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Kansas: NASCAR Sprint Cup Starting Line-Up & Race Preview
Jimmie Johnson was fastest on Saturday, we expect the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion to be fastest today too.
Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images
By Mike Sulka
Get ready for round three of the NASCAR Sprint Cup 'Chase' as the series makes its annual visit to the 1.5-mile oval at Kansas Speedway. The 'Cup' series has been racing at Kansas since 2001, an event that was won by 4-time champion Jeff Gordon. The 2002 round was also won by Gordon, but since then no other driver has won this race twice.
One interesting note is that in eight races, Kansas has twice been won from Pole (Joe Nemechek - 2004, Jimmie Johnson - 2008) and once from a second place (Jeff Gordon - 2001) starting position. Points leader Mark Martin will start the race from Pole, while Dale Earnhardt Jr will start second.
Could either driver turn their solid starting positions into a win ?
Maybe.
Though Jeff Gordon - starting 9th today - and Mark Martin have the best results over the eight-race history of Kansas, Jimmie Johnson is easily the best driver over the last three years.
Johnson also led both of yesterday's Saturday practice sessions by a significant margin.
So, today's pick is going to go to three-time champion Jimmie Johnson. Though Mark Martin may become the third pole sitter to take a Kansas victory.
You might also keep an eye on Greg Biffle (starting 31st) who has four top fives (Victory in 2007) in the last five races at Kansas Speedway. He even finished in the top five in 2008 after qualifying 18th.
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Starting Line Up by Row
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, October 02, 2009 @ 05:14 PM Central
Track Race Record: Mark Martin 10/09/05 02:54:25 137.774
| Row |
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| 1 |
1 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet |
30.724 |
175.758 |
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2 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet |
30.808 |
175.279 |
| 2 |
3 |
25 |
Brad Keselowski |
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet |
30.821 |
175.205 |
|
4 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Crown Royal Ford |
30.822 |
175.200 |
| 3 |
5 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet |
30.850 |
175.041 |
|
6 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Budweiser Dodge |
30.860 |
174.984 |
| 4 |
7 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota |
30.895 |
174.786 |
|
8 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet |
30.902 |
174.746 |
| 5 |
9 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
DuPont Chevrolet |
30.908 |
174.712 |
|
10 |
82 |
Scott Speed # |
Red Bull Toyota |
30.918 |
174.656 |
| 6 |
11 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet |
30.923 |
174.627 |
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12 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Red Bull Toyota |
30.926 |
174.610 |
| 7 |
13 |
00 |
David Reutimann |
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota |
30.932 |
174.576 |
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14 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Target Chevrolet |
30.934 |
174.565 |
| 8 |
15 |
44 |
A J Allmendinger |
Valvoline Dodge |
30.943 |
174.514 |
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16 |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Motorcraft Ford |
30.996 |
174.216 |
| 9 |
17 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Aflac Ford |
31.015 |
174.109 |
|
18 |
20 |
Joey Logano # |
Home Depot Toyota |
31.015 |
174.109 |
| 10 |
19 |
09 |
Mike Bliss |
Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge |
31.060 |
173.857 |
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20 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Zecol/Menards Ford |
31.071 |
173.796 |
| 11 |
21 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet |
31.076 |
173.768 |
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22 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Freight Toyota |
31.084 |
173.723 |
| 12 |
23 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
DeWalt Ford |
31.120 |
173.522 |
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24 |
66 |
Dave Blaney |
PRISM Motorsports Toyota |
31.129 |
173.472 |
| 13 |
25 |
6 |
David Ragan |
UPS Freight Ford |
31.146 |
173.377 |
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26 |
71 |
Bobby Labonte |
TRG Motorsports Chevrolet |
31.151 |
173.349 |
| 14 |
27 |
47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota |
31.163 |
173.282 |
|
28 |
43 |
Reed Sorenson |
McDonald's Monopoly Dodge |
31.164 |
173.277 |
| 15 |
29 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
31.192 |
173.121 |
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30 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
U.S. ARMY Chevrolet |
31.196 |
173.099 |
| 16 |
31 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3M/Sherwin Williams Ford |
31.203 |
173.060 |
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32 |
12 |
David Stremme |
No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge |
31.214 |
172.999 |
| 17 |
33 |
77 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
AAA Dodge |
31.269 |
172.695 |
|
34 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
M&M's Toyota |
31.310 |
172.469 |
| 18 |
35 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Caterpillar Chevrolet |
31.318 |
172.425 |
|
36 |
07 |
Casey Mears |
Jack Daniel's Chevrolet |
31.368 |
172.150 |
| 19 |
37 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
MAPEI/Menards Toyota |
31.388 |
172.040 |
|
38 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Reese's Chevrolet |
31.408 |
171.931 |
| 20 |
39 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Miller Lite Dodge |
31.554 |
171.135 |
|
40 |
34 |
John Andretti |
Taco Bell Chevrolet |
Owner Points |
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| 21 |
41 |
96 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
Owner Points |
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42 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Best Buy Dodge |
Owner Points |
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| 22 |
43 |
13 |
Max Papis # |
GEICO Toyota |
31.281 |
172.629 |
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15 |
0 |
Ford |
8 |
0 |
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|
8 |
1 |
Toyota |
12 |
2 |
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Did Not Qualify: # 04 David Gilliland; # 36 Michael McDowell; # 37 Kevin Hamlin.
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