Weekend Race Preview (Kansas)
The Nextel Cup and Busch Series cars will run on the 1.5 mile tri-oval at Kansas Speedway. What should we expect to see in both races this weekend? You never know as the Chase heats up in the Nextel Cup series and Carl Edwards gets one step closer to clinching the Busch Series championship.
Nextel Cup LifeLock 400
Airs Sunday at 1:00 pm ET on ABC.
Smoke rose to the top last year at Kansas, can he do it again? Currently sitting in second place in the standings only 2 points behind Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart surely hopes for the repeat. Jimmie Johnson usually runs well at these types of tracks, and the Rousch Fenway cars seem to be hitting their stride at just the right time, so Carl Edwards, who is coming off a penalty after winning at Dover, and Matt Kenseth will be looking to take the checkered flag. Also, keep an eye on Denny Hamlin this weekend. This is the test to see if he can shake off his new feud with Kyle Petty long enough to get back on track in the Chase.
Busch Series Yellow Transportation 300
Airs Saturday at 3:00 pm ET on ESPN2
It’s pretty much a done deal that Carl Edwards will be winning the Busch Series championship this year, but the individual race wins are still anybody’s to take. Kevin Harvick won the race at Kansas last year on his way to winning the championship. However, Kevin has his work cut out for him, as no one has ever repeated as winner at Kansas in the Busch Series. Tony Stewart is running the Busch race this week, too, so he will be worth watching as well.
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September 29th, 2007 at 9:57 am
[...] Grid 9/30 (Kansas) by Heather Scoville Jimmie Johnson will lead the pack to the green flag at Kansas with Matt Kenseth on the outside pole. Ryan Newman was sent to the back for not passing post [...]
October 1st, 2007 at 8:04 am
[...] 9/30 (Kansas) by Heather Scoville What a wacky wet and wild race at the Kansas Speedway! The LifeLock 400 had crashes, red flags, lots of cautions, and was called on account of darkness. Greg Biffle took [...]