May 9, 2014
- Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #4-Harvick chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole sitter #22-Logano took pit stall 7, the first pit stall with an opening behind it.
#2-Keselowski, who starts 3rd took the 18th pit stall,with an opening in front of it.
The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #99-Edwards, who starts 4th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(5-9-2014) - Harvick wins Kansas pole: #4-Kevin Harvick won the pole for the 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with speed of 194.252mph for his 2nd pole of 2014, 2nd at Kansas and 8th of his career. He broke the track record during the second round of qualifying with a speed of 194.658mph.
#22-Logano is on the outside pole, followed by #2-Keselowski, #99-Edwards, #42-Larson, #41-Busch, #31-Newman, #14-Stewart, #10-Patrick, #16-Biffle, #1-McMurray, and #42-Almirola.
Missing the race was: #77-Blaney.
See starting lineup, qualifying results, round results and more on the Kansas Starting Lineup / Qualifying Results page.(5-9-2014) - Qualifying Fast Facts – Kansas:
Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 4th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation with a lap of 27.799 seconds, 194.252 mph (a new track record).
This is his eighth pole in 477 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2014.
This is his second pole in 17 races at Kansas Speedway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2014 and his sixth in ten races at Kansas Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (third) posted his third top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his eighth in 11 races this season.
Kyle Larson (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Kansas Speedway becomes the sixth track in 2014 to set a new qualifying track record joining Phoenix, Las Vegas, Bristol, Martinsville and Darlington.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-9-2014) - Second Round of Qualifying for the 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over after 10 scheduled minutes. 23 drivers ran faster than the track record of 191.748mph, set by Matt Kenseth last April and #4-Harvick broke the track record and was faster then the record set in the 1st round, running a lap of 194.658mph.
#4-Harvick 194.658
#14-Stewart 193.847
#22-Logano 193.715
#43-Almirola 193.639
#41-Busch 193.583
the rest of the top 12: 99 31 42 16 2 1 10
outside the top 12: 24 48 55 27 5 51 3 17 12 88 15 18
(5-9-2014) - First Round of Qualifying for the 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over, after 25 minutes. 10 drivers broke the track record of 191.748mph, set by Matt Kenseth last April.
#41-Busch 193.611
#42-Larson 193.223
#16-Biffle 193.126
#99-Edwards 193.119
#5-Kahne 193.057
Driver who will miss the race: #77-Blaney.
(5-9-2014) - Happy Hour practice for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#14-Stewart 192.809
#15-Bowyer 192.321
#48-Johnson 192.239
#42-Larson 192.178
#4-Harvick 192.109
slowest: #40-Cassill 184.420 & #36-Sorenson 193.387
See the fastest speeds, 10-lap consecutive lap average and laps run on the Kansas Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf).(5-9-2014) - Biffle unsure of 2015 plans? UPDATE: #16-Greg Biffle told Motorsport.com last month at Darlington that it was his “intent” to stay at Roush Fenway Racing and he had “a feeling (he was) getting closer” to inking a new deal. However, following his conversation Wednesday night with Claire B. Lang on Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio, Biffle’s plans didn’t sound so concrete. “I think there’s plenty of opportunities in the industry to be in competitive cars,” Biffle said. “I enjoy being at Roush Fenway. I love 3M. We have a great relationship and the program works really, really well for 3M … Plain and simply, I’ve got options. I know I’m going to be racing. I know I’m going to be driving a car. So I’m not worried about it.”(Motorsport)(5-9-2014)
UPDATE: Greg Biffle has no desire to leave Roush Fenway Racing when his contract expires at season’s end. “No, not a bit,” Biffle said Friday at Kansas Speedway when asked if he was looking outside of the Roush organization. “Absolutely, 100 percent ‘No.’ “Biffle said earlier this week on SIRIUS/XM NASCAR Radio’s “Dialed In” that negotiations are continuing with current sponsor 3M to extend the company’s deal to back Biffle’s #16 Ford. While nothing is imminent in terms of finalizing a new contract, Biffle says talks are continuing in the right direction. “We have a great relationship. They’re very happy with the program,” said Biffle. “There is a bunch of new people trying to get their arms around all of the business. They’ve got a lot of business units inside that ‘3M’ … which likes having all these sponsors in the garage part of one company. This is a big deal for them.”(Motor Racing Network)(5-9-2014) - Bowyer’s mother to wave green flag: #15-Clint Bowyer has one more reason to follow his mother’s instructions: She’ll wave the green flag at Kansas Speedway. It’s a NASCAR-style Mother’s Day celebration when Jana Bowyer waves the flag to start Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race. Clint Bowyer grew up in Emporia, Kansas, and was honored to have his mom picked to help start the 400-mile race. “We are a pretty close family so we’ve been ragging on her a little bit,” Bowyer said. “`Don’t drop the flag mom, whatever you do, don’t drop the flag.’ It’s pretty cool. I hope there’s not a caution.”(Associated Press)(5-9-2014)
- First Friday practice for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#42-Larson 189.076
#43-Almirola 188.620
#15-Bowyer 188.528
#77-Blaney 188.455
#5-Kahne 188.042
slowest: #26-Whitt 182.630 & #33-Hill 181.184.
notes: Qualifying will be this evening at 6:40pm/et and shown on FoxSports 1.
