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The combination of a maturing Kansas Speedway and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ lower-downforce aerodynamic package made negotiating the 1.5-mile intermediate track a formidable challenge—even in practice.
Incidents affected both Friday practice sessions. Dale Earnhardt Jr. barely kept his No. 88 Chevrolet off the turn four wall in opening practice, with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson fighting for control behind him. Continue reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew DEW-S-A Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 12, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
In Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s case, familiarity breeds desire.
Asked which race he’d most like to win in his final season of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing, Earnhardt immediately thought of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track closest to his Mooresville, NC, home. Continue reading
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams are ready for action in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night, May 13th. Television coverage begins on FOX Sports 1 at 7 pm ET with radio coverage available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The green flag waves around 7:30 pm for the 400.5 miles over 267 laps event. Stage 1 ends on lap 80 with Stage 2 ending on lap 160 and the last stage ends on the last lap. Continue reading
They’re back!
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are ready for action at Kansas Speedway in the Toyota Tundra 250 on Friday night, May 12th. Television coverage begins at 8 pm ET on FOX Sports 1 with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The green flag waves at around 8:30 pm ET for 250.5 miles over 167 laps. Stage 1 ends on lap 40 with Stage 2 ending on lap 80 and the last stage on the last lap.
2016 Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winner, William Byron is the defending race winner.
The XFINITY Series will be off the next two weekends as the teams regroup and will return to action on May 27th at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Hisense 4K TV 300 (on FS1 at 1 p.m. ET). That race will kick-off an 18-week stretch of racing. The next off week won’t be until after series comes back to Charlotte in October. Continue reading