Hello? There's no Racing News down here. Where ya off to? Bob, this doesn't look good... Are you lost... The blue dot on the GPS won't help you here. It's probably too late to turn back now anyway. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. Like a mummy at night fightin' with bright lightnin'. I'm not here to save you. I'm just here for the ride. So, let me entertain you and everything will be fine. Have you had it up to here? That's Rock Bottom. Click here to exit the well.<doc-sep>The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series are off to Kansas Speedway this weekend, their first visit to the 1.5-mile track this season, site of Saturday night’s Digital Ally 400. Here are all the things you need to know for Saturday’s event under the lights. RELATED: Full Kansas schedule | Who’s the favorite? TRACK DETAILS Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile tri-oval with 17-20 degrees of variable banking in the turns, 9-11 degrees of variable banking on the frontstretch and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch. The track has an asphalt surface. The track held its inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sept. 30, 2001 where NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag. Since then, there have been 15 different race winners in 26 held at the Kansas track. Speeding has been an issue since 2016 at the track, totaling 36 penalties in the last six races. With another night race ahead of us, five drivers have 15 or more top-five finishes in night races since 2015. Kevin Harvick has 20, Joey Logano has 19, Denny Hamlin has 17, Kyle Busch has 16 and Martin Truex Jr. has 15. HORSEPOWER, AERO DUCTS, GOODYEAR TIRES Teams will use the 2019 rules package with a target horsepower of 550 and aero ducts as part of the aerodynamic devices. The return of single-car qualifying began last weekend at Dover International Speedway for all three national series, including the Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The rules change was announced last week, ending a run of five-plus years for multi-car, multiple-round qualifying for all three circuits. RELATED: Single-car qualifying at all oval tracks The track surface at Kansas has weathered over the years, made obvious by the Cup Series teams experiencing two seconds of tire fall-off over the course of a fuel run in both races in 2018. The 2019 rules package with higher downforce has resulted in slightly less tire fall-off this season because of less slide in the corners. Four-tire stops should still be the goal in the race. While both the Cup Series and Gander Trucks will run the same right-side tire code at Kansas, each series will run its own left-side code. Cup Series cars will use the same code they used last weekend in Dover, while the right-side code is what was used at Las Vegas and Texas earlier in 2019. Teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions, as they do on all oval tracks greater than one mile in length. Air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire. This weekend will mark the first time Truck teams have run the left-side tire code. This code features a construction update to align with other speedway and a compound upgrade to give the Truck more grip. They did, however, run this right-side code at Texas, which features an update and moves the trucks from a multi-zone tread to a single treat tire. Gander Trucks teams are also required to run inner lines in all four tire positions. Cup Series teams will have three sets of Goodyear tires for practice, one set for qualifying and nine sets for the race. Gander Trucks teams will have six sets for the race weekend. FACTS AND FIGURES Team Penske has won three of the last four races on 1.5-mile tracks. Although, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin won the most recent one in March at Texas. Four drivers have finished in the top 10 in all three 1.5-mile races in 2019. They’re Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. No driver has finished in the top five in all three. PHOTOS: Memorable Kansas moments Two drivers are currently on top-10 streaks. Kyle Busch started his streak at Phoenix in 2018 and has 13 total. Joey Logano’s streak started at Bristol and is four races long. Six different drivers have won the last nine races at Kansas Speedway. Stage winners often don’t win at Kansas. Last season, Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 in May but finished 37th and Kyle Larson won Stage 2 and finished fourth. In October, Joey Logano won Stage 1 and finished eighth and Kevin Harvick won Stage 2 and finished 12th. LIVE COVERAGE The Digital Ally 400 will air on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 11. Fans can also follow along on the live leaderboard on NASCAR.com, get in-car audio on RaceView and watch in-car cameras on NASCAR Drive. Be sure to set your Fantasy Live lineup and sub in your garage pick (if needed) before the end of Stage 2 when rosters lock for good. The Digital Ally 250 will air on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 10. RELATED: Three on-track events to be streamed on NASCAR.com 2018 RACE WINNER Kevin Harvick started on the pole and led 79 of the 267 laps last May to score his third Kansas victory. There were six cautions for 31 laps with 13 lead changes. Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing have not yet won in 2019.<doc-sep>
Sean Gardner/Getty Images There are just five points separating championship leader Kyle Busch and second-place Joey Logano in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as they head into the Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Bush has won three of the 11 races in 2019 and has yet to finish outside the top 10. However, his past three results—an eighth-placed and two 10th-placed finishes—have represented a slight decline in performance. Logano, meanwhile, has upped his game in recent races, earning three top-four finishes and a seventh last time out at Dover International Speedway. A victory in Kansas could put the Team Penske man into the outright lead, but there are numerous other drivers with a chance of winning under the lights on Saturday. Date: Saturday, May 11 Location: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Video Play Button Videos you might like TV Info: FS1 (U.S.) Tickets: StubHub TV Schedule Friday, May 10 12:35 p.m. ET: First Practice 2:35 p.m. ET: Final Practice 7:05 p.m. ET: Qualifying Saturday, May 11 7:30 p.m ET: Digital Ally 400 Kevin Harvick was last year's winner at the Digital Ally 400 and must be considered a contender for victory on Saturday given his remarkable record in Kansas. He has three victories and three runners-up finishes at the track since 2013. The 43-year-old has yet to claim a race victory in 2019, but he is still third in the championship standings thanks to eight top-10 finishes. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images Kansas could be the perfect chance for him to pick up a valuable win, which would propel him firmly into title contention. There are numerous other drivers in the field who have tasted victory in the Digital Ally 400. Brad Keselowski won in 2011, Denny Hamlin in 2012, Jimmie Johnson in 2015 and Busch in 2016. Perhaps most notable, though, is Martin Truex Jr., who has won twice at the track before and came second to Harvick last year. The 38-year-old also claimed victory last time out at Dover and at Richmond on April 13. Per Daniel McFadin of NBC Sports, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver hailed Kansas Speedway as "an awesome race track" in the buildup, and he is clearly relishing the chance to claim another victory while in a fine vein of form.