Monster energy race day
Kansas Speedway, 6:30 p.m., FS 1
OUTLOOK
What: Race 11 of 36
Track: Oval, 1.5 miles
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps
2016 winner: Kyle Busch
Last race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. survived a massive wreck at Talladega to win from the pole.
Fast facts: Stenhouse won for the first time in 158 tries last week, and he gave Roush Fenway Racing its first victory since Carl Edwards won at Sonoma in 2014. … Busch has finished in the top five in his last four starts in Kansas. … Jimmie Johnson would set a track record with a victory this weekend. He and Jeff Gordon each have taken first three times on the Kansas oval. … Watch out for Kevin Harvick: He has finished second or better in five of his past seven Kansas races. … Ryan Blaney earned his first career NASCAR Cup pole for Saturday night's race, but only after traffic jams at inspection prevented 11 cars from getting on the track. Among the big names that failed to turn a lap in qualifying were Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kahne. The left only 28 cars for Blaney to beat for the right to start up front.
Next race: Monster Energy All-Star Race, May 20, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
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LINEUP
1. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 189.600 mph
2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 189.540
3. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 189.201
4. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 188.851
5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188.495
6. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 188.495
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188.285
8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 188.252
9. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 187.950
10. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 187.493
11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 187.240
12. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 186.884
13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188.075
14. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 187.983
15. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 187.970
16. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 187.865
17. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 187.826
18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 187.722
19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.663
20. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 186.884
21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 186.864
22. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 186.123
23. (32) Matt DIBenedetto, Ford, 185.548
24. (10) Danica Patrick, Ford, 184.603
25. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 184.055
26. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 181.311
27. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 178.141
28. (55) Derrike Cope, Toyota, 174.899
29. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 0.000
30. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 0.000
31. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 0.000
32. (77) Erik Jones, Toyota, 0.000
33. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 0.000
34. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 0.000
35. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 0.000
36. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 0.000
37. (15) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 0.000
38. (83) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 0.000
39. (51) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 0.000
40. (66) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 0.000
driver standings
1. Larson—2. Truex-543. Keselowski614. Elliott-755. McMurray-110
6. Logano-1107. Harvick-1198. Johnson-123
9. Bowyer-139
10. Ky. Busch-151
11. Hamlin-161
12. Stenhouse-178
13. Blaney-188
14. Newman-191
15. Ku. Busch-201
16. Bayne-205