For proven Kansas winners, something’s gotta give
Five drivers share the all-time wins lead at Kansas.
Kansas Speedway has spread the wealth during its 14-year stay on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.
It wasn’t always so generous, of course – not after Jeff Gordon reeled off back-to-back wins in 2001-02, Kansas Speedway’s first two seasons.
But then, Kansas welcomed six different drivers to Victory Lane in the next six races. And after that, another six unique winners.
Which all leads to a record book long on parity…
Five drivers share the all-time wins lead at Kansas, all with a whopping two wins apiece. Joining Gordon atop that list are Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart.
That bunch, who combine for 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, one NASCAR Nationwide Series title and one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, also share another trait – one a little less enviable.
They’re all still looking for their first win of 2014, and the likely Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup spot that goes with it. The statistics suggest that breakthrough win will come in this Saturday night’s 5-hour ENERGY 400 at Kansas Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX).
That fab five rank 1-through-5 in Kansas Speedway driver rating, with the breakdown as such: Johnson 118.9; Kenseth 109.6; Biffle 106.9; Gordon 99.6; Stewart 97.5.
Biffle could be the smart pick. His team, Roush Fenway Racing, has won four times at Kansas Speedway, accounting for all of Ford’s victories at the 1.5-mile speedway, with wins by former RFR drivers Kenseth and Mark Martin joining Biffle’s two. Also, Biffle comes off an impressive second-place effort at the largest and most precarious track in the series, Talladega Superspeedway.
Biffle was asked about becoming the first three-time Kansas winner.
“I didn’t know that stat; I’d be super-excited to win there to start with, but to be the first guy to win three there would be pretty neat … I love that race track,” he said. “It sure would have been nice [at Talladega] to get a win [working] toward the Chase, but we've got some great race tracks coming up, as well. … It would have been nice.”
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