This weekend, Kansas Speedway has three straight long stretches of racing. Car and drivers will take to the track on Thursday with the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas. After that, in the Cup race, points leader Kevin Harvick will start at the front, in a bid to clinch his 5th victory of 2020. And Joey Logano will fill out the first row in Thursday’s race.
The field has indeed been set by means of an arbitrary draw. And Kevin Harvick won the pole position. In the past, many current NASCAR drivers have bagged multiple wins at the Kansas Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson have three NASCAR wins at Kansas.
Additionally, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, and Joey Logano are the drivers in the 2020 ‘Super Start Batteries’ lineup with two Kansas triumphs.
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However, Harvick, Hamlin, and Truex are viewed as clear choices to win the NASCAR 2020 Super Start Batteries 400 at the Kansas Speedway.
NEWS: The draw has spoken. 🗣@KevinHarvick will lead the field to green Thursday at @kansasspeedway.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 22, 2020
Kevin Harvick will race in a red hot car at Kansas
Kevin Harvick will lead the field for the first time in the NASCAR Cup arrangement this season. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver’s past best starting position in 2020 was second for the March 8 race at Phoenix Raceway.
Additionally, Kevin Harvick will feature a red livery for this particular race. NASCAR shared this via a tweet.
.@KevinHarvick is looking Red Delicious at @kansasspeedway. 🍎
Check out all the fresh paint in the heartland presented by @BuschBeer.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 22, 2020
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Since NASCAR came back following the pandemic, most of the lineups were set by a draw. Harvick’s best beginning spot had been a third at Kentucky Speedway.
Moreover, Harvick started from outside of the top five, seven out of 10 times. However, he finally gets his pole on Wednesday for the Kansas race.
Recently, it was announced that there will be no practice or qualifying sessions at any NASCAR races. The decision applies for the remainder of the 2020 season.
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Drivers will now get to see turn one of the tracks only on race day, for the remainder of the year.
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