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  • Buescher sets new track qualifying record at Kansas

    Buescher sets new track qualifying record at Kansas

    James Buescher captured the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway.  Buescher turned a lap of 30.285 seconds/178.306 mph, breaking the old track record of 31.1001 seconds/173.602 set by Bill Lester on 7/2/2005. This was Buescher’s fourth pole in 98 NCWTS races and his first in 2013.

    Miguel Paludo qualified second, Jeb Burton qualified third in his first start at Kansas Speedway.  Burton was also the highest qualifying rookie.

    Johnny Sauter qualified fourth and Ty Dillon rounded out the top-5 qualifiers.

    NSCS competitors Kyle Busch and JJ Yeley qualified seventh and 22nd respectively.

    Rookie standouts Ryan Blaney and Darrell Wallace Jr qualified 19th and 15th respectively.

    Cool temperatures and semi overcast skies contributed to four track record breaking qualifying laps.

    Starting Lineup
    SFP 250, Kansas Speedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/qual.php?race=4
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    Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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    1 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 178.306 30.285
    2 32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 177.983 30.34
    3 4 Jeb Burton # Chevrolet 177.789 30.373
    4 98 Johnny Sauter Toyota 177.317 30.454
    5 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 177.241 30.467
    6 88 Matt Crafton Toyota 176.881 30.529
    7 51 Kyle Busch(i) Toyota 176.707 30.559
    8 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 176.206 30.646
    9 8 Max Gresham Chevrolet 176.125 30.66
    10 13 Todd Bodine Toyota 175.93 30.694
    11 18 Joey Coulter Toyota 175.787 30.719
    12 77 German Quiroga # Toyota 175.627 30.747
    13 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 175.49 30.771
    14 60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 175.439 30.78
    15 54 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Toyota 175.404 30.786
    16 19 Joey Logano(i) Ford 175.302 30.804
    17 14 Brennan Newberry # Chevrolet 175.256 30.812
    18 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 174.667 30.916
    19 29 Ryan Blaney # Ford 174.526 30.941
    20 7 John Wes Townley Toyota 173.997 31.035
    21 99 Bryan Silas Ford 173.762 31.077
    22 38 JJ Yeley(i) Chevrolet 173.36 31.149
    23 5 Tim George Jr. Ford 173.294 31.161
    24 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 173.027 31.209
    25 6 Danny Efland(i) Chevrolet 172.817 31.247
    26 93 Chris Jones Chevrolet 172.529 31.299
    27 63 Justin Jennings Chevrolet 171.619 31.465
    28 68 Clay Greenfield 171.412 31.503
    29 84 Mike Harmon(i) Chevrolet 170.557 31.661
    30 27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 168.671 32.015
    31 81 David Starr Toyota 168.099 32.124
    32 0 Scott Saunders 167.312 32.275
    33 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 158.917 33.98
    34 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 156.785 34.442
    35 7 Jamie Dick(i) Chevrolet 0 0
    36 21 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 0 0
  • Crunching The Numbers: Kansas

    Crunching The Numbers: Kansas

    After a trip to the Lone Star State for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and a visit to “The Rock” for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last weekend, both series join up this weekend in America’s Heartland for a weekend of racing at Kansas Speedway. After being reconfigured in 2012, the track has become super fast and should provide two great races for the race fans in the Midwest.

    Sprint Cup Series

    The Sprint Cup Series will make its 15th appearance at Kansas this Sunday, but only the second race since last year’s reconfiguration. With new track records being set last fall on the new track and the Gen6 making its Kansas debut, this race should be a good one to keep an eye on to see just what will happen when the STP 400 goes green on Sunday.

    Driver Races Win Top 5 Top 10 Pole Laps Led Avg. Start Avg. Finish
    Jimmie Johnson 13 2 5 11 3 547 10.6 8.0
    Greg Biffle 13 2 7 9 1 346 15.2 9.5
    Brad Keselowski 6 1 2 3 0 17 17.0 9.8
    Carl Edwards 11 0 4 8 0 72 18.5 10.8
    Jeff Gordon 14 2 8 10 0 208 11.6 11.0
    Tony Stewart 14 2 6 9 0 152 18.1 11.7
    Kevin Harvick 14 0 1 6 0 83 19.9 12.9
    Clint Bowyer 9 0 1 4 0 48 15.2 14.0
    Kasey Kahne 11 0 2 5 3 78 11.0 15.0
    Mark Martin 14 1 2 5 1 212 16.4 15.3

    Who To Watch: As is the case at the majority of tracks the Sprint Cup Series visits, Jimmie Johnson is at the top of the board once again with two wins, five top fives, 11 top tens, three poles, an average start of 10.6, and an average finish of 8.0 in 13 starts. However, Johnson does have some competition in the Ford camp with drivers Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski, and Carl Edwards having average finishes of 9.5, 9.8, and 10.8, respectively. Biffle also has two wins at the track with Keselowski taking the win once. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart also join Johnson and Biffle in the two win club at Kansas. One last driver to keep an eye on would be Dale Earnhardt Jr, due to the fact that this race would be his first start on the reconfigured track after missing last year’s race with a concussion that all started in a wreck while tire testing on this very track last summer.

    Camping World Truck Series

    The Camping World Truck Series’ 13th race at Kansas will feature the series debut on the new reconfiguration, as the track was reconfigured after the series lone race at the track last spring. This should level the playing field for the Trucks, as all of the teams will be trying to get a handle on the new track for the first time.

    Driver Races Win Top 5 Top 10 Pole Laps Led Avg. Start Avg. Finish
    Kyle Busch 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.0 6.0
    James Buescher 4 1 2 2 0 104 7.8 8.2
    Ty Dillon 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 9.0
    Johnny Sauter 4 1 2 3 0 112 8.0 9.0
    Todd Bodine 9 1 4 6 0 108 16.3 9.4
    Joey Coulter 2 0 1 1 0 1 7.5 9.5
    Ron Hornaday Jr 8 1 3 5 3 265 8.0 9.8
    Miguel Paludo 2 0 0 1 0 1 14.0 11.5
    Brendan Gaughan 8 0 1 5 0 17 21.6 12.2
    Dakoda Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 15.0

    Who To Watch: With a top ten finish in his lone start at the track, Kyle Busch is at the top of the heap as far as stats at Kansas. Four former winners at Kansas, James Buescher, Johnny Sauter, Todd Bodine, and Ron Hornaday join Busch as ones to watch in the SFP 250 on Saturday. Also, keep an eye on Ty Dillon, who also has a top ten start and finish in one start at the track.