pole winner:
Ryan Blaney, Ford
189.600 mph, 28.481 secs. 05-12-17

2017 race winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
117.640 mph, (03:24:15), 05-13-17

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
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 Racing Series 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).
·        During the 2012 season, between the April and October events, the 1.5-mile track underwent a repave, adding variable banking in the corners.
·        There have been 24 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011.
Starts
·        132 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas; 104 in more than one.
·        Four drivers have started all 24 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and lead the series in starts at Kansas Speedway – Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman.
·        Jason Leffler (three starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Kansas Speedway with a 3.500.
·        Daniel Suarez (two starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Kansas with a 10.000; followed by Joey Logano (10.176) and Martin Truex Jr. (10.632).
·        Four drivers all-time 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
·        15 drivers have won Busch Pole Awards at Kansas Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne with three each.
·        Jason Leffler won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph (Dodge) driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.
·        Jason Leffler (2001) and Ryan Blaney (2017) are the only drivers to post their first-career Monster Energy Series pole at Kansas.
·        Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick are the only two drivers to win consecutive Busch poles at Kansas Speedway (Johnson, two straight: 2007-2008 and Harvick, three straight: Fall of 2013-2014 sweep).
·        Youngest Kansas pole winner: Ryan Blaney (05/13/2017 – 23 years, 2 months, 43 days).
·        Oldest Kansas pole winner: Mark Martin (10/04/2009 – 50 years, 8 months, 25 days).
·        Four manufacturers have won Busch Pole Awards at Kansas Speedway in the Monster Energy Series; led by Chevrolet with 10; followed by Ford (six), Toyota and Dodge (four each). 
·        The fastest Busch Pole Award speed in the Monster Energy Series at Kansas is 197.621 mph, set by Kevin Harvick on October 5, 2014 in a Chevrolet
Wins
·        14 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won at Kansas Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson with three victories each – Gordon (2001, 2002, 2014) and Johnson (2008, 2011, 2015).
·        Nine of the 14 Kansas winners are currently active – Jimmie Johnson (three), Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. (each have two) and Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin (each have one). 
·        Five of the 24 (20.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from the Busch Pole Award: Joe Nemechek (2004), Jimmie Johnson (2008), Matt Kenseth (spring 2013), Kevin Harvick (Playoffs 2013) and Martin Truex Jr. (Playoffs 2017).   
·      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 series events at Kansas) and Kenseth (fall 2012, spring 2013). 
·        Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win at Kansas in his first appearance. 
·        No Monster Energy Series drivers have won their first career race at Kansas Speedway.
·        Martin Truex Jr. competed at Kansas Speedway 17 times before winning in 2017; the longest span of any the nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Kansas.
·        Martin Truex Jr. (17), Kyle Busch (16), Kevin Harvick (15) and Matt Kenseth (13) all 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 24.
·        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, Fordwith six, Toyota has five and Dodge has two.

Additional Finishing Positions
·        A total of 17 series drivers have finished runner-up at Kansas Speedway, led by Kevin Harvick with three; followed by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr and Ryan Newman with two second-place finishes each.  
·        A total of 33 series drivers have finished in the top-five at Kanas Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon with 11; followed by Jimmie Johnson with nine, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle each have seven.
·        A total of 51 series drivers have finished in the top-10 at Kansas Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with 17; followed by Jeff Gordon (14), Kevin Harvick (13), Carl Edwards (13) and Matt Kenseth (13).
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace (five starts) leads the series in average finish at Kansas Speedway with an 8.200.
·        Jimmie Johnson (23 starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway with an average finishing position of 9.652.
 

