Jimmie Johnson led the most laps in this one, and headed to Victory Lane at Kansas. It’s Jimmie’s 55th career win, 20th Chase win, and he rockets to 3rd in the point standings. Carl Edwards leads by 1 point over Kevin Harvick as the series heads to their home track at Charlotte
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Jimmie Johnson’s 48 a Rocket, Dominates Kansas
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RACE RECAP | KANSAS
10 Mark Martin
9 Marcos Ambrose
8 Greg Biffle
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Carl Edwards recovered from being a lap down
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Brad Keselowski
2 Kasey Kahne best finish this season
VICTORY LANE
1 The 48 team and driver Jimmie Johnson was the class of the field, leading the most laps on their way to the second win this season. Jimmie is now third in points, just 4 behind Carl Edwards. This is his 55th career win, 20th in the chase (most all time), and snaps a 21 race winless streak.
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Brad Keselowski Wins Kansas Nationwide Series Race
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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(October 8, 2011)
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Driving a No. 22 Dodge that felt as if it was on rails, Brad Keselowski dominated Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway to win his fourth Nationwide Series race of the year and the 16th of his career.
The reigning series champion passed runner-up Carl Edwards with just over 13 laps left and pulled away to win by 2.795 seconds. Elliott Sadler ran third, followed by Paul Menard and Nationwide points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Kansas Cup Series Starting Lineup – Greg Biffle on Pole
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1 16 Greg Biffle Sherwin-Williams Ford 30.877 174.887
2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 30.933 174.571
3 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 30.955 174.447
4 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 30.957 174.436
5 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 30.961 174.413
6 27 Paul Menard Schrock / Menards Chevrolet 30.978 174.317
7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 30.995 174.222
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 31.012 174.126
9 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 31.018 174.092
10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 31.026 174.048
PODCAST: The Final Lap #177 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Miraculous Rain
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It’s Official…Finally! Clint Bowyer to drive 5-hour Energy MWR #15 car
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CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing today announced Clint Bowyer will drive the team’s No. 15 Toyota with 5-hour ENERGY as the primary sponsor for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons beginning at the 2012 Daytona 500.
The announcement ends months of speculation for the highly valued free agent.
“This has been a very long summer, but I think for everyone involved, the best decision was made to be at Michael Waltrip Racing,” said Bowyer.
“I am a big fan of 5-hour ENERGY so I was really happy when they approached me about putting a deal together. We were diligent in working through our options and finally found the right fit. I have been so impressed with what’s going on at MWR. Then when the 5-hour ENERGY executives met with Michael and his people, we knew this was going to be our home.
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