The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City is as follows:
DIRECTV Channel 795:
Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing
Brad Keselowski will make his 97th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his fourth at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Has one win (June 2011) and two top-15 finishes at Kansas … The 27-year-old Rochester Hills, Mich., native has five wins and 23 top-10 finishes in 96 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Keselowski’s third full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of fifth in 2011 … Won 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship … Started eighth and finished 36th last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks 15th in Sprint Cup points with one win and three top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 796:
Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot / Mobil 1Chevrolet team of Stewart-Haas Racing
Tony Stewart will make his 472nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Has two wins (October 2006 and 2009) and eight top-10 finishes in 12 starts at Kansas … The 40-year-old Columbus, Ind., native has won 46 races and has 269 top-10 finishes in 471 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Stewart’s 14th full year in Sprint Cup and he won the points championship in 2002, 2005 and 2011 … Started 29th and finished 24th last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks seventh in Sprint Cup Series points with one win and three top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 797:
Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
Jimmie Johnson will make his 371st career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 12th at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Has two wins (September 2008 and October 2009), three poles (October 2003, September 2007 and 2008) and nine top-10 finishes in 11 starts at Kansas … The 36-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 55 wins and 229 top-10 finishes in 370 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010) … Started 10th and finished second last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks eighth in Sprint Cup Series points with five top-10 finishes.
DIRECTV Channel 798:
Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 443rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Has one pole (September 2002) and five top-10 finishes in 12 starts at Kansas … The 37-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 18 races and has 167 top-10 finishes in 442 Sprint Cup starts … Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003… Started 16th and finished 10th last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks third in Sprint Cup Series points with five top-10 finishes.
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