United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint - Kansas Speedway

Biffle Dominates, Kahne Wins Close One at Kansas
Greg Biffle might have dominated the race and had the fastest car on Saturday afternoon in Kansas City but it was Kasey Kahne who was the victor in the United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint at the Kansas Speedway. Biffle’s decision to pit late and with Kahne staying out made the difference in the race and it also made for one exciting finish, make that the fifth-closest finish since the Busch Series implemented electronic timing in 1993. Biffle had led the event four times for a total of 136 of the race’s 200 laps and was clearly the class of the field. But after T.J. Bell’s accident in turn one with 16 laps to, Biffle made a curious call to come to pit road and change all four tires, while Kahne, among others, chose not to pit and to stay out on the track for track position. In the end, Biffle was able to work his way to second place before the caution flag would fly with five laps to, setting up a three-lap shootout for the win. Biffle was able to dive underneath the No. 6 Dodge on the restart, as the two cars fought door-to-door around the track while the white flag flew in the air with Biffle low and Kahne high. Biffle had nipped Kahne at the stripe and led the white-flag lap but they were still side-by-side on the final lap, fighting tooth and nail, as the cars came out of turn four, with the checkered flag ready to wave, Kahne edged Biffle by a mere 0.030 seconds at the finish line. For Kahne the win is his second NASCAR Busch Series victory of the season and the third of his career. Kahne led the race two times for 11 laps. This is the first career win for the Ray Evernham-owned No. 6 “Hungry Drivers” race team, Kahne’s first victory this season was with the No. 38 team in Texas. Johnny Sauter finished third in the event, followed by Kevin Harvick and rookie Jon Wood in the top five. Kahne’s average speed around the mile and ½ track was 117.328 mph in a race that lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes, and 25 seconds. The race featured 13 lead changes among 7 different drivers and saw 10 yellow flags for a total of 44 laps.

United Way 300 presented by Yellow and Sprint Notes
· Race Results · Ford Post-Race Quotes · Point Standings · Owner Point Standings · Starting Lineup · Qualifying Results · Ford Qualifying Quotes · Final Practice · Practice 1 · Qualifying Order · Entry List · Weekend Schedule · Race Notes · Raybestos Rookie Notes · T.J. Bell Notes · Jamie Mosley Notes · Kevin Lepage Notes	· Clint Bowyer Notes · Reed Sorenson Notes · Carl Edwards Notes · Mark Martin Notes · Kenny Wallace Notes · Kevin Harvick Notes · Matt Kenseth Notes · Kasey Kahne Notes · Stacy Compton Notes · Jon Wood Notes · Justin Labonte Notes · Jason Leffler Notes · Rusty Wallace Notes · Bobby Labonte Notes · Kyle Busch Notes · Mike Wallace Notes · Brent Sherman Notes

Record-Breaking Day for Truex at Kansas Speedway
Martin Truex Jr. has been tired of watching Clint Bowyer cut away at his NASCAR Busch Series point lead these past four races, so Truex went out in Bowyer’s back yard and stamped his name on the track record book. Truex won the pole position for the United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint at the 1 1/2-mile Kansas Speedway with a record-breaking lap in 30.178 seconds, at an average speed of 178.938 mph. Truex eclipsed the previous track record of 30.275 seconds, at an average of 178.365 mph, set by Michael Waltrip during the 2003 season. It is the second Busch pole of the season for Truex, his last pole position came at Gateway International Raceway. Rookie John Wood, qualified in 30.196 seconds, at an average speed of 178.832 mph – and will join Truex on the front row for the United Way 300. Regan Smith qualified third, while Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler round out the top five starting spots. Bowyer, the hometown favorite for tomorrow’s race and 26 points behind Truex in the title chase, will roll off tenth on the starting grid.