Background , the race track where the race was held.
Kansas Speedway is one of ten
intermediate to hold
NASCAR races. The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn
D-shaped oval track that is long. The track's turns are
banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees. In the
Manufacturers' Championship,
Chevrolet was leading with 83 points, six ahead of
Ford.
Toyota, with 64 points, was 24 points ahead of
Dodge in the battle for third.
Practice and qualifying (pictured in 2015) won the
pole position, after having the fastest time of 30.901 seconds. Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. The first session lasted 80 minutes long, while the second was 90 minutes long.
Greg Biffle was quickest with a time of 31.917 seconds in the first session, less than one-tenth of a second faster than Edwards.
Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Stewart,
Jeff Gordon, and Earnhardt Jr.
Bobby Labonte was seventh, still within a second of Biffle's time.
Brian Vickers took third place, ahead of
Mark Martin,
Paul Menard and
Landon Cassill. Kyle Busch only managed 7th place. Kurt Busch clinched his 13th
pole position during his career, with a time of 30.901 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the
grid by
Juan Pablo Montoya. Kyle Busch qualified third, Vickers took fourth, and Logano started fifth.
Jamie McMurray, Edwards,
Martin Truex Jr., Menard, and Harvick rounded out the first ten positions. The two drivers who failed to qualify for the race were
Tony Raines and
T. J. Bell, who had times of 31.820 and 31.846 seconds. ==Results==