See the fastest speeds and laps run on the Kansas Practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(5-9-2014) - Coverage of Qualifying for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2014 at 6:40pm/et.
Television (TV): FS1, 6:30pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: 4:30am/et on FS1 - Qualifying Order for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted. 44 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #42-Larson.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #14-Stewart.
Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
See the full qualifying order on the Jayski’s Kansas Qualifying Page.(5-9-2014) - Richard Petty Motorsports considering move to Toyota? Was that the King meeting with representatives from [Toyota] at Richmond? According to multiple sources, Richard Petty Motorsports [#9-Ambrose & #43-Almirola] is contemplating leaving Ford when its contract expires at the end of this year. One sticking point, however, could be engines. TRD currently has the capability to provide eight teams with engines. Although there are only three teams from Joe Gibbs Racing and three from Michael Waltrip Racing exercising that option, who’s to say that either of those operations isn’t considering expansion in the future. Without TRD engines, a partnership with Toyota isn’t nearly as attractive. After having your cars powered by Roush Yates engines, Triad would certainly be a step down.(Motorsport)(5-9-2014)
- National Guard NASCAR sponsorship examined by Congress UPDATE: The National Guard spent $26.5 million to sponsor NASCAR racing in 2012 to bolster its marketing and recruitment but failed to sign up a single new soldier to its ranks, according to data provided to USA Today. Even though the Guard spent $88 million as a NASCAR sponsor from 2011 to 2013, it is unclear how many new recruits, if any, signed up because of it, according to documents. The Guard on Wednesday would not confirm the figures on prospects and recruits developed through its NASCAR sponsorship. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who will hold a hearing on the recruitment program Thursday, assailed the Guard for “wasting a bunch of money on a very expensive sports sponsorship.” The Guard received 24,800 recruiting prospects from the program in 2012, documents show. In those cases, potential recruits indicated the NASCAR affiliation prompted them to seek more information about joining. Of that group, only 20 met the Guard’s qualifications for entry into the service, and not one of them joined. In 2013, the number of prospects associated with NASCAR dropped to 7,500, according to briefing materials for the Senate subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight led by McCaskill. The National Guard needs 1 million leads to meet its annual recruiting goal of 50,000 soldiers. The NASCAR initiative, along with the $38 million spent on an IndyCar racing sponsorship, over the same period, will be the target of the hearing led by McCaskill. Rick Breitenfeldt, a National Guard spokesman, said 90% of Army National Guard soldiers who enlisted or re-enlisted from 2007 to 2013 indicated that they had been exposed to information about the service through NASCAR-related recruiting and retention materials. Sponsoring NASCAR and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. puts the Guard’s name in front of 77 million fans, he said.(USA Today)(5-7-2014)
UPDATE: Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., questioned the Army National Guard’s sponsorship in NASCAR and IndyCar during a subcommittee hearing Thursday afternoon, and the official overseeing those programs said he planned to evaluate them. The National Guard will sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 20 Sprint Cup races this season. Military contacts are done on a yearly basis. Sen. McCaskill said that the National Guard’s budget for NASCAR amounts to $32 million from a sports marketing budget of more than $56 million. The National Guard does not differentiate between what goes to the team and what goes toward activation. No decision has been set by the National Guard for next season. “I will be … reviewing all these programs in the next, probably, month,” Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons, acting director, Army National Guard, said during the hearing.
At one point during the hour-long hearing Sen. McCaskill said: “I don’t understand … how you can justify the fact that nobody is getting recruited from the NASCAR. The facts speak for themselves. the data is very clear. You’re not getting recruits off NASCAR. This is data you gave us. The reason we know is this because you told us.”
