Track facts for Kansas Speedway:

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• Number of previous races: 13.
• First Sprint Cup race: September 30, 2001, won by Jeff Gordon.
• Last Sprint Cup race: April 22, 2012, won by Denny Hamlin.
• Won from pole: 2, last time by Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
• Won from top-5 starting position: 6 times in 13 races (46%).
• Won from top-10 starting position: 8 times (62%).
• Won from 21st or worse starting position: 2 times (15%).
• Worst starting spot for race winner: 25th, by Brad Keselowski in 2011.
• Most laps led: 197, by Jimmie Johnson in 2011.
• Fewest laps led by a race winner: 5, by Tony Stewart in 2006.

• Track records:

  • Fastest race: 144.122 mph by Denny Hamlin in 2012.
  • Fastest qualifying speed: 180.856 mph by Matt Kenseth in 2004.
  • Most lead changes: 26 in 2009.
  • Closest finish: Joe Nemechek's .081 second margin over Ricky Rudd in 2004.
  • Most caution flags: 13 in 2001.

• From 2007-2012 a typical Kansas race had 18.3 lead changes, 6.3 cautions for 27.3 laps, and an average green-flag run of 31.9 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

• Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 7, Ford 3, Dodge 2, Toyota 1.

• Victories by owner: Rick Hendrick 4, Jack Roush 3, Roger Penske 2, Joe Gibbs 2, Nelson Bowers 1, Stewart-Haas Racing 1.

Driver Notes:

• The most Kansas races without a:

  	Active Drivers	All-Time
  Win:	Six drivers (13 races)
  Top 5:	Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte (13)
  Top 10:	Bobby Labonte (13)
  Pole:	Six drivers (13)
  Lap led:	Robby Gordon (8)
  Lead-lap finish:	David Gilliland (7)

  
  
  
• Top career marks at Kansas:

	Active Drivers	All-Time
Races:	Ten drivers (13)
Wins:	Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart (2)
Top 5s:	Jeff Gordon (8)
Top 10s:	Jimmie Johnson (10)
Poles:	Jimmie Johnson (3)
Laps:	Mark Martin (3,388)
Laps led:	Jimmie Johnson (503)
Lead-lap finishes:	Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart (11)




• Best average finish among active drivers at Kansas (3 or more starts):

  1. Jimmie Johnson (7.9)
  2. Greg Biffle (8.0)
  3. Brad Keselowski (10.2)
  4. Carl Edwards (10.5)
  5. Jeff Gordon (11.1)
  6. Tony Stewart (12.2)
  7. Kevin Harvick (13.0)
  8. Denny Hamlin (14.1)
  9. Mark Martin (14.6)
  10. Clint Bowyer (15.0)

  
  

• Worst average finish among active drivers at Kansas (3 or more starts):

  1. Michael McDowell (40.0)
  2. J.J. Yeley (34.8)
  3. Mike Skinner (33.7)
  4. Scott Riggs (32.9)
  5. Michael Waltrip (32.4)
  6. Landon Cassill (32.2)
  7. Mike Bliss (31.5)
  8. David Stremme (30.8)
  9. Bobby Labonte (29.5)
  10. Tony Raines (29.2)

  
  

  'Chase' drivers at Kansas:

  Driver	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	AvSt	AvFn	Rating
  Brad Keselowski	5	1	2	2	0	1339	17	15.4	10.2	90.7
  Jimmie Johnson	12	2	5	10	3	3123	503	10.9	7.9	120.7
  Denny Hamlin	9	1	3	3	0	2347	68	14.1	14.1	89.9
  Clint Bowyer	8	0	1	3	0	1940	43	16.8	15.0	85.7
  Kasey Kahne	10	0	1	4	2	2565	77	12.0	16.1	86.9
  Greg Biffle	12	2	7	9	1	2959	346	15.6	8.0	116.3
  Martin Truex, Jr.	8	0	1	1	0	1979	205	13.1	23.2	88.4
  Jeff Gordon	13	2	8	9	0	3379	206	11.1	11.1	102.2
  Tony Stewart	13	2	5	8	0	3376	152	17.0	12.2	102.9
  Kevin Harvick	13	0	1	6	0	3309	83	20.7	13.0	92.1
  Matt Kenseth	13	0	4	7	1	3205	238	13.8	16.9	102.4
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	13	0	1	6	1	3342	81	13.5	16.5	86.4

  Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.

  Other notable Driver Ratings at Kansas: Carl Edwards (96.2), Mark Martin (91.9), Kurt Busch (90.3), Kyle Busch (83.3).