“Talladega did not go as we wanted but now we go to Kansas and for me there is no bigger race during the season than Kansas. So many people that I know come to that race, people who have helped me in my career, and it would be really special to win.
"Since they repaved Kansas, it's had close, hard racing. I think it will be that way on Saturday night. We were fortunate to take part in the tire test there a few weeks back, which helps me because that was extra time on the track in a Cup car, which I had never had before. I'm looking forward to getting back to Kansas for a strong run under the lights."
“Obviously, a win relatively early in the season is a great momentum-builder for our entire FedEx team. Our program on intermediate and short tracks isn’t quite where we need it to be, but this win gives us the opportunity to spend the next couple months getting ready for September and the Chase, when the playoffs start.
To say Clint Bowyer has had an eventful start to his week would seem an understatement. In the span of six hours on Monday, he and new wife Lorra announced they are going to be parents. A few hours later the soon-to-be dad announced a multi-year contract extension with Michael Waltrip Racing, sponsor 5-hour ENERGY and crew chief Brian Pattie.
Good morning, everyone. With us today is Jeff Gordon. Jeff currently holds the Sprint Cup Series points standings lead with four top 5 and seven top 10 finishes on the season. He heads to Kansas Speedway this season where he has two career wins.
Although Spencer Gallagher is a newcomer in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the 24-year-old has competed in four previous stock car events at Kansas Speedway. Three of those starts came in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, where Gallagher posted a seventh-place finish in the fall of 2013.
KANSAS SUCCESS: Joey Coulter returns to Kansas Speedway for the fourth time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career. In his three previous starts, Coulter has two top-five finishes and completed 99.8% of laps contended. Coulter’s career-best finish at the 1.5-mile track came one year ago in the spring of 2013, when the driver finished second.
ack in the truck series... After finishing ninth in the season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Jimmy Weller will climb back in a truck for the SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway on Friday, May 9.
The M&M’S® brand announced today that it is drafting off the hype of football news by giving its fans their own draft and asking them to select their favorite M&M’S® flavor. From May 7 – May 19, fans can visit the M&M’S® Racing Facebook page and share which M&M’S® flavor they would draft – M&M’S®Peanut, M&M’S® Peanut Butter, or M&M’S® Pretzel. The flavor with the top picks by May 19 will serve as the featured paint scheme on the No. 18 M&M’S® Toyota during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race in Pocono, Pa, on June 8
