Travis Kvapil, driver of the No. 93 BK Racing Toyota, is known for being smooth in a race car. His paint scheme in this weekend’s STP 400 will affirm it. Kvapil will carry the colors of Burger King’s new BK® Tropical Mango Smoothie onboard his Camry. His car will be bright yellow, clad with mangos. Kvapil hopes the new digs, along with his past experience at Kansas, will be a recipe for success.
Kvapil has six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Kansas Speedway. His best finish (19th) came in 2006, driving for Cal Wells. In three NSCS events at Kansas (2005, 2006, 2011) Kvapil led the race for a total of five laps. In NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition, Kvapil has six starts under his belt. He’s achieved four top-10s and one top-five finish.
The No. 93 team finished 33rd in last weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. The engine of Kvapil’s BK Racing Toyota prematurely expired and he was unable to finish the event. The team is now 33rd in the owner point standings, only six points out of 30th place.
Comments from BK Racing Driver Travis Kvapil heading into Kansas:
“We’ve got some new colors on our BK Racing Toyota this week. It’s going to have the BK Tropical Mango Smoothie featured on it. It’s a neat scheme and will be easy to see from the stands. I don’t think my spotter will have any trouble finding me on the track.
“The Strawberry Banana Smoothie will be on our teammate’s car. We’re proud that Burger King is using our team to help with its promotions. We know that NASCAR has the most passionate fans in the world and that they stand by their drivers. We hope we can add to Burger King’s success.
“We’ll have a little bit of a head start at Kansas (Speedway). When we prepare our cars, we’re usually starting from scratch. Our team was formed this year and we don’t have any preexisting notes to fall back on or reference. It’s a fresh start for us. At least we’ve been to a couple of tracks like Kansas this season and we can rely on what we’ve learned from them. That should help to give us a baseline and a good starting point for us to arrive at the track with. Our cars have gotten progressively better and hopefully we can keep improving on them this weekend.
“Kansas typically has a few grooves for your car to settle into. Depending on how it’s handling, it can run high or low. You can count on there being some good side-by-side racing. The winters have worn down the surface and it’s lost some grip through the years. You’ll probably see some cars sliding around and searching for the best line to make their cars work.”
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