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<h1 style="text-align: center;">STP 400&nbsp;</h1>
<h2>[pre-race]</h2>
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<li>x] LOCATION:&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href="location?id=235#content" target="_blank">Kansas Speedway</a>(KS)&nbsp;track page&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] more details on the track, ] address, ] google maps, ] mobile apps for this track, ] links to the official KS site for ] tickets, ] directions ] parking ] faq, ] ... ] fan's recon guide to area ] race facts sheet for this race, all races @ track ] more</li>
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<li>x]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2013/story/_/page/08-Kansas-2013-Entry-List" target="_blank">STP 400 Entry List for Kansas</a></li>
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<li>TLDR&nbsp;45 drivers competing for the 43 starting spots -&nbsp;this week we see former cup driver and current JGR NNS driver,&nbsp;Elliot Sadler&nbsp;attempt to qualify a 4th JGR car, and&nbsp;Sam Hornish Jr&nbsp;attempts to qualify a 3rd car for Team Penske. Both of these&nbsp;drivers must be in the top 36 in qualifying speed&nbsp;to make the race.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>x] KANSAS -&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nascar.com/paint-scheme-preview.html" target="_blank">Paint Scheme Previews</a>&nbsp;@:nascar.com</li>
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<li>] TLDR - a look at the cars that will be running new/different paint schemes this weekend including 1,12(Hornish Jr),&nbsp;29, 39, 43, 47, 81(Sadler)</li>
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<li>x] VIDEO&nbsp;<a href="http://bcove.me/xwrfq7ib" target="_blank">KANSAS - Preview Show</a></li>
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<li>] TLDR - nascar.com reporters Alan Cavana and Marty Snider preview the upcoming weekends race.</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-18 - Driver Rankings(aka the Best Pool Picks) for the&nbsp;STP 400&nbsp;at KS&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] by espn.com -&nbsp;<a href="http://games.espn.go.com/stock-car-challenge/2013/en/story?pageName=stockcar\kansas130417" target="_blank">REPORT on STP 400</a>&nbsp;- 18, 20, 56, 5, 16</li>
<li>] by mrn.com -&nbsp;<a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2013/04/Kansas-Driver-Handicaps.aspx" target="_blank">REPORT on STP 400</a>&nbsp;- &nbsp;&nbsp;48, 16, 20, 24, 14</li>
<li>] @&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vegasinsider.com/auto-racing/odds/futures/" target="_blank">Vegas Insider</a>&nbsp;- 48, 18, (2, 20, 16)</li>
<li>] @&nbsp;<a href="http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/motorsports-nascar-racing.jsp" target="_blank">Bovada</a>&nbsp;- 48, 18, (2, 16), 20</li>
<li>] @&nbsp;<a href="http://sportsdirect.usatoday.com/odds/usatoday/nascar.aspx" target="_blank">sportsdirect</a>&nbsp;- (48, 16), 18, (20, 88, 5, 2, 99)</li>
<li>* NOTE - bracketed drivers indicate drivers have the same odds</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-19 - who's fast - CUP PRACTICE&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/08kan2013prac1.pdf" target="_blank">Results-Pactice 1</a>&nbsp;- 99, 17, 12, 56, 43, 16, 20, 42, 9, 39 (fast lap time =&nbsp;28.117,&nbsp;spread between top 10 fastest&nbsp;=0.227)&nbsp;</li>
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<li>x]&nbsp;2013-04-19 - CUP QUALIFYING - STP 400 @Kansas Speedway&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&amp;YearID=42&amp;RaceID=6024&amp;StatType=Qualifying" target="_blank">Complete Results</a>&nbsp;- 20, 99, 17, 12, 18, 43, 56, 55, 39, 15, 16, 27, 78&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=145#content" target="_blank">Matt Kenseth</a> -&nbsp;<a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2013/04/Kenseth-Captures-Kansas-Pole.aspx" target="_blank">captures Kansas pole</a> with a 28.145 second lap @ 191.864 mph which is a new track qualifying record.</li>
<li>] Jeff Gordon <a href="http://youtu.be/iWa9FvytCfU" target="_blank">wrecks his primary car on qualifying run</a>,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 87 Nemechek fails to qualify&nbsp;</li>
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<li>x] 2013-04-20 who's fast - CUP PRACTICE</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/04/STP-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx" target="_blank">Results-Pactice 2</a>&nbsp;- 42, 17, 43, 16, 99, 56, 18, 88, 27, 39&nbsp;(fast lap time =&nbsp;28.321,&nbsp;spread between top 10 fastest&nbsp;=0.211)</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jayski.com/stats/2013/pdfs/08kan2013prac3.pdf" target="_blank">Results-Pactice (final)</a>&nbsp;- 20,&nbsp;43,&nbsp;42, 78, 5, 31,&nbsp;56,&nbsp;17, 9, 29 (fast lap time =&nbsp;28.615,&nbsp;spread between top 10 fastest&nbsp;=0.101)</li>
<li>]&nbsp;HIGHLIGHTED drivers&nbsp;were fast(top 10) in both practice sessions today</li>
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<li>] 2013-04-21&nbsp;Pre Race UPDATES &nbsp;</li>
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<h2>&nbsp;</h2>
<h2>[race] links - go to video highlight clips&nbsp;</h2>
