NASCAR Cup Series

CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE: Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 11 victories at Kansas Speedway. Five different drivers have piloted their Chevrolet race cars to Winner’s Circle at the 1.5-mile track.

Difference in turns: “The toughest thing at Kansas is really the degree of banking," Allmendinger said. In Turns 1, 2, 3 and 4, I think they say it’s the same, but both ends of the racetrack drive a lot different. Turns 1 and 2 to me always feels a lot faster.

FIRST NIGHT RACE OF THE SEASON: "One of the fun aspects of the spring race at Kansas Speedway is it's under the lights and the first Saturday night race of the season," Buescher said. "I'm looking forward to getting the No. 37 Scott Products Chevrolet on track. The track conditions for the race will definitely be different from practice on Friday."

Talladega Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 11th in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota after leading 43 laps in Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hamlin started 11th and fell back to 33rd after just two laps when he had a close call while running the low line racing four-wide on the high banked oval. Hamlin decided to stay out of trouble and run at the back of the field for the rest of Stage 1 after the FedEx car developed a vibration, forcing the team to pit three laps prior to the end of the Stage.

KANSAS KAHNE: In Kasey Kahne’s 19 Kansas starts, he has led 102 total laps in six races, which ranks him 11th among current drivers and 19th all-time. In the 10 starts the 37-year-old has made while driving for Hendrick Motorsports, he has amassed four top-five finishes and six top-10s, including a second-place finish in April 2013. In Kahne’s last 10 starts at 1.5-mile tracks, he has accrued two top-five finishes and five top-10s.

Fresh off a sweep at Talladega Superspeedway, Ford will look to continue its impressive start to the 2017 NASCAR season this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, giving Ford five wins in the first 10 events of the season. Here’s a look at how Ford has fared at Kansas through the years.

1. Kyle Larson: Larson found trouble early at Talladega when he made contact with Jamie McMurray, which cut a tire on the No. 42 Target Chevrolet. Larson recovered and worked his way up to a 12th-place finish as Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took the win.

So, let us talk about Talladega. We had Ricky Stenhouse Jr. start on the pole. Then we had a race full of excitement with a host of “oh, my God, did you see that?” moments. That pretty much covers the highlights from the opening 168 laps. It was as thrilling as I had hoped, but this one came down to the final 30 circuits on that big track.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started from the pole and captured his first NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series career win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. The Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) driver restarted on the inside of the front row for the final green-white-checkered finish.

In Jack Roush’s 30 years of NASCAR racing, his teams have covered over 1.78 million miles on the track, but none more dramatic than the final 2.66 miles in yesterday’s Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s dramatic come-from-behind win from the pole at Talladega, marked Roush Fenway’s record-extending 324th win in NASCAR’s three premiere series.