Kansas Lineup, News, Notes, Stats, ETC.

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Race: Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Kansas City, KS

Title Sponsor: STP

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:15pm/et

•NASCAR Pre-race: FOX - 12:30pm/et

•Television Race Coverage: FOX, 1:00pm/et

•In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

•Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

•Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

•SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:30am/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace

 

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Track Specifications

Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile D-shaped oval, 267 laps, 400.5 miles
Banking: corners/turns: 15º; tri-oval: 10.4º; backstretch: 5º
Straights: Frontstretch - 2,685 feet; Backstretch - 2,207 feet
Asphalt surface is 55-feet wide
Pit Box Size 30'x18', 44 individual pit stalls
Pit Road: 1,573 feet long, 60-feet wide
Attendence: 81,779, 68 luxury suites
Seating: Approx 74,000 in the grandstands
Camping: Approx 2,400 spaces
Opened: 2001

 

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At Kansas Speedway

• There have been 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas since the track opened in 2001.
• All of the races have been scheduled for 267 laps.
• 11 drivers have competed in all 10 races at Kansas.
• Jeff Gordon won the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
• Jason Leffler won the first pole in September 2001.
• Seven different drivers have won poles, led by Jimmie Johnson, with three.
• Seven different drivers have posted victories, led by Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart (each with two).
• There have been seven different winners.
• Seven of the 10 races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
• Two drivers have won from the pole: Joe Nemechek in 2004 and Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
• The furthest back in the field that race winner started was 21st, by Tony Stewart in 2006. Seven of the 12 races this season have been won from a starting position of 20th or lower.
• Denny Hamlin made his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Kansas - a 32nd-place finish in 2005.
• Three active drivers with more than one start have averaged a top-10 finish: Greg Biffle (8.1), Jeff Gordon (8.5) and Jimmie Johnson (9.3).
• Jeff Gordon leads all drivers in top fives (seven) and top 10s (eight). Gordon's only two non-top 10s were a 39th in 2006 and a 13th in 2004.
• Seven of the nine races that ended under green had a margin of victory under one second. The 2007 race ended under caution.

 

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The Numbers for Kansas Speedway

1 - number of drivers winning both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway in the same weekend (Joe Nemechek, 2004)
2 - wins from the pole (Joe Nemechek - 2004, Jimmie Johnson - 2008)
2 - most wins by driver (Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle & Tony Stewart)
3 - most poles (Jimmie Johnson)
5 - fewest cautions for a Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway (10/3/10)
5 - fewest laps led by race winner (Tony Stewart, 10/1/06)
6 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend at Kansas Speedway
7 - different race winners
7 - different pole winners
7 - most top-five finishes in 10 previous races at Kansas Speedway (Jeff Gordon)
9 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (9/29/02)
10 - fewest leaders (three times, most recent 9/28/08)
13 - fewest lead changes (9/29/02)
13 - most cautions (9/30/01)
14 - most leaders (10/4/09)
23 - fewest caution laps (10/4/09)
26 - most lead changes (10/4/09)
27 - most cars on lead lap at finish (9/30/07)
27 - fewest cars running at finish (9/29/02)
42 - most running at finish (9/28/08)
70 - most caution laps (9/30/01)
120 minutes - approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.5-mile track
139 - most laps led by race winner (Mark Martin, 10/9/05)

 

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Kurt Busch wins Kansas pole

#22-Kurt Busch won the Coors Light pole for the STP 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 174.752mph. It is his 1st pole of the season and the 13th of his career. #42-Montoya starts 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #83-Vickers, #20-Logano, #1-McMurray, #99-Edwards, #56-Truex, Jr., #27-Menard, and #29-Harvick.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #30-Stremme, #38-Kvapil, #46-Yeley, #87-Nemechek, #81-Riggs, #66-McDowell, #71-Lally, and #60-Skinner.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (2): #37-Raines, #50-Bell.

 