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<li>] LAP# 1 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138638&amp;i=1309063" target="_blank">GREEN FLAG</a> &nbsp;- boogity, boogity, boogity, lets go racing boys &amp; Danica&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] #20 Matt Kenseth out to an early lead&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 5 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138639&amp;i=1309062" target="_blank">caution# 1</a> - Kyle Busch spins&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] no damage, nobody else involved</li>
<li>] currently the top Hendricks car is Dale Jr in 20th</li>
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<li>] lap# 9 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138640&amp;i=1309061" target="_blank">Restart# 1</a></li>
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<li>] Kenseth takes off again ...</li>
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<li>] lap# 38 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138642&amp;i=1309059" target="_blank">caution# 2</a> - Dave Blaney hits wall , cut tire&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138643&amp;i=1309058" target="_blank">most everyone pitting</a></li>
<li>] Josh wise gets lucky dog</li>
<li>] #55 Mark Martin picks up 11 spots on pit road</li>
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<li>] lap# 43 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138644&amp;i=1309057" target="_blank">restart# 2</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] up front &nbsp;20,99, 55, 17, 56,29, 43 ,16, 15&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 55 dropping back&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Hendricks cars are all in top 20 after taking two tires on pit top, Gordon is up to 14th</li>
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<li>] lap# 74 - caution# 3 - debris</li>
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<li>] everyone pitting&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Truex Jr penalized for a crew member violation&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Keselowski stays out and takes wave around to gain back lap&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 77 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138645&amp;i=1309056" target="_blank">restart# 3</a></li>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138646&amp;i=1309055" target="_blank">#55 Martin slides up into wall</a>, loses positions,possible contact with 16 Greg Biffle&nbsp;</li>
<li>] wild slide for number 11 Brian Vickers in front of 17 &nbsp;Stenhouse Jr&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Fox broadcast seems to be pretty commercial intense today, again,&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 87 -<a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138647&amp;i=1309054" target="_blank"> caution# 4 </a>- Sadler hits the wall&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] Elliot loses control, hits the wall hard sustaining heavy damage, no one else involved</li>
<li>] top 20 lead lap cars staying out</li>
<li>] Keselowski has his lap back, Kurt Busch also has lap back &nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 91 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138649&amp;i=1309052" target="_blank">restart# 4</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] upfront 20, 29, 48, 15 , 9, 99&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 48 car now running p2 and fast</li>
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<li>] lap# 109 -<a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138650&amp;i=1309051" target="_blank"> caution# 5</a> - Kyle Busch spins, again ...</li>
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<li>] contacts wall, then heavy impact with logano, as 18 car was sliding down the track and Logano has no where to go .. see kyle drive backward down pit road&nbsp;</li>
<li>] contrasting post race interviews - kyle Bush(pissy) vs Joey lagono(cool)&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138653&amp;i=1309048" target="_blank">pit stops</a></li>
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<li>] lap# 114 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138654&amp;i=1309047" target="_blank">restart# 5</a></li>
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<li>] up front 56, 2, 55, 1 who did not pit, then 20, 48, 29, 99</li>
<li>] close call as 55 Martin bumps 1 of mcmurray, almost turning him around at the front of the field</li>
<li>] Dale Jr moves up to 5th position, Montoya is running in seventh&nbsp;</li>
<li>] lap# 148 number 2,56,1 pit stops&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Danica Patrick is up to a top 20 position, <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138656&amp;i=1309045" target="_blank">complaining about David Gilliland</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] leaders now starting to make green flag pit stops including 20,29,&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 20 still reporting high oil temperature,310</li>
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<li>] lap# 167 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138658&amp;i=1309043" target="_blank">caution# 6</a>, 11 Brian Vickers spins</li>
