Track facts for Kansas Speedway:

Previous Cup races at Kansas
Active Cup drivers' career stats at Kansas
• Number of previous races: 32.
• First Cup race: September 30, 2001, won by Jeff Gordon.
• Last Cup race: October 24, 2021, won by Kyle Larson.
• Won from pole: 7, last time by Kyle Larson in 2021.
• Won from top-5 starting position: 15 times in 32 races (47%).
• Won from top-10 starting position: 20 times (63%).
• Won from 21st or worse starting position: 3 times (9%).
• 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: 152.057 mph by Chase Elliott in 2018.
  • Fastest qualifying speed: 197.621 mph by Kevin Harvick in 2014.
  • Most lead changes: 26 in 2009.
  • Closest finish: Joe Nemechek's .081 second margin over Ricky Rudd in 2004.
  • Most caution flags: 15 in 2013 and 2017.

• From 2017-2021 a typical Kansas race had 17.6 lead changes, 7.9 cautions for 37.8 laps, and an average green-flag run of 25.9 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

• Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 13, Ford 9, Toyota 8, Dodge 2.

• Victories by owner: Rick Hendrick 8, Joe Gibbs 7, Roger Penske 6, Jack Roush 4, Stewart-Haas Racing 3, Barney Visser 2, Nelson Bowers 1, Richard Childress 1.

Driver Notes:

• The most Kansas races without a:

  	Active Drivers	All-Time
  Win:	Kurt Busch (32 races)
  Top 5:	David Ragan (22)	Jamie McMurray (24)
  Top 10:	Michael McDowell (21)
  Pole:	Kyle Busch (28)	Ryan Newman (32)
  Lap led:	Timmy Hill (12)	Reed Sorenson (22)
  Lead-lap finish:	B.J. McLeod (9)	Joey Gase (10)

  
  
  
• Top career marks at Kansas:

	Active Drivers	All-Time
Races:	Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick (32)
Wins:	Three drivers (3)	Jeff Gordon (3)
Top 5s:	Kevin Harvick (12)
Top 10s:	Kevin Harvick (19)	Jimmie Johnson (19)
Poles:	Kevin Harvick (5)
Laps:	Kevin Harvick (8,397)
Laps led:	Kevin Harvick (949)
Lead-lap finishes:	Kevin Harvick (27)




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

  1. Kevin Harvick (8.9)
  2. Chase Elliott (9.8)
  3. Brad Keselowski (11.5)
  4. Greg Biffle (12.7)
  5. Martin Truex, Jr. (12.7)
  6. Denny Hamlin (14.1)
  7. Tyler Reddick (15.2)
  8. Kurt Busch (15.5)
  9. Kyle Larson (15.5)
  10. Kyle Busch (15.6)

  
  

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

  1. Cody Ware (35.7)
  2. Justin Allgaier (34.4)
  3. Timmy Hill (33.8)
  4. J.J. Yeley (33.8)
  5. Josh Bilicki (33.6)
  6. B.J. McLeod (33.0)
  7. Garrett Smithley (31.0)
  8. Landon Cassill (30.2)
  9. Michael McDowell (28.4)
  10. Bubba Wallace (26.0)

  
  

  Current top-10 drivers at Kansas:

  Driver	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	AvSt	AvFn	Rating
  Chase Elliott	12	1	6	8	0	3206	187	13.3	9.8	100.1
  William Byron	8	0	1	5	0	1922	92	11.8	16.1	85.7
  Ryan Blaney	14	0	3	6	1	3679	171	9.9	17.3	95.1
  Joey Logano	25	3	8	10	2	6335	500	11.3	17.1	88.4
  Ross Chastain	6	0	0	0	0	1370	1	28.0	25.0	51.6
  Kyle Busch	28	2	9	13	0	6933	404	12.3	15.6	92.9
  Martin Truex, Jr.	27	2	9	14	2	7066	803	10.9	12.7	100.4
  Alex Bowman	13	0	2	5	0	3321	76	19.3	17.5	74.3
  Kyle Larson	14	1	4	6	0	3539	426	17.1	15.5	99.8
  Christopher Bell	4	0	0	2	0	1063	0	15.5	17.2	82.3

  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: Kevin Harvick (109.9), Greg Biffle (94.5), Brad Keselowski (93.9), Denny Hamlin (91.9), Kurt Busch (88.6), Tyler Reddick (83.5), Erik Jones (81.6).