2014 Kansas - 5-hour Energy 400 - Pre Race Thread

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Times are local to the Track
Thursday, May 8
11:30 AM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS & INSPECTION BEGINS
6:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Friday, May 9
9:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
10:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:30 - 2:20 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
5:40 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
7:30 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
7:30 PM NCWTS RACE
Saturday, May 10
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
4:30 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
6:00 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTIONS
6:30 PM NSCS RACE
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
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All times above are listed in CENTRAL / LOCAL Time​
 
Hey, why's Smoke driving the wrong way? Oh, that's right, he used to win these races. ;)

Weather looking suspect.

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Only thing exciting about the race in Kansas this year is it's under the lights.
I expect a simular race like what we saw in Vegas.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
So far the mile n a halfs have proven to be somewhat exciting. Here's to a long green flag run to the finish :cheers:
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Long green flag runs don't normally promote an exciting finish. We may just need a late race caution to produce that exciting finish so I'll counter you wish with.....

Here's to an exciting race and an even more exciting run to the finish however we have to get it :cheers:
 
I'm just excited to be under the lights - of a lot of these races coming up and that's alllllright by me :)
 
I just finished my final exams & I lost track of the days, only kept up with the dates. Just realized it's only Wednesday :(
 
I thought i was going to have to miss the next 2 races, but, now i'm flying out on Mon instead of Sun so i guess i will get to watch the Kansas race.:)
 
I'm still not sold on the 1.5ers. We've only had two races to date on this configuration and one of them was a GRC for the finish. The other was won by by a fairly close 1.5 seconds over a 40+ lap run to the finish. I'm trying to go into this week with a positive outlook but I'm having a tough time. I hope this race can sell me on these tracks. Especially since they make up the majority of the schedule.
 
Might be another wreckfest, unless the winter did something drastic to the surface. All three races since the repave have had 8+ cautions.
 
Kansas isn't exactly a race I circle on the calendar but JGR cars have won this race the last two years, so now that Kyle and Denny are in, maybe Matt can join the party this weekend.
 
Hopefully we get qualifying in so ryan blaney can make his debut
 
FRIDAY, MAY 9:

ON TRACK
-- Noon-1:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 2:30-3:20 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 4:40 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 6:40 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250 (167 laps, 250.5 miles), FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)

GARAGECAM (Watch live)
-- 11:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 9:45 a.m.: Kansas Speedway and Kansas Lottery
-- 11 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
-- 11:15 a.m.: Clint Bowyer
-- 3:30 p.m.: Carl Edwards
-- 3:45 p.m.: Ryan Newman
-- 7:40 p.m. approx.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying
-- 11 p.m. approx.: Post-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SFP 250
 
Saturday night's Cup race at Kansas is last chance for driver to automatically qualify for All-Star race via win.
 
Top 4 all-time Cup lap leaders at Kansas Speedway:

Jimmie Johnson (562)
Matt Kenseth (500)
Greg Biffle (346)
MartinTruex Jr (251)
 
They explained why Kez was racing hard up front at Dega, but that isn't important around here
 
StandOnIt said:
They explained why Kez was racing hard up front at Dega, but that isn't important around here
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I heard it and I can understand why he was where he was at the time. It was interesting to hear how many times Jammie Mac benefited from that Lucky Dog. Kes was only the lead away from being on the same lap and getting the same benefit. No wonder he was racing were he was.
 
Stewart also has the fastest 10 lap average. However that is only between 3 drivers that ran 10 consecutive laps. The other 2 are Keselowski and McMurray respectively.
 
Qualifing will have a little bit more bearing given that it's later in the day.. at least top speed wise.
 
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