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<li>] single car, 3rd of 4 JGR car to spin, 2 out with heavy damage</li>
<li>]&nbsp;most cars pitting for fuel only</li>
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<li>] lap# 177 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138660&amp;i=1309041" target="_blank">restart# 6</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] up front 99, 17, 15, 88&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 181 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138661&amp;i=1309040" target="_blank">caution# 7</a> - Ambrose spins&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] collects Sam Hornish Jr and Casey Mears&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 187 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138663&amp;i=1309038" target="_blank">restart# 7</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] up front 99, 15, 17, 39, 16, 48, 20, 56, 24, 29, 31, 2, 27, 1&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138664&amp;i=1309037" target="_blank">good battle up front for the lead 17,99 20</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138665&amp;i=1309036" target="_blank">contact between 10 and 9</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 2 car has left rear damage is well</li>
<li>] GreenFlag pit stops starting for leaders with 17,88,16&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] lap# 220 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138667&amp;i=1309034" target="_blank">caution# 8</a> debris&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] left rear pieces from #2 car of Keselowski come off&nbsp;</li>
<li>] cars who pitted under green will be one lap down, will need to stay out and take the wave around to get back on lead lap&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138668&amp;i=1309033" target="_blank">most everyone pitting, most are two tires only</a></li>
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<li>] lap# 223 - &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138669&amp;i=1309032" target="_blank">restart# 8</a></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;up front 20,56,5,48,15,43,1,55, 27, 39, 2, 78, 29&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 2 car jumps for p20? on restart up to top 10 within a few laps</li>
<li>] was thinking maybe we would get the last 40 laps without any commercials seeing as how we seem to have had our share today, NOPE, no way, with 36 to go more commercials, with 26 to go, more commercials, even some pop out commercial board in the race, FOX broadcasting is the best!!&nbsp;</li>
<li>] 20 car is holding in the lead, &nbsp;plus one second over five then 48 &nbsp;</li>
<li>] 5 car has caught the 20 in traffic&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] LAP# 267 - <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-by-race&amp;p=559194&amp;s=5138670&amp;i=1309029" target="_blank">CHECKERED FLAG</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] <a href="person?id=145#content" target="_blank">Matt Kenseth</a> - WINS - &nbsp;8th&nbsp;in standings(+4),&nbsp;<a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2013/04/Kenseth-Tops-Kahne-in-Kansas.aspx" target="_blank">captures his 2nd victory of season, holds off Kahne's late race charge</a>, <a href="http://www.nascar.com/en_us/racereplay.html?c=sprintcup-2013-highlights-playlists&amp;p=559087&amp;s=5138672&amp;i=1308949" target="_blank">Victory Lane interview</a> &nbsp;<a href="http://joegibbsracing.com/2013/04/22/matt-kenseth-wins-at-kansas/" target="_blank">Post Race Team Report</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://mattkenseth.com/news/?cid=56193" target="_blank">Driver Recap</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>] @mattkenseth - Boom! What a weekend, so thankful to be wheeling that thing... Thanks #team20 #jgr #trd</li>
<li>] NEXT = 5, 48, 56, 15 ,2,1,43,55, 27,17,29, 24,39, 78, 88, 99,31,16</li>
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<h2>[post-race]</h2>
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<li>] ARTICLE: <a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=6024&amp;SubSeriesID=1&amp;YearID=42" target="_blank">Race&nbsp;- Results Final</a>&nbsp;BY: mrn.com</li>
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<li>] TLDR:&nbsp;summary of events during this race&nbsp;won by <a href="person?id=143#content" target="_blank">Matt Kenseth</a>&nbsp;2nd place <a href="person?id=152#content" target="_blank">Kasey Kahne</a>, 3rd <a href="person?id=116#content" target="_blank">Jimmie Johnson</a>, 4th - <a href="person?id=91#content" target="_blank">Martin Truex Jr</a>, 5th <a href="person?id=91#content" target="_blank">Clint Bowyer</a></li>
<li>] RACE: Average Speed: 133.611 MPH Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 51 Secs. Cautions: 8 for 40 laps Margin of Victory: 0.150 Seconds</li>
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<li>] ARTICLE: Results - CURRENT STANDINGS</li>
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<li>] 2013 <a href="http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Standings.aspx" target="_blank">Points Standings after Race# 8/36</a>&nbsp;- 48(NC), 5(+5), 2(+1), 16(N/C), 88(+1), 99(-1), 18(-5), 20(+), 15(-1), 27(NC)</li>
