After leading a career high 26 laps in the STP 400 earlier this year at Kansas Speedway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. settled for an 11th-place finish after an unlucky caution was displayed one lap after he forfeited the lead for a scheduled green flag pit-stop.
Chris Buescher will make his ninth overall NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start this weekend and his first NNS start at Kansas Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 16 RFR Driven Ford Mustang.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the first time in 2013. It will be the third mile-and-a-half track the series visited in the last month.
Larson to make his Cup Series Debut: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) developmental driver, Kyle Larson, will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) debut for Team Target in the Phoenix Racing No. 51 Target Chevrolet SS at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 12. In addition, he will run the NSCS race in Martinsville in the No. 51 Target Chevrolet SS on Oct. 27. In August, EGR announced that Larson would take over the reins of the No. 42 Target Chevy SS beginning in 2014.
No Rest for the Wicked...Buescher will utilize his off week from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to race in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. This will be Buescher's third start this year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) and fourth career NNS start at Kansas Speedway. Buescher has previous success at the Kansas Speedway, capturing a win in the NCWTS in 2012.
Roger Penske has won just about everything imaginable in his racing career, but the one trophy that has eluded him to this point is the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner’s championship. With five races remaining the 22 team, led by crew chief Jeremy Bullins, holds a 34-point lead over the 54 car owned by Joe Gibbs Racing. Led by drivers Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, AJ Allmendinger and Ryan Blaney, the No. 22 Ford Mustang has won six of the last nine NNS races going into this weekend’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.
Dover Recap…After starting from the 31st spot, Eric McClure faced a myriad of issues during Saturday’s event to post a 26th-place finish. As a result, the team slipped one position in NASCAR Owner Standings, while McClure was able to maintain his position (19th) in Driver Standings.
Justin Allgaier will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start on Sunday, October 6 in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Allgaier will drive the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet SS for Phoenix Racing, for the second time this season.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, the state’s 46th governor, has been named Grand Marshal for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 6, the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Reigning champion Isaac Kitzmiller carries strong momentum into Rockingham Speedway, aiming for his first career victory and a second consecutive championship.
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon has the unique distinction of winning NHRA’s 1,000th race (Las Vegas, 2021) as well as the 900th race in Funny Car history
