2018 KC Masterpiece 400
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| Race 12 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| File:KC Masterpiece logo.jpg | |||
| Date | May 12, 2018 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 28.600 | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The KC Masterpiece 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 12, 2018, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
Matt Kenseth, who last raced in the 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400, will make his first Cup series start back, in the No. 6 for Roush Fenway Racing, doing so part-time. This will also be the first cup race where Trevor Bayne will not race in the Cup series for the first time since the 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500.
Final Practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.009 seconds and a speed of 186.149 mph (299.578 km/h).[6]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.009 | 186.149 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.035 | 185.982 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.163 | 185.166 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.600 and a speed of 188.811 mph (303.862 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.569 | 28.556 | 28.600 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.565 | 28.722 | 28.750 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.760 | 28.760 | 28.792 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.666 | 28.790 | 28.811 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 28.841 | 28.909 | 28.916 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.974 | 29.013 | 28.963 |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 29.011 | 28.882 | 29.001 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.746 | 28.850 | 29.002 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 28.812 | 28.816 | 29.048 |
| 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.904 | 29.007 | 29.080 |
| 11 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.749 | 28.961 | 29.115 |
| 12 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.841 | 28.862 | 29.169 |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.991 | 29.051 | — |
| 14 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.962 | 29.090 | — |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.995 | 29.094 | — |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.879 | 29.101 | — |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.980 | 29.173 | — |
| 18 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.027 | 29.281 | — |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.833 | 29.311 | — |
| 20 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.132 | 29.321 | — |
| 21 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.128 | 29.367 | — |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.618 | 0.000 | — |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.087 | 0.000 | — |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.131 | 0.000 | — |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.214 | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 29.558 | — | — |
| 27 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.943 | — | — |
| 28 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.031 | — | — |
| 29 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.035 | — | — |
| 30 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.181 | — | — |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 30.216 | — | — |
| 32 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.623 | — | — |
| 33 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 34 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| 35 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 36 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 37 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | |||||||
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | ||||
Stage 2 Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | ||||
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 107
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Media
Television
Fox Sports covered their eighth race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.
| FS1 | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN Radio | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley |
Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Kim Coon Steve Post |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (May 11, 2018). "Kevin Harvick fastest in Kansas Cup practice delayed by weepers". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (May 11, 2018). "Harvick keeps hot streak going with pole at Kansas". Associated Press. Kansas City, Kansas: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved May 11, 2018.