NASCAR Cup Series

Camry driver Joey Logano drove his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 28 GameStop Toyota Camry to a third-place finish Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway.

JACK ROUSH, Owner, No. 6 Ford Mustang – TALK ABOUT THAT EXCITING RACE AND THE VICTORY WITH RICKY TODAY. “If I can get my heart back in my chest I will be all set. Today was a never say die day for the guys. Ricky has been fraught with frustration over some of the things that have happened and Mike Kelley has done his best to figure out what he needs. It has been a building year. "

RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Cargill/Sam’s Club Ford Mustang – WHAT A GREAT COMEBACK. “That was a total team effort. The guys did an awesome job getting the car back together and we never gave up. Mike made great calls and adjustments to fix how the car drove with the damage and it was still one of the fastest cars out there. Our Sam’s Club Mustang was fast this weekend."

With Austin Dillon’s second place finish in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Chevrolet has clinched the Manufacturers’ Championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The 2012 achievement marks the 15th time the Bowtie Brand has captured the prestigious Bill France Performance Cup.

Fort Worth, Texas native Nur Ali made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway today, finishing 33rd in the No. 41 Chevrolet after a crash ended his day. Ali, the first and only race car driver of Pakistani descent, started 41st.

Carl Edwards wants to win at Kansas Speedway. The Missouri native makes no bones about that fact. Edwards, who was sixth fastest in the first practice session Saturday afternoon, took time to talk with Ford Racing about his home track, what a Carl Edwards victory party would look like, and his thoughts on concussions in the sport.

Joining the festivities surrounding the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, several Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors are scheduled to sign autographs on Sunday, Oct. 21 in Sprint FanWalk beginning at approx. 9:30 AM for one hour.

A fast race track and a loose race car proved to be a bad combination for Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion during qualifying for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 on the newly repaved Kansas Speedway.

Kasey Kahne earned the pole position for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 by posting a new track record on the newly repaved and reconfigured Kansas Speedway with his No. 5 Farmer’s Insurance Chevrolet of 28.219 seconds, 191.360 mph. This marked Kahne’s 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup career pole and moved him into a tie for 26th on the all-time series poles list with Bobby Labonte. His lap around the 1.5-mile oval was Kahne’s fourth pole of the 2012 season and third in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.

Just a day after I wrote the story, I saw what I call “the letter.” It was a letter to Earnhardt from Amanda Gardstrom. Gardstrom is the daughter of NASCAR legend Fred Lorenzen. In the letter, she also commends Earnhardt. She knows all too well what can happen when proper medical care isn’t given after a concussion. You see, Fred Lorenzen now resides at a nursing home, and dementia rules his day.