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Harvick Perseveres through Onslaught of Cautions for a Kansas Win

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 13th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 6, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 13th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 6, 2013
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

On paper the race may seem a clean-cut day for Kevin Harvick on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, but in reality, the paper is a bit deceiving.

Harvick started the race out front and finished there too, but he was challenged to remain on his game throughout the many restarts which could have meant trouble for the No.29 team. Harvick may have earned the win, but the biggest story of the day was a shift in Sprint Cup challengers at the top. Kansas was filled with chaos and to top all of that off, one of the top championship contenders, Kyle Busch, was caught up in a wreck that may have wiped his shot at the title away. Continue reading →

Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Preview

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Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas SpeedwayWhen fans think of wild card tracks in the Chase, Talladega and Martinsville come to mind. Over the last year, a new track has proven it belongs on that list and that track is Kansas Speedway. A reconfiguration has turned this once flat track into a high banked thriller. The corners are trickier, the straightaways are faster, and victory is that much harder to do. Kansas has turned itself into one of the most unpredictable races in the Chase. A survival game will be played on Sunday to see who can survive and advance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Continue reading →

In the ‘Zone’: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tests Goodyear’s New Tire At Kansas

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In the ‘Zone’: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tests Goodyear’s New Tire At Kansas

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In the ‘Zone’: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tests Goodyear’s New Tire At Kansas
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Multi-Zone Tread Tire Increases Grip, Durability

Its debut set records. Its encore offered a taste of what’s to come.

“It” is the innovative “multi-zone tread” Goodyear tire that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers tested Thursday at Kansas Speedway, and will use during Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (2 p.m. ET on ESPN, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio).

Goodyear developed two zones on the right side tires: the outer zone dubbed the “traction zone” – which was made of a sticky and more grip-oriented compound – and the “inner zone” – also known as the “endurance zone” – which was built with a firmer compound to help prolong the tire life.  Continue reading →

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Named Grand Marshal for Hollywood Casino 400

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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Named Grand Marshal for

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Kansas SpeedwayKansas Governor Sam Brownback, the state’s 46th governor, has been named Grand Marshal for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 6, the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.  Continue reading →

Everclear Playing Pre-Race Concert at Kansas Speedway on October 6

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Everclear Playing Pre-Race Concert at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 6 

Kansas SpeedwayIt definitely won’t be a Slow Motion Daydream when rock band Everclear performs a Kansas National Guard pre-race concert for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 6.  Continue reading →