<li>*] bracketed # is the change in position from the last race to after this race, NC = No Change, NOTE that due to penalties issued this week, the points standings changed mid week</li>
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<li>] VIDEOs: Race highlights packages</li>
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<li>[02:58]&nbsp;<a href="http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/9197033/matt-kenseth-holds-kasey-kahne-win-kansas-speedway" target="_blank">espn</a>&nbsp;[02:05]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.speedtv.com/video/nascar/cup-kenseth-dominates-for-win-kansas-2013-2316812309001" target="_blank">speed tv</a>&nbsp;- &nbsp;[10:29] <a href="http://youtu.be/e7e5UZdX4Aw" target="_blank">nascar - extended highlights pkg</a></li>
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<li>] VIDEO:[139:51] Race - complete&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] STP 400</li>
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<li>] Driver Reports</li>
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<li>] nascar.com -&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nascar.com/driver-reports.html" target="_blank">driver reports</a>&nbsp;page after the STP 400 - where they stand, who's up, who's down</li>
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<li>[ Best of the Rest - top 10 @ &nbsp;Kansas Speedway ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a style="font-weight: normal;" href="person?id=152#content" target="_blank">Kasey Kahne</a>, 2nd place, 2nd in standings,(+5) another good run for Kahne that saw him end the race chasing down Kenseth for the win just like at the Las Vegas race. Again Kahne came up just shy of getting by Kenseth for the W but the second place points vaulted him 5 positions up in the standings and he is light years ahead of his last years pace when he was mired at 26th place in the standings at this point in the season. POST RACE <a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/article/2013/04/21/Kasey-Kahne-second-Jimmie-Johnson-third-at-Kansas-Speedway" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, <a href="http://www.kaseykahne.com/news/news-archive/#683" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a style="font-weight: normal;" href="person?id=116#content" target="_blank">Jimmie Johnson</a>, 3rd place, 1st in standings,(NC) Where did this guy come from? The 48 team qualified poorly, seemed to fail to find any speed during practice, started well back of the field and yet, as they always seems to do battled to the front of the feild. &nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/article/2013/04/21/Kasey-Kahne-second-Jimmie-Johnson-third-at-Kansas-Speedway" target="_blank">Team Report</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jimmiejohnson.com/recaps/5174057179ffc7385c41b2d0-STP-400" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a style="font-weight: normal;" href="person?id=91#content" target="_blank">Martin Truex Jr</a>, 4th place, 14th in standings,(+4)&nbsp;Second consecutive top 5 for Truex who led the race for 46 laps and finished ahead of MWR teamates Bowyer and Mark Martin.Truex overcame a pit road penalty that dropped him from 3rd to 34th. On the final pit stop the Truex crew picked up 5 spots on pit road for Martin&nbsp;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.michaelwaltripracing.com/news/race-reports/1975/kansas-race-report" target="_blank">Team Report</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mtjauthentics.com/latest_news.html" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a style="font-weight: normal;" href="person?id=91#content" target="_blank">Clint Bowyer</a>, 5th place, 9th in standings,(-1)&nbsp;Clint was solid all day long at his home track. Clint started in 10th position, raced as high as 2nd and never ventured out of the top 15 all afternoon to bring him his 4th top 10 of the season. QUOTE "we weren&rsquo;t very good in practice. The guys dug deep and leaned on all their tools and got us better. It looked like a wild race right there at the end -- wish we had been a part of it. Nonetheless, it&rsquo;s exciting to see good racing here.&rdquo;&nbsp;POST RACE <a href="http://www.michaelwaltripracing.com/news/race-reports/1975/kansas-race-report" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, <a href="http://clintbowyer.com/cup/article.cfm?cid=56211" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="person?id=100#content" target="_blank">Brad Keselowski</a>, 6th place, 3rd in standings(+1)&nbsp;Brad had a snafu with his seatbelt coming undone during his qualifying run and ended up well back starting the race in 33rd position. The race didnt get off to much better of a start when Keselowski got caught up in wreck on lap# 6 sustaining some rear end damage and going a lap down. Later additional issues with fueling and the rear end bodywork coming off the car due to the earlier damage all posed challengest to the 2 team and all were faced successfully QUOTE Paul Wolfe &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been challenged with a lot of things not going our way, Going, obviously, all the way back to prior to the race at Texas. And just when you think things can&rsquo;t get any worse, we had the issues we had today. The fueling issues early. We had to fix damage, come back from being a lap down, coming back from the quarter