Said Maj. Gen. Lyons: “I’m trying to analyze these programs for exactly the reasons that you’re saying. Are they achieving the intended affect? Are they the best use of our our taxpayer dollars? Is that the right thing to be doing? These are things I’m considering as the acting director as a path forward.”(Motor Racing Network)(5-9-2014) - Whitt gets Kansas sponsor: BK Racing’s newest driver Cole Whitt will have a new look for this weekend’s first-ever night race at the Kansas Speedway. The ##26 team welcome’s The Iowa Chop House on-board it’s Toyota Camry. Opening in July, 2014, The Iowa Chop House is an approachable, rustic, farm-to-table style restaurant and tap room offering the finest in Iowa-sourced, organic and seasonal ingredients, from prime cuts to craft beers and wine. Fittingly located in the heart of the historical downtown district of Iowa City, The Iowa Chophouse brings together local entrepreneurs and a team of talent that is focused on highlighting why Iowa has the best in food and libations.(BK Racing), see an image of the car on the #26 team paint schemes page.(5-9-2014)
- GEICO and Germain Racing to salute military at Charlotte: As the month of May gets underway, the racing season is in full swing. Casey Mears and his GEICO team have been on a solid run, notching three top 20 finishes in their last three outings and now announce an initiative to honor our nation’s military. GEICO’s history with the military is long and rich and the company will now pay tribute to the troops by running a special paint scheme at the Sprint Showdown on Friday, May 16th, and also throughout Memorial Day weekend at the Coca-Cola 600. The #13 GEICO Chevy SS will feature camouflage accents on the side of the car, along with the Gecko wearing a military helmet and ‘GEICO Military’ across the hood. ‘Thank You For Your Service’ will adorn the decklid, while the television panel of the car will feature the Gecko offering a salute while standing at attention. GEICO also honors members of the U.S. military each year for their contributions toward drug and alcohol abuse prevention, fire safety and fire prevention or traffic safety and accident prevention with the GEICO Military Service Awards.(Player Management International), see an image of the car on the #13 paint schemes page.(5-9-2014)
- 300th start for Bowyer; 200th for Sorenson: In Saturday night’s 5-hour ENERGY 400, #15-Clint Bowyer will make his 300th Sprint Cup Series start. Over the first 299, he has tallied eight wins, 52 top fives and 140 top 10s – and made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup five times in his eight full-time seasons, including 2012 when he finished second in championship points. Bowyer will look to become the first driver to win in his 300th start since … Denny Hamlin on Sunday at Talladega.
AND: #36-Reed Sorenson will be making a milestone career start this weekend; his 200th in the series.(NASCAR)(5-9-2014) - Associate sponsor joins Germain at Kansas Speedway: Heading to the Midwest following a wild and competitive race weekend in Alabama, Casey Mears and the #13 GEICO Chevy SS will bring a familiar local Castrol oil change service center to the track with them for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ “5-hour Energy 400” at Kansas Speedway. Dipman Automotive Service of Olathe, KS, will be featured as an associate sponsor throughout the team’s trip to the 1.5 mile tri-oval located about 15 miles west of downtown Kansas City. Located on West Sante Fe Street in Olathe, KS, Dipman is a Goodyear tire center that offers the liquid engineering of premium quality Castrol oil products.(Germain Racing)(5-9-2014)
- Gilliland’s home for sale: NASCAR driver #38-David Gilliland is selling his 66-acre Lake Norman estate in Sherrills Ford for $4.9 million, Lake Norman Realty President Abigail Jennings said Tuesday. Formerly owned by NASCAR’s Michael Waltrip, the estate includes equestrian facilities, two race shops, an indoor basketball-racquetball court, a helicopter pad, a wine cave and ponds stocked with bass and catfish.(Charlotte Observer)(5-9-2014)
- Kansas Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:
” Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph.
” 11 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each.
” Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win consecutive Coors Light poles at Kansas Speedway (2007 and 2008).
” Four of the 16 (25%) 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), Kevin Harvick (fall 2013).
” Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway.
” Jason Leffler (09/30/2001) is the only driver to post his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway.
” Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Kansas Speedway with a 10.800.
” Five of the 16 (31.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from the front row: four from the pole and one from second-place.
” 10 of the 16 (62.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
” Two of the 16 (12.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
(NASCAR)(5-9-2014) - Sad News – Wilbur Rakestraw: In the early years of stock car racing, Wilbur Rakestraw of Paulding County (GA) was one of the stars of Atlanta-area tracks such as Lakewood Speedway and the Dallas Speed Bowl. He also was well-known on the NASCAR circuit now known as Sprint Cup and on NASCAR’s old Convertible Series. Rakestraw, who died Wednesday at age 85 of congestive heart failure, was among the drivers who made the transition from the old beach course at Daytona to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. He ran the first three Daytona 500s as well as the first race at the track now known at Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing 11th. Rakestraw ran 30 points-paying races in the Cup Series and 11 in Convertibles. But his best performance came in a non-points event at Daytona International Speedway in 1961 in which he finished second to Junior Johnson and just ahead of Fred Lorenzen (Atlanta Journal Constitution), service info coming at ClarkFuneralHome.comno info on services yet.(5-9-2014)
- Busch wins at Kansas: #51-Kyle Busch won the SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway. #88-Matt Crafton finished second followed by: #19-Joey Logano, #20-Austin Dillon, #32-Tayler Malsam, #13-Jeb Burton, #77-German Quiroga, #30-Ron Hornaday, Jr., #8-Joe Nemechek, and #35-Mason Mingus.
