Soaring Into Kansas...The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) is at Kansas Speedway this weekend for a Saturday night under the lights race. Justin Allgaier will be making his fourth start at the 1.5-mile speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Kansas Speedway. It’s safe to say that no one is more excited to be homeward bound than Emporia, Kan., native Clint Bowyer, who considers the 1.5-mile speedway his home track.
Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 Medallion Bank team are coming off their best finish of the season at Talladega Superspeedway and look to carry that momentum into this weekend's race at Kansas Speedway.
Brett Moffitt | No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford "I'm excited to be back at Front Row Motorsports and back in the car. Sitting on my couch was not very fun last weekend, so I'm excited about going to Kansas. The biggest thing for me is just getting more experience, and this week will be my first time ever on the track at Kansas."
Going to Kansas City, Kan. is always a special trip for Furniture Row Racing and its driver Martin Truex Jr. For starters, Kansas Speedway, site of Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race, is the closest track to the team’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The track has also been one of the favorites for Truex, who has four top-five finishes in the last six races at Kansas.
NAPA AUTO PARTS will grow its relationship with 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports in 2016 when it becomes the majority sponsor of driver Chase Elliott and his No. 24 Chevrolet SS team.
The Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will be the second Indy car event conducted on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course. Simon Pagenaud won the inaugural race in 2014 and will look for his first win with Team Penske.
KANSAS SPEEDWAY (1.5-MILE OVAL)
LOCATION: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
EVENT: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (RACE 11 OF 36)
TUNE IN: 7:30 P.M. ET, SATURDAY, MAY 9 (FS1/MRN/SIRIUSXM)
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Earlier today, organizers of the Honda Indy Toronto were joined by 2014 race winner Sebastien Bourdais to mark the start of the track build at Exhibition Place. Setup of the championship racetrack and grandstands begins this week with just over a month to go before the event.
“Kansas is a fast, smooth track, which I really like. We have been working really hard on our intermediate program. We’ve finished in the top 15 at the past two intermediate tracks and have made some more gains since Texas.
Dean Thompson delivered an incredible save mid-race and recovered to finish eighth to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe was made available to the media on Saturday after willing the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 186.065 mph in 51.466 seconds for his first Cup pole of the 2026 season and the 10th of his career at Talladega.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Kroger Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “That’s solid. We had a lot of speed here today. I know it’s single car, but it translated really well at Daytona..."
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in a panel with fellow Chase contenders, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