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STARTING LINEUP

1 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 174.752 30.901
2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 174.154 31.007
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 174.081 31.020
4 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 173.991 31.036
5 20 Joey Logano Toyota 173.851 31.061
6 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 173.706 31.087
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 173.650 31.097
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 173.611 31.104
9 27 Paul Menard Chevy 173.589 31.108
10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 173.494 31.125
11 78 Regan Smith Chevy 173.422 31.138
12 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 173.388 31.144
13 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 173.360 31.149
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 173.249 31.169
15 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 173.193 31.179
16 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 173.099 31.196
17 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 173.033 31.208
18 5 Mark Martin Chevy 172.905 31.231
19 6 David Ragan Ford 172.855 31.240
20 47 Bobby Labonte 172.772 31.255
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 172.756 31.258
22 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 172.750 31.259
23 00 David Reutimann Toyota 172.723 31.264
24 51 Landon Cassill Chevy 172.717 31.265
25 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 172.507 31.303
26 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 172.232 31.353
27 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 172.035 31.389
28 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 171.881 31.417
29 30 David Stremme Chevy 171.876 31.418
30 38 Travis Kvapil Long Ford 171.723 31.446
31 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 171.576 31.473
32 46 J J Yeley Chevy 171.516 31.484
33 13 Casey Mears Toyota 171.499 31.487
34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 171.445 31.497
35 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 171.249 31.533
36 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 170.983 31.582
37 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 170.800 31.616
38 34 David Gilliland Ford 170.751 31.625
39 71 Andy Lally Ford 170.589 31.655
40 32 Patrick Carpentier Ford 169.534 31.852
41 7 Johnny Sauter Dodge 168.882 31.975
42 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 167.843 32.173
43 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 170.063 31.753

 

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Qualifying Fast Facts - Kansas

Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Inaugural STP 400 with a lap of 30.901 seconds, 174.752 mph.
This is his 13th pole in 377 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He ties Dick Rathmann for 48th on all-time pole list.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2011. His last pole came nearly a year ago - June 13 at Michigan, 33 races ago.
This is his first pole in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
Juan Pablo Montoya (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2011 and his second in five races at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his second top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his sixth in 13 races this season.
Andy Lally (39th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

 

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NSCS Practice 1

1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 169.189 31.917 163.830
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 168.692 32.011 163.391
3 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 168.361 32.074 164.468
4 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 167.989 32.145 163.042
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 167.874 32.167 162.602
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 167.785 32.184 164.277
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 166.154 32.500 163.325
7 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 167.645 32.211 163.124
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 167.561 32.227 163.486
9 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 167.489 32.241 161.816
10 78 Regan Smith Chevy 167.416 32.255 162.795
11 30 David Stremme Chevy 167.323 32.273 167.093
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 166.837 32.367 163.136
13 20 Joey Logano Toyota 166.764 32.381 162.184
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 166.754 32.383 162.089
15 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 166.723 32.389 163.514
16 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 166.502 32.432 165.057
17 6 David Ragan Ford 166.502 32.432 162.755
18 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 166.461 32.440 161.888
19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 166.456 32.441 162.641
20 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 166.405 32.451 166.167
21 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 166.318 32.468 164.379
22 46 J J Yeley Chevy 166.220 32.487 164.922
23 00 David Reutimann Toyota 166.200 32.491 162.857
24 5 Mark Martin Chevy 166.185 32.494 163.152
26 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 166.108 32.509 161.925
27 37 Tony Raines Ford 166.011 32.528 164.408
28 27 Paul Menard Chevy 165.955 32.539 162.181
29 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 165.843 32.561 161.336
30 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 165.441 32.640 161.372
31 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 165.330 32.662 162.298
32 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 165.158 32.696 163.164
33 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 165.148 32.698 162.186
34 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 164.941 32.739 162.822
35 51 Landon Cassill Chevy 164.790 32.769 162.103
36 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 164.489 32.829 161.315
37 13 Casey Mears Toyota 164.484 32.830 160.950
38 50 T J Bell Toyota 163.855 32.956 162.481
39 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 163.686 32.990 161.212
40 34 David Gilliland Ford 163.132 33.102 160.868
41 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 163.019 33.125 161.680
42 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 162.440 33.243 160.706
43 71 Andy Lally Ford 162.416 33.248 159.294
44 7 Johnny Sauter Dodge 161.662 33.403 160.855
45 32 Patrick Carpentier Ford 161.011 33.538 159.277

 

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NSCS Practice 1 Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed Overall Rank

1 6 David Ragan 38 47 163.960 17
2 14 Tony Stewart 25 34 163.950 4
3 29 Kevin Harvick 17 26 163.387 26
4 33 Clint Bowyer 10 19 162.239 31
5 2 Brad Keselowski 15 24 162.088 9
6 31 Jeff Burton 20 29 161.841 36
7 27 Paul Menard 9 18 161.440 28


Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart

 

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NSCS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)