There were 9 cautions for 46 laps and 15lead changes among 6 leaders. Complete results are on the Kansas race results page (pdf).(5-9-2014) - Kansas Race Fast Facts:
Kyle Busch(i) won the 14th Annual SFP 250, his 37th victory in 117 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in 2014.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Kansas Speedway.
Matt Crafton (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 14 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2014.
Joey Logano(i) (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Kansas Speedway.
Mason Mingus (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Matt Crafton leads the point standings by 8 points over Timothy Peters.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-9-2013) - Driver standings following Kansas:
1) ) #88-Matt Crafton,120
2) #17-Timothy Peters, 112, – 8
3) #30-Ron Hornaday, 112, -8
4) #77-German Quiroga, 109, -11
5) #98-Johnny Sauter, 105, -15
6) #29-Ryan Blaney, 101, -19
7) #13-Jeb Burton, 98, -22
8) #31-Ben Kennedy, 96, -24
9) #54-Darrell Wallace, Jr., 90, -30
10) #5-John Wes Townley, 87, -33
See complete standings on the driver standings page (pdf).(5-9-2014) - Owner Standings following Kansas are posted (pdf).(5-9-2014)
- Lucky Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Kansas: (and their finish)
Caution 1: none
Caution 2: none
Caution 3: none
Caution 4: #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb, 13th
Caution 5: #57-Norm Benning, 18th
Caution 6: #5-John Wes Townley, 11th
Caution 7: #57-Norm Benning, 18th
Caution 8: #57-Norm Benning, 18th
Caution 9: #13-Jeb Burton, 6th
(5-9-2014) - Busch on pole at Kansas: #51-Kyle Busch won the Keystone Light Pole for the SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.921mph. #29-Ryan Blaney will start second, followed by: #98-Johnny Sauter, #7-Brian Ickler, #19-Joey Logano, #13-Jeb Burton, #20-Austin Dillon, #17-Timothy Peters, #88-Matt Crafton, and #21-Joey Coulter.
Fastest in the second round of qualifying was #19-Joey Logano.
#51-Kyle Busch was quickest in the opening qualifying session at 176.713mph.
#31-Ben Kennedy wrecked during the opening session of qualifying and will race a back-up truck.
See complete lineup on the Starting lineup (pdf) page.(5-9-2014) - Kansas Qualifying Notes:
Kyle Busch(i) won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the 14th Annual SFP 250 with a lap of 30.181 seconds, 178.921 mph (a new track record).
This is his 13th pole in 117 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2014.
This is his first pole in three races at Kansas Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2014 and his first in two races at Kansas Speedway.
Johnny Sauter (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his second in three races this season.
Tyler Young (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(5-9-2014) - Kansas Speedway, Kansas Lottery renew partnership: Kansas Speedway and Kansas Lottery officials announced a multi-year renewal of their partnership, which has been in place since Kansas Speedway opened in 2001. The partnership means the Kansas Lottery will remain the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race (Kansas Lottery 300), which returns to Kansas Speedway on Oct. 4, and the Kansas Lottery will continue as the “Official Lottery of Kansas Speedway.” “I’m excited that we are able to continue our partnership with the Kansas Lottery,” said Kansas Speedway President Patrick Warren. “The Lottery has been a tremendous supporter of ours and their continued sponsorship of Kansas Speedway and as the entitlement partner on our NASCAR Nationwide Series race is incredible. It’s going to be a great year at Kansas Speedway and I’m glad that the Kansas Lottery will be a part of it.”(Kansas Speedway)(5-9-2014)
- Darlington expects to keep race in April: Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile likes where his old, country track stands in NASCAR, even if it’s no longer the sports’ backdrop for honoring mothers this week. The 65-year-old facility had spent the previous nine years building the formerly off weekend of Mother’s Day into a can’t-miss race for NASCAR moms, who walked across the stage with their sons or daughters during driver introductions and combined for the combined for the unique call of “Drivers and sons, start your engines!” But Wile believes that the switch in is Darlington’s best interest long term and will keep NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway relevant with a new generation of race fans. Wile said he’s heard little except raves from NASCAR leaders and officials at Darlington’s parent company, International Speedway Corp. After a few weeks to review numbers and catch their breaths, Wile says track leaders have started plans to make things even better in 2015. He’s confident the April race weekend will stick and give fans something to count on each season. The track had sold out its first four Mother’s Day weekend races, but attendance had fallen off in recent years. Wile said the track came close to a full house a month ago, although he would not provide details about attendance, citing track policy.(Associated Press)(5-9-2014)
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