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STP 400
Kansas Speedway
April 22nd, 2012
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The STP 400 was added to the Nascar Sprint Cup Series in 2011, this is the first race that will held at the Kansas Speedway this year. The track will be going through a mayor renovation project. The race will take place on April 22nd, 2012, the second race will take place late September/early October and it is known as the Hollywood Casino 400.
The track will have massive work done, including new a repaving of the existing track surface, reconfiguration of the oval and the addition of a new infield road course.
The Kansas Speedway was opened in June 2001, the 1.5 mile tri-oval track with 75,000 seats was inagurated with the Nascar Winston West Kansas 150 and the ARCA RE/Max Series BPU 200.
Track Details
Completed : 2001
Distance : 1.5 miles
Shape : D-shaped oval
Banking : 15° turns
10.4° Front stretch
5° back stretch
Frontstretch : 2,685 feet
Backstretch : 2,207 feet
Seating : 75,000
SAFER Barrier
The Steel and Foam Energy Reduction System (SAFER barrier) at Kansas Speedway is made of steel tubes and pads of energy-absorbing foam attached to the track's existing concrete retainer walls between Turns 1 and 2, between Turns 3 and 4 and along most of the frontstretch. The total 1.28 miles of SAFER walls around Kansas Speedway is the longest length at any of the tracks with SAFER walls on the NASCAR circuit.
2012 STP 400 Results
| FIN |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
1 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Ground |
47/4 |
2 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
44/2 |
3 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's "Chevrolet Mountain Green" |
42/1 |
4 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Ford EcoBoost |
41/1 |
5 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M Novec 1230 |
39/0 |
6 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Rheem |
38/0 |
7 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard |
37/0 |
8 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Chevrolet |
Farmers Insurance |
36/0 |
9 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Aflac |
36/1 |
10 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's |
34/0 |
2012 STP 400 Schedule
| Friday, April 20 |
| 9 am |
Parking Lots Open |
| 11 am |
Gates Open |
| 11:20 am-12:20 pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Practice |
| 12:30 pm-1:50 pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice |
| 2 pm-3:20 pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Practice |
| 3:30 pm-5 pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice |
| Saturday, April 21 - |
| 6 am |
Parking Lots Open |
| 8 am |
Gates Open |
| 9:35 am |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying |
| 11:10 am |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying |
| 1 pm |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race - SFP 250 |
| Sunday, April 22 |
| 6 am |
Parking Lots Open |
| 8 am |
Gates Open |
| 9 am |
Crossover Gates Open for Track Pass |
| 11 am |
Crossover Gates Close for Entrance to Infield |
| 12 pm |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race - STP 400 |
2011 Kansas 400 Results
|
Driver |
Start |
No. |
Mfg. |
Led |
Completed |
Pts/Bonus |
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| 1 |
Brad Keselowski |
25 |
#2 |
Dodge |
9 |
267 |
47/4 |
| 2 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
28 |
#88 |
Chevrolet |
0 |
267 |
42/0 |
| 3 |
Denny Hamlin |
15 |
#11 |
Toyota |
34 |
267 |
42/1 |
| 4 |
Jeff Gordon |
22 |
#24 |
Chevrolet |
0 |
267 |
40/0 |
| 5 |
Carl Edwards |
7 |
#99 |
Ford |
29 |
267 |
40/1 |
| 6 |
Matt Kenseth |
21 |
#17 |
Ford |
0 |
267 |
38/0 |
| 7 |
Jimmie Johnson |
31 |
#48 |
Chevrolet |
0 |
267 |
37/0 |
| 8 |
Tony Stewart |
13 |
#14 |
Chevrolet |
20 |
267 |
37/1 |
| 9 |
Kurt Busch |
1 |
#22 |
Dodge |
152 |
267 |
37/2 |
| 10 |
Greg Biffle |
14 |
#16 |
Ford |
0 |
267 |
34/0 |
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