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LIVE! Kansas Speedway

10/4/2013

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Greeting from Kansas Speedway! Hanging out at the track this weekend  and if it’s anything like that last two repave races, it is going to be crazy! I’ll be at the track all weekend so keep checking back to this article for the latest updates!

FRIDAY:

- Jimmie Johnson spins early in first practice and keeps it off the wall. Stalled the car in a separate incident. Had a leaky hose that caused smoke to come out of the back of the car. Finished first practice P3.

- Sam Hornish Jr. is officially without a ride for 2014. Ryan Blaney will be replacing him.

-Kevin Harvick led first practice with a speed of 185.223

- Kevin Harvick wins Pole for the Hollywood Casino 400, his first since 2006.

-Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Jimmie Johnson round out the top 3 qualifiers.

SATURDAY:

-Early in practice 1, Kyle Busch and Kansas have their troubles once again. Slaps the wall hard and brings out the caution and the back up car.

-Matt Kenseth has a splinter issue early in first practice.

-Kurt Busch also into the wall in first practice. Bringing out the backup car.

-Matt Kenseth spins in first practice and keeps it off the wall.

-Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will top the leader board at the end of first practice.

-Aric Almirola spins early in second practice but keeps it off the wall.

-Austin Dillon will be your pole sitter for the Nationwide Race.

-Allgaier, Sadler, Menard and Smith round out the top 5 qualifiers.

- Kyle Busch dumps Brad Keselowski in the closing laps of the Nationwide Race. Be on the lookout for retaliation tomorrow!

-Matt Kenseth wins the Kansas Lottery 300.

-Brad Keselowski ran from his wrecked racecar at the entrance of turn 1… across the infield… down pit road to turn two…into the care center… then to his garage stall. Well over a mile.

-Austin Dillon now leads the Nationwide Series points by 8 over Sam Hornish Jr.

SUNDAY:

-A chilly day in Kansas leaves people to wonder just how these new tires are going to handle a cooler racetrack.

-After the incident between Keselowski and Kyle Busch, will retaliation be seen on track?

-Kyle Busch has always had a love/hate relationship with Kansas, now he is also on the lookout for the Blue Deuce.

-Danica Patrick loses control of her car in turn 1. Caution on lap 1.

-Lots of cautions during the race, breaking a the track record of 14.

-Kyle Busch feels the wrath of Kansas once again and takes a hard it between turns 1 and 2.

-His brother Kurt, on the other hand, finishes second after wrecking in practice.

-There was another incident with a bush, this time by the hospitality tent. FIRE!

-Jimmie Johnson tears through the field multiple times throughout the race but starts to lose his engine on the last lap.

-Kevin Harvick, after starting on pole, wins the Hollywood Casino 400.

-Timmy Hill was the highest finishing Rookie at Kansas after coming home 28th. Stenhouse P30. Patrick P43.

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