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In 1981, forty-year-old Joe Gibbs started his professional football head coaching career with five straight losses. A tough start for sure, but his Washington Redskins team would recover to win eight of their final eleven games and end the season at 8-8.

Ross Chastain on Racing at Kansas: “Last week didn’t quite go as planned, but we never gave up and we were able to earn another top-10 finish. We’ve been really strong on the mile-and-a-half tracks to start the season, so I feel very confident that we’ll be able to rebound with a strong result in Kansas.”

Angela Ruch on Racing at Kansas: “Racing on my first Mother’s Day weekend truly feels like a blessing. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate motherhood than by showing my son to never stop pursuing your passions.”

Kansas Preview: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will head next to Kansas Speedway, for the second Saturday night race of the season. Denny has notched six top-five and seven top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile track, with a victory at the intermediate track in 2012. Currently in fourth, Denny and team will be seeking their third win of the season as they look to rise in the Cup Series standings.

“Kansas is a very fast racetrack to begin with, so I think it's going to make for an intense weekend. It's super important to maintain grip on that surface, especially for a night race. We've seen some speed in our No. 34 Ford there before, so I'm looking forward to getting in there and seeing what we can do with the 2019 package.”

Spire Motorsports is pleased to announce primary sponsorship from OilFire Rye Whiskey for Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway where rookie Quin Houff will steer the team’s No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

After a successful debut event last year, Leavine Family Racing (LFR) will hold the team’s second annual Fan Fest event on Friday, May 24th, from 1:00pm ET to 4:00pm ET at the team’s facility located in Concord, NC.

Tyler Ankrum and his No. 17 May's Hawaii Toyota team are looking to continue their positive momentum as they head to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Digital Ally 250. The team is searching for their third consecutive top-10 finish.

Richard Childress Racing at Kansas Speedway ... In 80 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has one win, visiting victory lane in 2013 with Kevin Harvick, among five top-five and 22 top-10 finishes.

Harrison Burton, winner of the season-opening Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona, used a late day mock qualifying run to turn the fastest lap in ARCA Menards Series open testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday. A total of 22 teams and 27 drivers were present for the test, which ran from early afternoon to early evening.