1 20 Joey Logano Toyota 170.175 31.732 163.921
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 170.122 31.742 165.941
3 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 170.084 31.749 162.959
4 5 Mark Martin Chevy 169.614 31.837 163.484
5 27 Paul Menard Chevy 169.502 31.858 163.548
6 51 Landon Cassill Chevy 169.321 31.892 162.591
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 169.252 31.905 162.536
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford 169.205 31.914 168.764
9 30 David Stremme Chevy 168.713 32.007 167.783
10 6 David Ragan Ford 168.503 32.047 166.633
11 43 A J Allmendinger Ford 168.466 32.054 162.953
12 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy 168.450 32.057 163.573
13 00 David Reutimann Toyota 168.424 32.062 163.126
14 34 David Gilliland Ford 168.303 32.085 162.128
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 168.156 32.113 164.676
16 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 167.926 32.157 163.541
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 167.822 32.177 163.144
18 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 167.775 32.186 162.971
19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 167.754 32.190 167.072
20 38 Travis Kvapil Ford 167.754 32.190 164.003
21 13 Casey Mears Toyota 167.749 32.191 163.035
22 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 167.691 32.202 163.628
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 167.665 32.207 163.886
24 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 167.561 32.227 166.848
25 81 Scott Riggs Chevy 167.546 32.230 167.069
26 36 Dave Blaney Chevy 167.463 32.246 162.307
27 37 Tony Raines Ford 167.214 32.294 164.512
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 167.157 32.305 163.803
29 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 167.100 32.316 165.828
30 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 167.064 32.323 163.934
31 71 Andy Lally Ford 167.053 32.325 164.987
32 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 167.043 32.327 163.407
33 46 J J Yeley Chevy 166.966 32.342 166.185
34 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 166.960 32.343 163.011
35 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 166.842 32.366 163.953
36 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 166.749 32.384 164.192
37 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 166.564 32.420 166.001
38 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 166.538 32.425 163.390
39 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 166.323 32.467 162.851
40 78 Regan Smith Chevy 165.335 32.661 163.126
41 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 165.244 32.679 162.882
42 50 T J Bell Toyota 165.198 32.688 164.076
43 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 165.097 32.708 162.231
44 32 Patrick Carpentier Ford 162.148 33.303 159.652
45 7 Johnny Sauter Dodge 160.275 33.692 159.091

 

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NSCS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR) Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average

Rank Car# Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed Overall Rank

1 16 Greg Biffle 1 10 165.481 15
2 24 Jeff Gordon 1 10 165.316 2
3 17 Matt Kenseth 1 10 164.768 19
4 48 Jimmie Johnson 30 39 164.715 22
5 2 Brad Keselowski 59 68 164.564 18
6 22 Kurt Busch 7 16 164.513 35
7 20 Joey Logano 29 38 164.505 1
8 11 Denny Hamlin 46 55 164.500 23
9 5 Mark Martin 32 41 164.307 4
10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 40 49 164.273 38
11 29 Kevin Harvick 27 36 164.268 28
12 27 Paul Menard 1 10 163.886 5
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. 26 35 163.873 39
14 0 David Reutimann 37 46 163.730 13
15 31 Jeff Burton 35 44 163.718 17
16 78 Regan Smith 53 62 163.598 40
17 39 Ryan Newman 1 10 163.436 34
18 83 Brian Vickers 47 56 163.132 3
19 51 Landon Cassill(i) 1 10 162.971 6
20 47 Bobby Labonte 1 10 162.962 43
21 43 A J Allmendinger 25 34 162.918 11


Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart

 

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Some Chassis Selections by Teams for this race

