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NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Kansas

By Cole Mentzel

May 7, 2016; Kansas City, KS, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch (18) and Matt Kenseth (20) lead the field to restart during the GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2016; Kansas City, KS, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch (18) and Matt Kenseth (20) lead the field to restart during the GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 23, 2016; Richmond, VA, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne (5) during practice for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 23, 2016; Richmond, VA, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne (5) during practice for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports /

The Underdog: Kasey Kahne

Stats at Kansas:

  • Wins: 0
  • Top-5’s: 5
  • Top-10’s: 8
  • Laps Led: 102
  • Average Finish: 13.6

Kasey Kahne has struggled over the past couple of years. We know that. But ever since Darlington, he’s been on quite the run.

Kahne suffered through that bad summer period for Hendrick Motorsports but has found something to work with here in the past six races. He earned top-10 finishes at Darlington (7th), Richmond (6th), Chicagoland (7th) and Loudon (9th) before finishing 12th at Dover.

Then he got right back to it last weekend at Charlotte–arguably his best track–and earned a third-place finish, which was his best of the season so far.

Kansas hasn’t been a great track for him, but he has earned five top-5’s in his last ten races there. He hasn’t gotten out front too much but he’s certainly found a way to put together solid days.

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It seems as if Kasey Kahne and the No. 5 team have found some of the speed that the rest of HMS has been working with in the Chase. Watch for him to break up the Chase cars in the top-10 yet again this weekend.

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