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NASCAR Notebook: Jimmie Johnson philosophical about third-place run
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — How disappointed was Jimmie Johnson not to secure the 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory for team owner Rick Hendrick? In fact, his disappointment didn’t move the needle at all — because Johnson didn’t think he had a race-winning car in Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. True, the five-time champion finished third behind Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr., and Johnson was able to challenge Truex for the … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin holds off Truex for Cup win at Kansas
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It was Denny Hamlin’s day in the sun. Taking advantage of changing conditions Sunday at Kansas Speedway, Denny Hamlin held off Martin Truex Jr. over the final 30 laps to win the STP 400, his second victory of the season, his first at the 1.5-mile track and the 19th of his career. The victory was the 199th for cars bearing the No. 11, breaking a tie for the … Read entire article »
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Buescher powers to first Truck series victory
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Simply put, it was James Buescher’s day. Buescher pulled away in the closing laps for a convincing 5.320-second victory over Timothy Peters, who passed Brad Keselowski for the runner-up spot with three laps left in Saturday’s SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Buescher earned his first win in the series, to go with his maiden Nationwide Series victory at Daytona in February. It … Read entire article »
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Allmendinger overcomes late draw for Cup pole at Kansas
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.– Despite a late draw on a slick track that warmed throughout Saturday’s qualifying session, AJ Allmendinger claimed the pole for Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, posting a lap at 175.993 mph (30.683 seconds). In winning the second Coors Light pole award of his career, his first since 2010 at Phoenix and his first since joining Penske Racing this season, Allmendinger edged Kevin Harvick (175.747 mph) by .043 … Read entire article »
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Jeff Gordon Will Miss Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Two-time track winner Jeff Gordon has fared well at Kansas Speedway, but he knows the track just won’t be the same anymore after this weekend’s STP 400. In 12 starts at the 1.5-mile Kansas track, Gordon has posted eight top-fives and nine top-10′s. But those starts are on a surface that will be torn up following this weekend’s event. “I love Kansas and other worn-out tracks,” said Gordon, driver of the No. 24 … Read entire article »
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Did Jeff Gordon’s Chase just go up in smoke?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—A promising run unraveled for Jeff Gordon late in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 and put any hopes he has of winning a fifth Sprint Cup title in serious jeopardy. Gordon spent most of the afternoon in the top five at the 1.5-mile track, but his day started to come apart on a restart on Lap 225 of 272, when slight contact with Tony Stewart’s Chevrolet sent Gordon back … Read entire article »
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It’s not a win, but Carl Edwards is elated with fifth-place run
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Carl Edwards failed to keep his promise. Nevertheless, his fifth-place run in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway certainly felt like a win, given the handling issues his No. 99 Ford experienced throughout the race. After speeding on pit road and throwing away a chance for a victory last Sunday at Dover, Edwards promised his crew a win at Kansas, but prerace adjustments to a car that had qualified second … Read entire article »
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Despite third-place finish, Brad Keselowski wants more
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Brad Keselowski has at least one trait that’s very beneficial to a racecar driver—he’s never satisfied. Yes, Keselowski combined aggressive driving with excellent strategy to finish third in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. But he was still rueful about the one that got away. Though he’s fourth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, 11 points behind leader Carl Edwards, Keselowski was thinking more of … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson runs away at Kansas
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan.—He’s baaaack! Jimmie Johnson answered all questions about his readiness to contend for a sixth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title with a dominating performance in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Johnson held off hard-charging Kasey Kahne in a green-white-checkered-flag finish set up by Jeff Gordon’s blown engine on Lap 265. Johnson beat Kahne to the finish line by .548 seconds in a race that went five laps … Read entire article »
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