The 46-year-old driver will return to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Saturday night in Kansas City as the latest addition to Roush Fenway Racing. Kenseth will drive the No. 6 Ford in place of Trevor Bayne, who is scheduled to remain with the team for an unspecified number of races.
Kenseth will drive in Saturday’s KC Masterpiece 400 as well as May 19’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. won both races at Kansas last season, but it has been Kevin Harvick (3.5), Kyle Busch (5.25) and Ryan Blaney (6.5) with the best average finish the past four races at the 1.5-mile Kansas track, which actually most closely emulates Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series joins the Cup Series at Kansas Speedway, while the NASCAR Xfinity Series has a weekend off. Here’s the full schedule.
NASCAR at Kansas 2018: TV channel and streaming info
Note: All times are ET
Friday, May 119:35 -10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS111:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS112:35-1:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS12:05-2:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS15:05 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS16:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award qualifying, FS18:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 37 Kind Days 250 (167 laps, 250.5 miles), FS1
Streaming: FuboTV (free 7-day trial)
Saturday, May 128 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series KC Masterpiece 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), FS1
Streaming: FuboTV
NASCAR Cup Series points standings
The complete standings can be found below.
- Kyle Busch, 17 playoff points2. Joey Logano -22, 7 PP3. Kevin Harvick -40, 19 PP4. Clint Bowyer -86, 5 PP5. Brad Keselowski -101, 4PP6. Kurt Busch -108, 2 PP7. Ryan Blaney -120, 2 PP8. Denny Hamlin -122, 1 PP9. Martin Truex Jr. -126, 7 PP10. Kyle Larson -15911. Aric Almirola -16212. Jimmie Johnson -19813. Erik Jones -21314. Alex Bowman -21415. Chase Elliott -22516. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -22717. Daniel Suárez -23218. William Byron -24119. Austin Dillon -245, 5 PP20. Ryan Newman -24821. Paul Menard -257, 1 PP22. Darrell Wallace Jr. -27323. Jamie McMurray -27824. AJ Allmendinger -28725. Chris Buescher -293
Which NASCAR Cup Series drivers are racing at Kansas?
There are 39 Cup drivers entered in Saturday night’s race, meaning all drivers will make the race with Friday’s qualifying setting their starting positions. Here is the list of participating Cup drivers in alphabetical order by first name:
AJ AllmendingerAlex BowmanAric AlmirolaAustin DillonBrad KeselowskiCarl Long Chase ElliottChris BuescherClint BowyerCole WhittCorey LaJoie Daniel SuarezDarrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr.David RaganDenny HamlinDerrike CopeErik JonesGray GauldingJamie McMurrayJimmie JohnsonJoey LoganoKasey KahneKevin HarvickKurt BuschKyle BuschKyle LarsonMartin Truex Jr.Matt DiBenedettoMatt Kenseth Michael McDowellPaul MenardReed SorensonRicky Stenhouse Jr.Ross ChastainRyan BlaneyRyan NewmanTBA (No. 51 team)Ty DillonWilliam Byron
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