KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – The controversy that surrounded the crash-filled race at Talladega last weekend made its way to Kansas Speedway, where what exactly should be done about restrictor-plate racing remained the topic du jour.
Perhaps that’s because Kansas tends to be a bit more predictable.
Sure, the 1 1/2-mile oval has been repaved in recent years. The newer low-downforce package will be making its debut there this weekend. Tire construction and compound always plays a role on Saturday night.
But it’s still Kansas, and that means Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick will be fast, Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth will be in contention, and Kyle Busch will probably have a car good enough to win before some sort of bad luck reaches up and grabs the No. 18 over the course of 400 miles.
Also predictable? Carl Edwards would give just about anything to reach victory lane.