The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into the Kansas Speedway on Sunday. The STP 400 will take place on the 1.5-mile track and will be an excellent opportunity for Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick to regain some ground in the Sprint Cup standings.
Entering Sunday's race, Harvick is in fifth place overal among the points leaders. At Kansas Speedway, he'll have a better positioning in the starting lineup than any other driver in the top five. Harvick will start at No. 2, behind only A.J. Allmendinger, who is no eminent threat to Harvick's place in the standings.
Harvick is currently only four points behind Martin Truex, Jr. and only five points behind Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for fourth or third place, respectively. This would be the ideal week for him to make a move.
Starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway:
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Joey Logano
- Denny Hamlin
- Mark Martin
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Clint Bowyer
- Kasey Kahne
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Burton
- Ryan Newman
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- David Reutimann
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Paul Menard
- Jeff Gordon
- David Gilliland
- Carl Edwards
- Tony Stewart
- David Stremme
- Kyle Busch
- Aric Almirola
- David Ragan
- Marcos Ambrose
- Regan Smith
- Bobby Labonte
- JJ Yeley
- Landon Cassill
- Dave Blaney
- Travis Kvapil
- Scott Riggs
- Jamie McMurray
- Michael McDowell
- Josh Wise
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Casey Mears
- Joe Nemechek
- Reed Sorenson
- Mike Bliss
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