When 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
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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
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
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas 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
It 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
Kenseth Survives a Caution Fest for his Second Chase Win
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A record setting day with a track all-time caution record of fourteen, occurred Sunday afternoon at the Kansas Speedway.
Fourteen cautions at Kansas was also the most in any race this season. Continue reading