Hollywood Casino 400 - Kansas Speedway

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Hollywood Casino 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #32 of 36 for the 2012 season
Chase for the Sprint Cup race #6 of 10
Race Analysis
Track Length: 1.5-mile D-Shaped oval - Superspeedway
Race Length: 267 laps, 400.5 Miles
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph

April 2012 Pole Sitter: #22-A.J. Allmendinger, 175.993mph, finished 32nd
April 2012 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 144.122mph, started 4th

TV Team:
In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Charlotte, race 31 of 36]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2214
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 2207, -7
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2199, -15
4) #15-Clint Bowyer [3 wins], 2186, -28
5) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 2179, -35
6) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 2171, -43
7) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 2165, -49
8) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2164, -50
9) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 2164, -50
10) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 2158, -56
11) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 2147, -67
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 2128, -86
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf)



www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

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Kahne wins pole at Kansas: #5-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a new track record speed of 191.360mph for his 4th pole of 2012 and 26th career pole. Every driver to make a qualifying attempt broke the old track record of 180.856mph.
#55-Martin will start 2nd followed by #15-Bowyer, #18-Busch, #43-Almirola, #39-Newman, #48-Johnson, #20-Logano, #11-Hamlin, and #29-Harvick.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #98-McDowell, #37-Yeley, #19-Bliss, #21-Bayne, #91-Sorenson, #95-Speed, #87-Nemechek and #79-Bires.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #33-Whitt, #30-Stremme and #26-Wise.
See qualifying results & starting lineup on the Kansas Qualifying Page.(10-19-2012)

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Kenseth wins at Kansas: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for his 3rd win of year and 24th career win.
#56-Truex, Jr. finished 2nd followed by #27-Menard, #5-Kahne, #14-Steart, #15-Bowyer, #88-Smith, #2-Keselowski, #48-Johnson, and #24-Gordon.
#48-Johnson led a lap early in the race while #2-Keselowski did not lead a lap. With Johnson finishing just behind Keselowski, Keselowski's points lead remains at 7.
There were a season high 14 cautions for 66 yellow flag laps. There were 16 lead changes among 10X drivers. The average speed was 115.086mph.
The estimated attendence was 78,000, up from 75,000 in the spring race but down from 82,000 last October.
See race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Kansas Race Results page (pdf) and the official race and points rundown on the Official Race & Points Report.(10-21-2012)