panel flying off, just everything went wrong. But one thing about the 2 team is nobody gives up, everyone kept a positive attitude and kept fighting and we weren't very far from getting a top-five out of it." Perhaps a bigger complement was paid by QUOTE Jimmie Johnson"I could tell they were off sequence, but they had significant speed in their car,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;They've got some stuff stacked against them right now for sure, but they're responding like I thought they would. Paul and Brad are a good combination, and they're both very good at what they do." &nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.penskeracing.com/news/index.cfm?series=n&amp;cid=51601" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, <a href="http://bradracing.com/news/patience-perseverance-payoff-kansas" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=147#content" target="_blank">Jamie McMurray</a>, 7th place, 11th in standings,(+1) Jamie fought an ill handling race car and came home with his 3rd top 10 of the season. Once again leading the effort at EGR, teamate Juan Pablo was fast in practice but finished well back in 27ths position. A close call that almost saw McMurrary crash out on restart# 5 when he was hit from behind by Mark Martin and eventually fell back as far as 32nd.&nbsp;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.earnhardtganassi.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleID=12846" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=165#content" target="_blank">Aric Almirola</a> - 8th place, 13th&nbsp;in standings,(N/C)&nbsp; Another strong effort for the 43 team earning them their second consecutive top 10 finish with the car decked out in the iconic Petty / STP blue colors. A good qualifying effort saw Aric start from 6th postition and run near the front of the pack all afternoon. The STP Farmland Ford restarted eighth with 43 laps remaining. Almirola drove into the sixth position one lap later and held the spot for the next 10 laps. He fell to seventh but continued posting fast lap times Fellow Ford driver Keselowski worked passed the No. 43 in the final laps, and Almirola drove the No. 43 STP Farmland Ford to an eighth-place finish in his 1999-throwback paint scheme.QUOTE Almirola&nbsp;&ldquo;We thought we had a great car at the beginning of the race, but then the track changed on us and we lost our track position. And then the handling drastically changed on our car, so we had to battle back from that and made a lot of adjustments. Todd Parrott did a great job rallying our guys, making good adjustments and making great pit calls to get some track position. Right there at the end, our guys gave us a great pit stop when it counted, and we got another top-10. That&rsquo;s two top-10s two weeks in a row, and I&rsquo;m proud of that.&rdquo;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;Team Report, <a href="http://www.aricalmirola.com/?p=1593" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=90#content" target="_blank">Mark Martin</a> - 9th place, 16th&nbsp;in standings(+3 PT)&nbsp;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.michaelwaltripracing.com/news/race-reports/1975/kansas-race-report" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=151#content" target="_blank">Paul Menard</a> -10th place, 10th&nbsp;in standings,(-1) Once again Paul put forth the best effort for RCR teams earning his 4th top 10 of the season. Starting from the 12th place and battling a loose handling car the Menards crew made adjusments and used pit strategy to run top 15 for most of the afternoon. QUOTE Menard "It was an okay day for the Pittsburgh Paints/ Menards Chevrolet SS. It was just really hard to &nbsp;pass. We've got some of the best pit stops in the &nbsp;business. My guys do a really good job on pit &nbsp;road, so we gained a lot there. The pace slowed &nbsp;down from yesterday, which really caught us off &nbsp;guard a lot more than we thought. We missed it &nbsp;a little bit, but you've just got to look back and &nbsp;utilize the tools and do a better job of starting &nbsp;the race because we always end pretty good."&nbsp;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;Team Report, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://menardracing.eval.hwcdn.net/images/news/2013news/menard_kansas_recap_04_21_13.pdf" target="_blank">Driver Report</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] <a href="person?id=107#content" target="_blank">Ricky Stenhouse Jr</a> -&nbsp;11th place, 18th&nbsp;in standings,(+2) Rookie of the year candidate had his best finish of the season. Stenhouse Jr led a career high 26 laps and surrendered the lead to make a green flag pit stop when a caution came out late in the race costing Ricky a lot of track position QUOTE Stenhouse Jr "The Zest Ford Fusion was the one to beat there at the end, but we didn&rsquo;t have the track position to finish it off. I think we can take a lot of positives from this weekend. It was cool to lead some laps and be able to donate a little something to OneFundBoston.&rdquo;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.roushfenway.com/?q=story/stenhouse-scores-best-finish-2013-season-kansas" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report &nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=148#content" target="_blank">Kurt Busch</a> -&nbsp;10th place, 22nds in standings,(+2)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;Team Report, Driver Report&nbsp;</li>
