NASCAR Kansas Sunday, April 28, 2024
Kansas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
37th Kansas race – First race: 2001
267 Laps – 400.5 Miles – Stages: 80 / 85 / 102
One third of season complete after Kansas race – Race 12 of 36
This event last year the most competitive Kansas race ever – 37 Lead changes
Denny Hamlin raced to win after making contact with leader Kyle Larson on final lap
In September, Tyler Reddick led only the final 2 laps after crossing the line 5th at the start of Overtime
23XI Racing wins in 100th race for the team
7 Different winners last 7 Kansas races –
Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin & Tyler Reddick
Denny Hamlin
Kansas 5/23 winner – Started 8th, Stage 1 winner & finished 10th in Stage 2, 34 laps led, took lead on final lap
Tyler Reddick
Kansas 9/23 winner – Started 5th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, only led final 2 laps
#45 won 3 of last 4 Kansas races – Kurt Busch 5/22, Bubba Wallace 9/22 & Tyler Reddick 9/23
Toyota won last 4 Kansas races
Top 5 both Kansas races last season: Denny Hamlin 1st & 2nd, Kyle Larson 2nd & 4th
Top 10 both Kansas races last season: 5
Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick
Denny Hamlin: 5 Straight Kansas top 5 finishes – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
Kyle Larson: Finished 8th or better last 5 Kansas races – 4 Top 5 finishes (3 Top 2 finishes)
Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 36th at Kansas 9/23 – Finished 9th or better previous 8 Kansas races
Denny Hamlin: 4 Kansas wins – Most all-time
Denny Hamlin only repeat winner last 13 Kansas races (3 Wins) – 10 Others 1 win each
25 of 36 NASCAR Cup Series Kansas races won by NASCAR Cup Series champions
Kyle Larson passed for final lead change 3 of last 6 Kansas races
Daniel Suárez passed for final lead change 2 of last 3 Kansas races
9 Won first race of season at Kansas including 3 of last 4 races
Kyle Larson led most laps both 2023 Kansas races
Kyle Larson was leading with 10 to go in 3 of last 5 Kansas races – Only 1 win (10/21)
1 of 36 Kansas races settled by last lap pass (5/23) – Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Larson