The 2012 season has been one marked by consistency for the No. 31 BRANDT team. Heading into Kansas Speedway, the team has one win (Montreal), six top-five finishes and 17 top-10 finishes. This is the same tally the team finished the 2011 season with, meaning there is room to improve upon that mark by the conclusion of 2012. Additionally, Justin Allgaier has led 165 laps thus far in the season.
Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Kansas Speedway: “We don’t know what to expect at Kansas since the repave. I anticipate the track will be smooth and fast. We have numerous practice sessions to get a better feel of the track and get our No. 6 Sam’s Club Ford Mustang dialed in."
NASCAR today announced a number of competition changes for the 2013 season, highlighted by a new qualifying format in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series that places a greater emphasis on speed.
Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team travel to the newly repaved Kansas Speedway this week for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. In addition to the regular weekend schedule, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) teams will spend Wednesday and Thursday testing at Kansas.
Richard Childress Racing in the Sunflower State ... In 41 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway, RCR has three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. RCR's best finish at Kansas was second in 2007 with Clint Bowyer.
David Reutimann started 34th in the No. 10 TBR/TMone.com Chevrolet. The Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) team worked on an ill-handling racecar and finished 30th in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney started the Dollar General 300 from the 22nd position in his final NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start with Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) this season. He quickly drove the No. 36 SealWrap Chevrolet into the top-15 and raced in the top-20 for all 300 miles. As he struggled with a tight-handling racecar he fell two laps down to the leader by the checkered flag. The No. 36 SealWrap Chevrolet finished in 14th place.
The largest contingency program in recent USAC racing history has been announced for participants utilizing Ignite high-performance Ethanol racing fuels in 2013.
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
