NASCAR Cup Series

The wonderful women in NASCAR are donating some of there valuable time this month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie, Danica Patrick will debut this weekend in Kansas with a new paint scheme featuring a pink color.

In his 14 career Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile track, Biffle has two wins, seven top-five and nine top-10 finishes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) announces today that young driving sensation, 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.

David Ragan cites two key variables for this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Speedway - new tires and changing temperatures. Teams should get a handle on the first item on Thursday, when the recently repaved track opens for a day of testing before practice and qualifying begins on Friday.

David Gilliland won't mind the extra day at Kansas Speedway this week. He is averaging top-25 finishes at 1.5-mile tracks this season and has finished 23rd in his last two races at the 1.5-mile oval.