NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kansas Speedway schedule, TV times

This week’s race5-Hour Energy 400What:

267 laps or 400.5 miles

Where:

Kansas Speedway, a 1.5-mile banked, paved tri-oval located in Kansas City, Kan.

When:

7:45 p.m. ET Saturday

TV:

Fox

Radio:

Motor Racing Network

Last year’s winner:

Matt Kenseth

Also this week:

SFP 250, Camping World Truck Series, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Fox Sports 1.

Worth mentioning:

There are 1.28 miles of energy-absorbing SAFER barrier around Kansas Speedway – the longest length of protective barrier of any track in NASCAR. This weekend also marks the first night-time NASCAR races at the track.

Who’s Hot/Who’s NotHOT Denny Hamlin:

Won his first restrictor-plate race and pretty much earned a berth in the Chase.

Greg Biffle:

Ran as competitive at Talladega as he has anywhere this season.

A.J. Allmendinger:

Already has as many Top-10 finishes as his team earned all of last season.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.:

First Top-10 finish since mid-March.

Elliott Sadler:

Picked up his first Nationwide Series win since moving to Joe Gibbs Racing after the 2012 season.

Landon Cassill:

An 11th-place finish for his Cup team is just as important as a victory.

NOT Brad Keselowski:

Involved in two wrecks at Talladega and didn’t make a lot of friends.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.:

Got caught in the back of the pack late in the race and ran out of time to make it back to the front.

Trevor Bayne:

Got knocked around quite a bit in two races at Talladega.

Jim Utter

This story was originally published May 8, 2014 at 7:04 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kansas Speedway schedule, TV times."

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