NASCAR Cup Series

Kenny Francis, the crew chief for the No. 5 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been penalized for rules violations committed during qualifying May 3 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Fresh off a test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the No. 9 DEWALT team will head to another 1.5-mile speedway, Kansas Speedway. With one final chance to win his way into the All-Star race, Ambrose eyes Victory Lane at Kansas to pay his fine forward to Victory Junction.

With a Goodyear tire test at Kansas Speedway and a team test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, also a 1.5-mile track, under his belt, Aric Almirola is confident that the No. 43 Farmland team will unload fast this weekend.

"We've kind of been preaching and beating up how we are on all the other racetracks. You know, coming to this racetrack you know it's an equalizer and you've got as good a shot as anyone."

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers owns the 10th most points of all drivers after the first 10 races of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. He and the No. 55 team plan to improve those numbers at Kansas Speedway Saturday night.

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DID YOU KNOW? … Ryan Blaney will be making his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut this weekend at Kansas Speedway, driving the No. 12 SKF Ford Fusion for Team Penske.

David Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, comments on racing at Kansas Speedway:

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Kansas Speedway ... In 50 NASCAR Sprint 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 15 top-10 finishes.

There are things in life that just irritate a person. There are calls for me to worry about man-made global warming when I got snow falling outside in the month of May. There are three hours of television devoted to a two-minute horse race. There are entertaining races from Talladega, with big names leading, big names wrecking, only to have the thing won by Denny Hamlin.