Kansas Recap: Denny Hamlin finished second in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, after fighting an ill-handling FedEx Express Toyota for most of the event won by Joey Logano. Following the race’s final caution, Hamlin lined up second, next to Logano on the front row for a green-white-checkered finish.
When the No.32 C&J Energy Services Ford Fusion arrives at the Talladega Superspeedway for the CampingWorld.Com 500 race weekend the familiar No.32 will have a different look. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the No.32 will feature pink where silver is normally seen.
Defending race winner and six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, made a strong showing in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway with a third place finish. It was his 16th top-10 finish in 19 races at the 1.5-mile venue.
Toyota drivers earned two top-five finishes in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race – including a runner-up result by Denny Hamlin and a fifth-place showing by Kyle Busch – and Busch was victorious in the NASCAR XFINITY Series event on Saturday at Kansas Speedway.
ROGER PENSKE, Owner – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – “We’re very fortunate to have Joey on our team. He came on here a few years ago and has really been up ever since. There’s no question he and Brad, I’ve said it before, have made quite a bond together and the two crew chiefs with Paul and Todd, they’ve worked together on the Nationwide/XFINITY and of course have come together here.
Richard Childress Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Austin Dillon finished 11th, 19th and 41st, respectively, in the Kansas 400 at Kansas Speedway Speedway.
Brian Scott and the No. 33 Shore Lodge Chevrolet team qualified in the 16th position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kansas 400 at Kansas Speedway. In his Sprint Cup debut at the 1.5-mile track, the 28-year-old driver raced in and around the top 20 for the first 100 laps of the race as they battled with handling issues, namely a lack of front turn on his Chevrolet SS.
After battling back from one lap down, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. restarted ninth on the final green-white-checkered attempt but newer tires prevailed forcing Stenhouse to settle with a 13th-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway. With four straight top-15 and six straight top-20 finishes, Stenhouse jumps two positions in the NSCS driver standings to 25th.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I thought it was really smooth. It looks like Chris is qualified right next to me. I felt like I got all it had. We know the cars are gonna be very difficult to drive and that did not disappoint.”
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 Kroger/Oscar Mayer/Heinz Ford Mustang Dark Horse, came into the Darlington Raceway infield media center before practice to talk about this weekend’s race.
