⢠There have been 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas since the track opened in 2001.
⢠All of the races have been scheduled for 267 laps.
⢠11 drivers have competed in all 10 races at Kansas.
⢠Jeff Gordon won the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
⢠Jason Leffler won the first pole in September 2001.
⢠Seven different drivers have won poles, led by Jimmie Johnson, with three.
⢠Seven different drivers have posted victories, led by Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart (each with two).
⢠There have been seven different winners.
⢠Seven of the 10 races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
⢠Two drivers have won from the pole: Joe Nemechek in 2004 and Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
⢠The furthest back in the field that race winner started was 21st, by Tony Stewart in 2006. Seven of the 12 races this season have been won from a starting position of 20th or lower.
⢠Denny Hamlin made his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Kansas – a 32nd-place finish in 2005.
⢠Three active drivers with more than one start have averaged a top-10 finish: Greg Biffle (8.1), Jeff Gordon (8.5) and Jimmie Johnson (9.3).
⢠Jeff Gordon leads all drivers in top fives (seven) and top 10s (eight). Gordon’s only two non-top 10s were a 39th in 2006 and a 13th in 2004.
⢠Seven of the nine races that ended under green had a margin of victory under one second. The 2007 race ended under caution.(NASCAR)(6-1-2011)
