2006: A fuel-mileage race breaks out in the final laps, with Tony Stewart running out of fuel in the race lead with half a lap to go.

081 margin of victory remains the closest in any Cup race held at Kansas.

2004: Joe Nemechek beats Ricky Rudd to the finish line by a carlength, picking up the fourth and final Cup win of his career.

But this track has a long history of dramatic finishes since it opened in 2001. THE FINISH EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT! /xVd07BYjE2- NASCAR May 7, 2023Īs Kansas' current configuration has matured (the track was repaved midway through 2012, with the banking increased from 15 degrees to a progressive 17-20 degrees), its propensity for exciting racing and exciting finishes has increased. 37 lead changes occurred between 12 different drivers, with the final lead change taking place on the last lap as Denny Hamlin got into Kyle Larson on the backstretch, sending Larson into a slide along the wall as Hamlin drove away to victory. The second race of the year at Kansas has an extremely tough act to follow, as the spring race at this speedway proved to be one of the best races of the entire 2023 Cup Series season. Stream: fubo ( try for free) What to Watch Location: Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, Kan. How to watch the NASCAR Playoffs at Kansas After a thrilling race here back in May, the stakes have been raised considerably and even more is on the line as the playoff field tries to join Southern 500 winner Kyle Larson in advancing to the next round. The NASCAR playoffs moves on to Kansas for the Hollywood Casino 400, the second race of the Round of 16 and the second race of the season at this 1.5-mile speedway.

But in the 22 years it's been on the Cup Series schedule, it can boast that it's grown into a favorite annual stop in the fall, one of the midwest's great major speedways, and a worthy venue in determining the Cup Series championship. Compared to the other tracks in the Round of 16, the Kansas Speedway - a product of NASCAR's track-building boom a quarter century ago - cannot boast nearly the same depth of history or significance to stock car racing's fabric that Darlington Raceway or even Bristol Motor Speedway can.

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