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<li>[&nbsp;What happened ???&nbsp;]&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
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<li>] <a href="person?id=149#content" target="_blank">Kevin Harvick</a> - 12th place, 12th in standings,(-1)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;Team Report, Driver Report</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=114#content" target="_blank">Jeff Gordon</a> -&nbsp;13th place, 15th&nbsp;in standings,(N/C) After spinning out and hitting the wall on his qualifying run, Jeff had to start from 43rd position, he worked his way to the front but got caught on the last caution that came out after making a green flag pit stop QUOTE Gordon "It cost us probably a good six positions I think. &nbsp;We weren't the best car, but we made some great improvements throughout the weekend. &nbsp;The race pace just kind of came to us and the conditions in the race. &nbsp;Really kind of brought us to life compared to the competition. &nbsp;We are still lacking a few things, but all in all I thought it was a great effort. &nbsp;We just cannot catch a break. &nbsp;That last caution that definitely hurt us being on pit road when the caution comes out it's never a good thing unless you are on a road course (laughs). We were looking pretty good up until that point, but we weren't the only ones that it hurt."&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/article/2013/04/21/Kasey-Kahne-second-Jimmie-Johnson-third-at-Kansas-Speedway" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, <a href="http://www.jeffgordon.com/news/news.php?uid=4547" target="_blank">Driver Report</a></li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=117#content" target="_blank">Ryan Newman</a> - 14th place, 17th in standings(N/C)&nbsp;&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stewarthaasracing.com/media/index.php?article=1121" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=116#content" target="_blank">Dale Earnhardt Jr</a> - 16th place, 5th in standings,POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/article/2013/04/21/Kasey-Kahne-second-Jimmie-Johnson-third-at-Kansas-Speedway" target="_blank">Team Report</a>,&nbsp;Driver Report</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=122#content" target="_blank">Carl Edwards</a> -&nbsp;17th place, 6th&nbsp;in standings,(-1)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.roushfenway.com/?q=story/final-moments-cause-unlucky-17th-place-finish" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=121#content" target="_blank">Greg Biffle</a> -19th place, 4th&nbsp;in standings,(-1)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.roushfenway.com/?q=story/biffle-finishes-19th-kansas-following-untimely-caution" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="person?id=108#content" target="_blank">Tony Stewart</a> - 21st place, 21st in standings,(+1)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stewarthaasracing.com/media/index.php?article=1119" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=101#content" target="_blank">Danica Patrick</a> - 25th place, 25th&nbsp;in standings,(+1)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stewarthaasracing.com/media/index.php?article=1121" target="_blank">Team Report</a>, Driver Report</li>
<li>] <a href="person?id=143#content" target="_blank">Kyle Busch</a> - 38th place, 7th in standings,(-5)&nbsp;POST RACE&nbsp;Team Report, Driver Report</li>
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<li>x] Television(TV) coverage and Ratings (Kansas Speedway, )&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] This site has&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cawsnjaws.com/article/594/commercial-breakdown-and-links-related-to-the-2013-stp-400" target="_blank">full stats for the TV broadcast</a>&nbsp;on FOX, which indicated that 149 minutes of the total 199 minutes of the TV broadcast was RACE COVERAGE (74.87%) and the balance was COMMERCIALS(25.13%). YES that breif glimpse of FOX actually showing more of the RACING was just that, a breif glimpse.</li>
<li>] OVERNIGHT RATINGS The STP-400 led the FOX network to a 3.9/9 Sunday afternoon. That's up +5% over last year's 3.7/9 for the same race. The race ranked as the second highest-rated event of the weekend behind ABC's Lakers-Spurs NBA Playoff game (4.6/10) among the metered markets, the STP 400 on FOX may very well surpass the NBA telecast once the national ratings are released on Thursday.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Through eight races, NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing on FOX is averaging a 5.0/11 among the metered markets, up +11% over last year's 4.5/9.</li>
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<li>] Attendance -&nbsp;although NASCAR no longer provides their unofficial guess estimated attendance figures,&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] the crowd at Kansas Speedway looked pretty good, 75% +&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] NOW lets talk about "the racing" at the STP 400</li>
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