NASCAR Kansas Sunday, May 3, 2025
Kansas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
THE LAST 2 YEARS, WILD KANSAS FINISHES
DENNY HAMLIN GOT INTO KYLE LARSON ON THE FINAL LAP & RACED ON TO WIN 2 YEARS AGO
KYLE LARSON EDGED CHRIS BUESCHER IN CLOSEST FINISH IN CUP SERIES HISTORY LAST YEAR
39th Kansas NASCAR Cup Series race
Denny Hamlin: 4 Kansas wins – Most all-time
6 Different winners last 6 Kansas races –
Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson & Ross Chastain
Kevin Harvick Kansas Leader
Most Kansas races: 36 / Poles: 5 / Laps Led: 949 / Running at Finish: 34 / Lead Lap Finishes: 30
Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 9 Kansas races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
26 of 38 NASCAR Cup Series Kansas races won by NASCAR Cup Series champions
#45 won 3 of last 6 Kansas races – Kurt Busch 5/22, Bubba Wallace 9/22 & Tyler Reddick 9/23
10 Won their first race of season at Kansas including 4 of last 6 races
First Kansas win for 5 of last 7 winners
Christopher Bell: 4 Kansas poles – 3 Straight (9/23, 5/24 & 9/24) – Winless from pole
7 of 38 Kansas races won from first starting position
Denny Hamlin leading with 10 to go 2 of last 3 Kansas races – Finished 2nd & 5th
2 of 38 Kansas races settled by last lap pass –
(5/23) – Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Larson
(5/24) – Kyle Larson passed Chris Buescher
Leader of most laps failed to win last 5 Kansas races
Most involved in NASCAR Cup Series Kansas crash: 14 (10/17)
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 3 of last 4 Kansas races
Hendrick Motorsports: 9 Kansas wins – Most all-time
Toyota won 4 of last 6 Kansas races
Only 3 Stage 1 winners went on to win Kansas race – Kyle Busch 5/21, Kyle Larson 10/21 & Denny Hamlin 5/23
Only 2 Stage 2 winners went on to win Kansas race – Denny Hamlin 10/19 & Kurt Busch 5/22
Denny Hamlin: First career NCS race: 2005 Kansas – Finished 32nd (24-years-old)
Ryan Blaney: First career NCS race: Kansas 5/14 (Dave Blaney failed to qualify) – Finished 27th (20-years-old)
Austin Dillon: First career NCS race: Kansas 10/11 – Finished 26th (21-Years-old)
Erik Jones: First career NCS race: Kansas 5/15 (18-Years-old) – Started 12th & Finished 40th (Substitute for Kyle Busch)
Ross Chastain: 2019 Kansas NCTS winner – First career NCTS win
Ty Dillon: 2010 Kansas ARCA winner – First career ARCA win
Christopher Bell: 2017 Kansas NXS winner (First career NXS win & first Kansas race) – Led only final 4 laps
Kansas 5/24
Kyle Larson
Kansas 5/24 winner – Started 4th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 64 laps led, last lap pass for win by .001 seconds
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 6 Stops 33 (G), 84, 119 (G), 169, 202, 263
Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 5th
Stage 2 winner: Chris Buescher 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 1st & 3rd, Kyle Larson 3rd & 2nd, Chris Buescher 5th & 1st
Most points scored: 57 Kyle Larson 1st
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 2nd
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 1
Lead changes: 28
Cautions: 7
Failed to finish: 2 Austin Cindric & Jimmie Johnson
Longest green run: 81 Laps (Lap 1-81)
Best free pass finisher: John Hunter Nemechek 13th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: John Hunter Nemechek 13th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 12th
Kansas 9/24
Ross Chastain
Kansas 9/24 winner (Only win last season) – Started 20th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 2, 52 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8.5
Winner pit stops: Ross Chastain – 7 Stops 21, 83, 101, 145, 159, 211 (G), 238
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Alex Bowman 6th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 4th, Ryan Blaney 3rd & 3rd
Most points scored: William Byron 52
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 3rd
Winner final laps led: Ross Chastain 21
Lead changes: 30
Cautions: 10
Failed to finish: 2
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 13th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ty Dillon 21st
Best starting rear of field finisher: Chase Elliott 9th
Longest green flag run: 65 Laps (172-236)
Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 16th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 4th