Taking it back 15 years.

Mark Martin. Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Brad Keselowski. Kevin Harvick.

Kansas Speedway | 2009

The debut of a future champion.

Ryan Blaney made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Kansas Speedway in May 2014.

He started 21st and finished 27th.

Gordon, and Sadler and Gaughan! Oh my!

Kansas Speedway | 2004

Preparing to qualify.

Kansas Speedway | 2008

The inaugural one.

Kansas Speedway | 2001

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Lucky No. 19?

The last two times that Jimmie Johnson started 19th at Kansas Speedway he finished the race in Victory Lane.

He starts 19th today in the No. 84 car for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB.

Super sub: Kenny Wallace.

No. 42 car for Felix Sabates.
Two races in 1991.

No. 28 car for Robert Yates
10 races in 1994.

No. 1 car for Dale Earnhardt Inc.
16 races in 2001 and 2002.

No. 29 car for Richard Childress.
One race in 2002.

No. 97 car for Jack Roush.
Two races in…

Some familiar faces in strange places.

No. 29 Chad Little 1996

No. 42 Jim Sauter 1996

No. 41 Derrike Cope 1999

No. 99 Dave Blaney 2004

On this date in 1999:

The NASCAR Cup Series raced at Auto Club Speedway.

Results:
1: Jeff Gordon
2: Jeff Burton
3: Bobby Labonte
4: Tony Stewart
5: Dale Jarrett

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Today is 5/2, which is a perfect day to talk about No. 52, Jimmy Means!

He led the 1988 Coca-Cola 600 three different times and finished 12th.

The race was held on his 38th birthday.

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks raced at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas from 1995 to 1999.

Race winners:
1995: Ron Hornaday Jr.
1996: Mike Skinner
1997: Joe Ruttman
1998: Stacy Compton
1999: Mike Bliss

Trading places.

Richard Petty and Kyle Petty switched rides at Riverside International Raceway in 1981 to try to benefit from NASCAR’s Winners Circle Program.

The two drivers returned to their usual cars the next race.

Taking “can be used on grills” literally.

Teams turned to cooking spray to help fight off rubber buildup on the track.

Rockingham | 1997