#1-Jamie McMurray: Crew Chief Kevin "Bono" Manion and the #1 McDonald's team will bring chassis #1106 to Kansas Speedway this weekend. This is a brand new chassis.
#2-Brad Keselowski: The # Miller Lite Dodge team will use chassis PRS-747 during Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Brad Keselowski drove this chassis to an 18th-place finish at Bristol in March.
#6-David Ragan: Primary: RK-730 Last ran Vegas - finished 22nd; Backup: RK-695 Last ran Phoenix in 2010 as the No. 99 - finished first
#9-Marcos Ambrose: The #9 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 703 for the 400-mile event at Kansas. This Stanley Ford Fusion has not been run previously this season.
#14-Tony Stewart: Chassis No. 14-583: This car debuted last March at Las Vegas, where it qualified ninth and led twice for seven laps before finishing seventh. Prior to Las Vegas, it spent time in the wind tunnel. It returned to the track for a NASCAR-sanctioned test at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway March 23-24 before coming back to Charlotte for the Sprint All-Star Race, where it started 11th and finished a solid fifth. It revisited the wind tunnel in preparation for its third career start in July at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. It qualified a strong third and finished ninth. It served as a backup at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City and at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., before returning for the 2010 season finale at Homestead-Miami. In that race, Stewart used Chassis No. 14-583 to rally from his 31st-place starting spot and overcome two instances where he was a lap down to finish eighth. During the offseason, the car was fitted with a new body and tested extensively in the wind tunnel. The Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas marked Chassis No. 14-583's fifth career start and first of 2011. It proved to be an interesting one, as Stewart rallied from his 26th-place starting spot, a pit road collision on lap 11 and a late-race pit road speeding infraction to still lead twice for a total of 12 laps before finishing 12th - its only finish outside the top-10. Chassis No.14-583 returns to action this weekend at Kansas for its second start of 2011 and first at Kansas.
#17-Matt Kenseth: RK-763 (last run at Dover)
#18-Kyle Busch: Chassis No. 308: This is a brand new chassis that is slated to see action for the first time in Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas Speedway.
#20-Joey Logano: The #20 Home Depot Team is taking chassis #290 to Kansas Speedway this weekend. This will be the first race of the season for this chassis, however Logano piloted chassis #290 once last year in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The back-up chassis is #275 that Logano most recently drove in the Martinsville race following a practice crash that damaged his primary car. He went on to finish the race in the 13th position.
#22-Kurt Busch and his Steve Addington-led "Double-Deuce" team will be racing their "PRS-754" Dodge Charger in this weekend's STP 400 action at the Kansas Speedway. "We're continuing to make progress with our new cars and this is another one of them," offered crew chief Addington.
#27-Paul Menard will pilot Chassis No. 351 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. This #27 Chevy was a brand new addition to the RCR fleet for the 2011 season and was last seen on track at Texas where Menard brought home a fifth-place result after starting from the 19th position.
#29-Kevin Harvick: will race chassis No. 318 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. The team utilized this race car three times in 2010, earning finishes of third (Kansas, October 3), eighth (Charlotte, October 16) and sixth (Texas, November 7).
#31-Jeff Burton will pilot chassis No. 355 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built new for the 2011 season, this #31 racer was put through its first competitive paces at Darlington Raceway a few weeks ago. Burton was well on his way to posting his first top-10 effort this season but the engine on the Caterpillar Chevy expired with just under 20 laps remaining, resulting in a disappointing 33rd-place finish.
#33-Clint Bowyer: will pilot chassis No. 360 from the RCR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is a brand new Chevy that will be put through its first paces in this weekend's 400-mile contest.
#36-Dave Blaney: will drive the No. 78 chassis this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The Accell Construction team last ran the No. 78 at Richmond International Raceway and finished 13th, the team's best finish.
#39-Ryan Newman: Chassis No. 39-531: Chassis 39-531 has been like "Old Faithful" for the #39 team when it comes to the intermediate racetracks. In 14 starts, the car has one pole, five top-10 and eight top-15 finishes. This car debuted in 2009 at Charlotte in the Sprint All-Star Race, where Newman started 12th. He was battling for the lead with less than 10 laps to go when he got tangled up with two other cars and finished 18th. The car saw action three other times in 2009  at Chicagoland, Michigan and at Charlotte. In the offseason, the original body was cut off, the car was made lighter and the bodywork was rebuilt before chassis No. 39-531 returned to action in February 2010 at Auto Club Speedway. The car's next start came in March at Atlanta. The car's third start of 2010 came in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Michigan marked the car's fourth start of the season. Next up for 39-531 was a return trip to Chicagoland. After the Chicago race, a new front clip was placed on the car, echoing a new generation of race cars for Stewart-Haas Racing. Newman qualified sixth and finished eighth at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City in October 2010. Next up was Charlotte, where Newman crashed his superfast racecar into the turn-three SAFER Barrier on the second lap of the event, causing major damage to the No. 39 machine and resulting in a 36th-place finish. After extensive repairs at the race shop, the chassis returned for last year's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Newman finished a strong seventh. During the offseason, the car's front clip was updated for 2011. So far this season, the chassis has seen action at Las Vegas and at Texas.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya: Crew Chief Brian Pattie and the No. 42 Target team are bringing chassis #1105 to Kansas Speedway this weekend. This chassis has been used twice in 2011 at Texas and Darlington with finishes of 13th and 23rd respectively.
#43-A.J. Allmendinger: The #43 RPM team has prepared chassis No. 736 for this weekend's event at Kansas. This STP Ford has been run previously this season at Las Vegas and Richmond.
#48-Jimmie Johnson: will pilot brand new chassis No. 669 in Sunday's 267-lap race. Johnson finished 16th in backup chassis No. 623 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.
#99-Carl Edwards: RK-768; New chassis

 

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Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires: Left-side -- 1,400; Right-side -- 1,400

Set limits: Sprint Cup -- 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for race

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4382; Right-side -- D-4408

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.2 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 47 psi; Right Rear -- 43 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 48-52 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Notes: Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run a slightly different Goodyear tire set-up than those in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas this weekend . . . while teams in both series will run the same right-side tire code (D-4408), they will run distinct left-side codes . . . Sprint Cup teams will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires they ran at California earlier this season . . . they ran each of these two tire codes in 2010 as well -- this left-side at both Kansas and California, and this right-side at Bristol in August . . . with this right-side tire being new to Kansas, it features just a slight construction change over what was run at this track last season . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Kansas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

 

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