{"id":6784,"date":"2025-05-18T03:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6784"},"modified":"2025-05-18T03:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T03:11:12","slug":"nascar-kansas-sunday-may-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-kansas-sunday-may-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 3, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



Kansas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE LAST 2 YEARS, WILD KANSAS FINISHES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DENNY HAMLIN GOT INTO KYLE LARSON ON THE FINAL LAP & RACED ON TO WIN 2 YEARS AGO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KYLE LARSON EDGED CHRIS BUESCHER IN CLOSEST FINISH IN CUP SERIES HISTORY LAST YEAR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39th Kansas NASCAR Cup Series race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin<\/strong>: 4 Kansas wins \u2013 Most all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Different winners last 6 Kansas races<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson & Ross Chastain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick<\/strong> Kansas Leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Kansas races: 36<\/strong> \/ Poles: 5<\/strong> \/ Laps Led: 949<\/strong> \/ Running at Finish: 34<\/strong> \/ Lead Lap Finishes: 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson<\/strong> only repeat winner last 9 Kansas races (2 Wins) \u2013 7 Others 1 win each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 of 38 NASCAR Cup Series Kansas races won by NASCAR Cup Series champions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#45<\/strong> won 3 of last 6 Kansas races \u2013 Kurt Busch 5\/22, Bubba Wallace 9\/22 & Tyler Reddick 9\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Won their first race of season at Kansas<\/strong> including 4 of last 6 races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Kansas win for 5 of last 7 winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/strong>: 4 Kansas poles – 3 Straight (9\/23, 5\/24 & 9\/24) \u2013 Winless from pole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 of 38 Kansas races won from first starting position<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin<\/strong> leading with 10 to go 2 of last 3 Kansas races \u2013 Finished 2nd & 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 of 38 Kansas races settled by last lap pass<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(5\/23) \u2013 Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Larson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(5\/24) \u2013 Kyle Larson passed Chris Buescher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leader of most laps failed to win last 5 Kansas races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most involved in NASCAR Cup Series Kansas crash: 14 (10\/17)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 3 of last 4 Kansas races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports<\/strong>: 9 Kansas wins \u2013 Most all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toyota<\/strong> won 4 of last 6 Kansas races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 3 Stage 1 winners<\/strong> went on to win Kansas race \u2013 Kyle Busch 5\/21, Kyle Larson 10\/21 & Denny Hamlin 5\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 2 Stage 2 winners<\/strong> went on to win Kansas race \u2013 Denny Hamlin 10\/19 & Kurt Busch 5\/22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin<\/strong>: First career NCS race: 2005 Kansas \u2013 Finished 32nd (24-years-old)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Blaney<\/strong>: First career NCS race: Kansas 5\/14 (Dave Blaney failed to qualify) \u2013 Finished 27th (20-years-old)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Dillon<\/strong>: First career NCS race: Kansas 10\/11 \u2013 Finished 26th (21-Years-old)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erik Jones: <\/strong>First career NCS race: Kansas 5\/15 (18-Years-old) \u2013 Started 12th & Finished 40th (Substitute for Kyle Busch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Chastain<\/strong>: 2019 Kansas NCTS winner \u2013 First career NCTS win<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ty Dillon<\/strong>: 2010 Kansas ARCA winner \u2013 First career ARCA win<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/strong>: 2017 Kansas NXS winner (First career NXS win & first Kansas race) \u2013 Led only final 4 laps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Kansas 5\/24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas 5\/24 winner \u2013 Started 4th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 64 laps led, last lap pass for win by .001 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson \u2013 6 Stops 33 (G), 84, 119 (G), 169, 202, 263<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Chris Buescher 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 1st & 3rd, Kyle Larson 3rd & 2nd, Chris Buescher 5th & 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 57 Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 2 Austin Cindric & Jimmie Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run: 81 Laps (Lap 1-81)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: John Hunter Nemechek 13th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: John Hunter Nemechek 13th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 12th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas 9\/24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Chastain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas 9\/24 winner (Only win last season) \u2013 Started 20th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 2, 52 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Ross Chastain \u2013 7 Stops 21, 83, 101, 145, 159, 211 (G), 238<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: William Byron 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Alex Bowman 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 4th, Ryan Blaney 3rd & 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: William Byron 52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Ross Chastain 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Daniel Su\u00e1rez 13th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ty Dillon 21st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Chase Elliott 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 65 Laps (172-236)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 16th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 4th    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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