Track / Event Specific Stats
·        In the 24 series races there have been only two resulting in NASCAR Overtime 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 24 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

·        Of the 24 MENCS races held at Kansas Speedway, only the Sept. 30, 2007 event has ended under caution – weather – Greg Biffle won the event.
·        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

·        Below are the top five series lap leaders at Kansas Speedway:
Drivers
Led
Completed
Percentage
Matt Kenseth
774
6074
13%
Martin Truex Jr
713
4917
15%
Jimmie Johnson
601
5975
10%
Kevin Harvick
596
6247
10%
Greg Biffle
346
5319
7%


Female Competitor Stats

·        Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Kansas Speedway in the series:
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Danica Patrick
22
38
10/22/2017
Danica Patrick
24
36
5/13/2017
Danica Patrick
19
18
10/16/2016
Danica Patrick
23
20
5/7/2016
Danica Patrick
29
22
10/18/2015
Danica Patrick
27
27
5/9/2015
Danica Patrick
29
16
10/5/2014
Danica Patrick
9
7
5/10/2014
Danica Patrick
29
43
10/6/2013
Danica Patrick
25
25
4/21/2013
Danica Patrick
40
32
10/21/2012
Averages
25.1
25.8
 
·        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).
·        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 63 NASCAR national series races among two tracks held in the state of Kansas.
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Total Races
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City
24
17
17
58
Heartland Park Topeka
Topeka
0
0
5
5
Totals
 
24
17
22
63

Kansas Drivers In NASCAR
·        A total of 17 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Kansas.
·        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 Wins
Clint Bowyer
9
8
3
20
Jim Roper
1
0
0
1
Totals
10
8
3
21


Date
Track
Busch Pole
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Race Winner
OEM
2/18/2018
Daytona
Alex Bowman
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2/25/2018
Atlanta
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/4/2018
Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/11/2018
ISM
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/18/2018
Auto Club
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
3/26/2018
Martinsville
None-Weather
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney 
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford 
4/8/2018
Texas
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/15/2018
Bristol
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/21/2018
Richmond
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Joey Logano
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/29/2018
Talladega
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Paul Menard
N/A
Joey Logano
Ford
5/6/2018
Dover
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/12/2018
Kansas






5/19/2018
All-Star Open
      
5/19/2018
All-Star Race






5/27/2018
Charlotte
      
6/3/2018
Pocono






6/10/2018
Michigan
      
6/24/2018
Sonoma






7/1/2018
Chicagoland
      
7/7/2018
Daytona






7/14/2018
Kentucky
      
7/22/2018
New Hampshire






7/29/2018
Pocono
      
8/5/2018
Watkins Glen






8/12/2018
Michigan
      
8/18/2018
Bristol






9/2/2018
Darlington
      
9/9/2018
Indianapolis






9/16/2018
Las Vegas
      
9/22/2018
Richmond






9/30/2018
Charlotte
      
10/7/2018
Dover






10/14/2018
Talladega
      
10/21/2018
Kansas






10/28/2018
Martinsville
      
11/4/2018
Texas






11/11/2018
ISM
      
11/18/2018
Homestead









Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
STARTS
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
623
2
Will become the 24th driver to make 625 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
473
2
Will become the 46th driver to make 475 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
WINS
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Herb Thomas (48) for 14th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
41
3
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Has
Needs
Milestone:
31
1
To tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
POLES
Driver: Ryan Newman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
35
1
To tie Rusty Wallace for 18th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
To tie Fonty Flock for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kasey Kahne
Has
Needs
Milestone:
27
2
To tie Kyle Busch and Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy Series poles list.



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
Second-Place Finishes
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Tony Stewart for 13th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
30
1
Tie Benny Parsons for 24th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Top Fives
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
223
2
To become the 11th series driver all-time to post 225 or more top fives
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
181
1
Tie Terry Labonte for 18th on the series all-time top-five finishes list
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
73
2
To become the 54th series driver all-time to post 75 or more top fives
Top 10s
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
345
4
Tie Rusty Wallace for 11th on the series all-time top-10 finishes list
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
249
1
To become the 26th series driver all-time to post 250 or more top 10s
Laps Led
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
18,663
337
To become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
14,878
122
To become the 10th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 15,000 laps.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,832
168
To become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Matt Kenseth
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,751
249
To become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
6,783
217
To become the 29th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 7,000 laps.


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