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| Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth last fall at Kansas. Kenseth angry at Logano Sunday at Talladega, too. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 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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Kevin Harvick
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20
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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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11.2
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102.5
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2
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Kyle Busch
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16
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0
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0
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2
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4
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4
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20.4
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80.7
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3
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Carl Edwards
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17
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0
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0
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6
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12
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1
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10.6
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95.7
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4
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Jimmie Johnson
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19
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3
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3
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8
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16
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1
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8.7
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112.0
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5
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Joey Logano
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13
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1
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2
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5
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5
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1
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17.2
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86.1
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6
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Kurt Busch
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20
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1
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0
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1
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6
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2
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17.8
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86.9
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7
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Brad Keselowski
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12
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1
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1
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2
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6
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0
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12.2
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91.7
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8
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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19
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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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16.1
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90.9
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9
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Martin Truex Jr
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15
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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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17.3
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93.2
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10
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Austin Dillon
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5
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0
|
0
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0
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1
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1
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23.2
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69.4
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11
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Chase Elliott
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0.0
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0.0
| |
12
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Denny Hamlin
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15
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0
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1
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4
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5
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1
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15.4
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87.9
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13
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Jamie McMurray
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18
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0
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0
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0
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3
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2
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19.9
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73.9
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14
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AJ Allmendinger
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12
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1
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0
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0
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2
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1
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21.4
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68.8
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15
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Matt Kenseth
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20
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2
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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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106.8
| |
16
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Trevor Bayne
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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23.3
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58.7
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* – Based on last 16 races at Kansas Speedway (2005 – 2015).
NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Kansas Speedway
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Driver Rating
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Jimmie Johnson
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112.0
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Average Running Position
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Jimmie Johnson
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9.383
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Closer – Avg. Spots Gained
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Ryan Newman
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1.6
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Kyle Larson
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171.780 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Kyle Larson
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168.397 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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12.6% (530 laps)
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Fastest On Restarts
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Austin Dillon
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191.156 mph
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Green Flag Passes
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Jimmie Johnson
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1,165
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Quality Passes
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Jimmie Johnson
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726
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Green Flag Speed
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Jimmie Johnson
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169.158 mph
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Laps Led
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Matt Kenseth
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15.2% (641 laps)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Jimmie Johnson
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82.5% (3,484 laps)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005; based on drivers with more than one start
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Kansas Speedway Data
Season Race #: 11 of 36 (05-02-16)
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........................ 112.0
Matt Kenseth............................. 106.8
Kevin Harvick............................ 102.5
Greg Biffle.................................. 99.3
Carl Edwards.............................. 95.7
Martin Truex Jr............................ 93.2
Kyle Larson................................ 93.2
Kasey Kahne.............................. 93.1
Brad Keselowski......................... 91.7
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 90.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (16 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
192.397 mph, 28.067 secs. 05-07-15
2015 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
125.265 mph, (03:11:50), 05-09-15
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 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011.
· 124 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 95 in more than one.
· Five drivers have started all 20 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 10.308.
· Four drivers all-time have made their first NASCAR Sprint 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
· 13 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).
· 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 six, Toyota and Dodge each have two.
· Four of the 20 (20%) 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 20 (25%) 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 20 (55%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 17 of the 20 (85%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-20 starting position – including last season’s race – Johnson started 19th.
· Two of the 20 (10%) NASCAR Sprint 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 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).
· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win 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 nine 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 20.
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 Jimmie Johnsonwith eight and Greg Biffle with seven.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Kansas Speedway with 16; followed by Jeff Gordon(14), Carl Edwards (12) and Matt Kenseth (11).
· Jimmie Johnson (9.055) is the only active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver with an average finishing position at Kansas Speedway inside the top 10.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· There has been two NSCS races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Kansas Speedway: fall of 2011 (267/272) and fall of 2015 (267/269).
· Only one of the 20 races at Kansas Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions: fall of 2007 - Completed 210 of the scheduled 267 laps.
· 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 (14).
· 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.
· Matt Kenseth leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kansas Speedway with 655 laps led in 20 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Driver Rating
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Date
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Danica Patrick
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29
|
22
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54.7
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10/18/2015
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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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5/9/2015
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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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10/5/2014
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Danica Patrick
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9
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7
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101.4
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5/10/2014
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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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10/6/2013
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Danica Patrick
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25
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25
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55.8
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4/21/2013
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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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10/21/2012
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Averages
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26.9
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24.6
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57.7
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NASCAR in Kansas
· There have been 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in the state of Kansas - all at Kansas Speedway.
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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20
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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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· 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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NNS
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NCWTS
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Clint Bowyer
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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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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Tony Stewart
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48
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1
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Break the tie with Herb Thomas to become solely 13th on all-time wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Carl Edwards
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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45
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Tony Stewart
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182
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1
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Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 17th on all-time top-five finishes list
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Matt Kenseth
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163
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1
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Break the tie with NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett to become solely 20th on all-time top-five finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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320
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1
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Break the tie with Bill Elliott to become solely 13th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,924
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76
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,588
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412
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Matt Kenseth
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10,729
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271
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To become 16th NSCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,812
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188
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 laps
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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133
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2
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Tie Roush Fenway Racing (135) for third-most wins on all-time NSCS wins list
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Kevin Harvick
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3
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1
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To break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne for the most NSCS poles at Kansas and become the sole all-time leader
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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1
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To break the tie with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne for the most NSCS poles at Kansas and become the sole all-time leader
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Kasey Kahne
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3
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1
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To break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick for the most NSCS poles at Kansas and become the sole all-time leader
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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To tie Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne for the most NSCS poles all-time at Kanas Speedway
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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1
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To break tie with Jeff Gordon (3) and become the sole NSCS wins leader at Kansas Speedway
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Greg Biffle
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2
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (3) for series most wins at Kansas Speedway
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Joey Logano
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2
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (3) for series most wins at Kansas Speedway
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Tony Stewart
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2
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (3) for series most wins at Kansas Speedway
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Matt Kenseth
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2
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1
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Tie Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (3) for series most wins at Kansas Speedway
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