April 21, 2013
- Kenseth wins at Kansas: #20-Matt Kenseth won the STP 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for his 2nd win of 2013, 2nd win at Kansas and 26th career win. Kenseth also led the most laps with 163. Kenseth won from the pole, making Kansas the third Sprint Cup Series race in a row the winner started on the pole, the first time since 1985 that has happened.
#5-Kahne finished 2nd, followed by #48-Johnson, #56-Truex Jr., #15-Bowyer, #2-Keselowski [was a lap down and lost some sheet metal on the rear of the car], #1-McMurray, #43-Almirola, #55-Martin and #27-Menard. #18-Busch, who started 5th in a backup car, spun twice, the 2nd time hitting the wall and hitting #22-Logano and finished 38th, Busch was going for his 5th top-five in a row.
There were 13 lead changes among 8 drivers and 8 cautions for 40 yellow flag laps. The average speed was 133.611mph.
Starting this season, NASCAR doesn’t release the track attendance.
See race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Kansas Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Kansas Penalty Report (pdf)
See the Official Race and Points report on the Kansas Official Race and Points Report page (pdf) - Race Fast Facts – Kansas:
#20-Matt Kenseth won the 3rd Annual STP 400, his 26th victory in 480 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2013.
This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Kansas Speedway.
#5-Kasey Kahne (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 12 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2013.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 14 races at Kansas Speedway.
#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 37 points over Kasey Kahne.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-21-2013) - 2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Kansas, race 8 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 311
2) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 274, -37
3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 273, -38
4) #16-Greg Biffle, 264, -47
5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 263, -48
6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 262, -49
7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 257, -54
8) #20-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 252, -59
9) #15-Clint Bowyer, 247, -64
10) #27-Paul Menard, 240, -71
11) #1-Jamie McMurray, 227, -84
12) #29-Kevin Harvick, 224, -87
2012 Chase drivers out of top 12
#56-Martin Truex Jr., 14th in points
#24-Jeff Gordon, 15th
#14-Tony Stewart, 21st
#11-Denny Hamlin, 26th [missed 3 races with injury]
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf) and the owner points standings on the Owners Points Standings page (pdf). - HMS cars to carry special decal: All four Hendrick Motorsports cars: #5-Kahne, #24-Gordon, #48-Johnson & #88-Earnhardt Jr., will carry the above special decal at Kansas Speedway honoring those effected by the Boston Maraton Bombings this past Monday.(HMS Facebook)(4-21-2013)
- Penske: team was working in the gray area: Roger Penske maintained Saturday his team was working in a gray area of the rule book when NASCAR confiscated parts from the cars of defending Sprint Cup champion #2-Brad Keselowski and teammate #22-Joey Logano. “I certainly don’t think it’s cheating,” Penske told The Associated Press on Saturday at the IndyCar race in Long Beach. “You are looking at the rules and you are working in a gray area. We all work in the gray areas. We’re trying to be as competitive as we can be, we’ve got very creative minds and it takes a lot of creative minds to be competitive. There are many different areas we are all working on. We just looked at a particular rule that maybe NASCAR has a different view of. Now we’ll get a chance to have an unbiased panel look at it.”(full story at the Associated Press)(4-21-2013)
- Gonzalez Jr. to run two races for Tommy Baldwin: Victor Gonzalez, Jr. will become the first Caribbean driver in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on June 23, 2013 in Sonoma, California. Under a freshly signed contract with Tommy Baldwin Racing, Gonzalez Jr. will pilot the #36 Chevy in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, as well as at the Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 race at Watkins-Glen, NY on August 11, 2013. “I am excited to bring new Hispanic fans to the Sprint Cup series at Sonoma,” Gonzalez, Jr. said. “I cannot wait to show NASCAR fans around the world what Tommy Baldwin Racing and I can do together.” A Puerto Rican native who now races for his resident country, the Dominican Republic, Gonzalez Jr., made history in 2009 when he was the first Caribbean driver to compete in a NASCAR Nationwide Series event, finishing 14th in his debut in the 2009 running of the NAPA 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Gonzalez Jr. returned to the Nationwide Series for four races in 2010, making his oval track debut at Phoenix International Raceway. In 2012, Gonzalez raced in the Nationwide Series at Road America and at Watkins Glen International.(140 Buzz andPR Web)(4-21-2013)
- Waltrip to run Alabama tribute scheme at Dega: For the fourth consecutive year, Aaron’s, Inc. and Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) will honor a college football national champion from the state of Alabama during the May NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega. Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will pilot the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine that carries a special crimson-and-white paint scheme in honor of back-to-back BCS champion University of Alabama during the May 5th race. Aaron’s also honored Auburn University at Talladega with a special paint scheme for its 2010 championship season as well as Alabama’s 2009 and 2011 championship seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing team is going all out with the Alabama theme with plans for the crew to sport #55 Alabama jerseys on qualifying day. Waltrip’s racing helmet will be a replica of the University’s football helmets. The #55’s paint scheme will feature a logo proclaiming the University of Alabama’s back-to-back wins, as well as a memorial decal to legendary Athletic Director Mal Moore, who passed away in March. The car will make its first public appearance on Saturday during the University of Alabama A-Day spring scrimmage.(Aaron’s), see images of the scheme on the #55 Team Schemes page.(4-21-2013)
- Johnson to be honored: #48-Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to be honored by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday at the state capitol in Tallahassee. Florida Gov. Rick Scott also will participate in the ceremony. Johnson is a five-time Sprint Cup champion and a two-time winner of the Daytona 500.(SPEED)(4-21-2013)
- Sauter’s fuel cell confiscated: Inspectors confiscated the fuel cell from Truck Series points leader Johnny Sauter this weekend at Kansas Speedway and will review it the first part of next week. NASCAR did not say what issue was found with the fuel cell, which was taken Thursday during the opening day inspection. Any potential penalties would also be handed down next week. Sauter won the first two races of the season at Daytona and Martinsville, and finished fourth at Rockingham. He stayed out of trouble in a crash-filled race Saturday at Kansas to finish fifth, maintaining a 12-point lead over Matt Crafton in the series standings. (Associated Press)(4-21-2013)
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