Camping World RV 400
NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the third race of the Chase.
Here is a quick run down of trivial facts and statistics for this weekend’s Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS.
Kansas Speedway History
- Groundbreaking for the Kansas Speedway was held on May 25, 1999.
- The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first events being an ARCA race and a NASCAR Camping World Series, West race on the same day – June 2.
- The first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was July 7, 2001.
- The first NASCAR Nationwide Series race was Sept. 29, 2001.
- The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was held on Sept. 30, 2001.
Track Numbers
- NASCAR Cup Series Races: 7
- Pole Winners: 6
- Race Winners: 6
- Jimmie Johnson leads active drivers with two poles at Kansas.
- Jeff Gordon leads active drivers with two wins at Kansas.
- All of the races at Kansas have been scheduled for 267 laps.
- 15 drivers have competed in all seven races at Kansas.
- Jason Leffler won the first pole in September 2001.
- Jeff Gordon won the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
- Six different drivers have posted victories.
- Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Fenway Racing have each won two races at Kansas, more than any other organization.
- Four of the seven races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
- The furthest back in the field that race winner started was 21st, by Tony Stewart in 2006.
Hot Facts
In its Chase history, Kansas – the site of Sunday’s Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman – has quietly evolved into arguably the most unpredictable track on the circuit.
Of the four Chase races previously held at Kansas, three were won by drivers not eligible for the Chase.
Joe Nemechek began the trend in 2004, ending a 54-race winless drought with his Kansas win. Tony Stewart followed suit in 2006, and Biffle did it again last season. Mark Martin, in 2005, is the only Chase-eligible driver to win at Kansas.
In addition, there have been five different winners in the last five Kansas races.
Biffle hopes to buck all those trends. He has the top pre-race Driver Rating at Kansas with a 118.5, and has finished inside the top three in three of the last four Kansas races.
The last driver to win three straight was Jimmie Johnson, who won four consecutive races last season on his way to the championship.
Track Records
- Track qualifying record: Matt Kenseth (180.856 mph, 29.858 seconds, 10-8-05)
- Track race record: Mark Martin (137.774 mph, 10-9-05)
Qualifying/Race Data
- 2007 pole winner: Jimmie Johnson (175.063 mph, 30.846 seconds)
- 2007 race winner: Greg Biffle, 104.981 mph, 9-30-07)
Kansas Race Day Data
- Estimated Pit Window: Every 40-44 laps, based on fuel mileage.
- # 29 of 36 (9-28-08)
- Track Size: 1 mile
- Banking/Corners: 15 degrees
- Banking/Frontstretch: 10.4 degrees
- Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
- Frontstretch: 2,685 feet
- Backstretch: 2,207 feet