The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will make history this weekend at Kansas Speedway as they embark on their first ever doubleheader weekend.
The series will kick off with their first race on Friday night for the Kansas 200 (7 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Then, they’ll do it all over again on Saturday for the Kansas Speedway 200 (1:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The Gander Trucks have never been a part of a doubleheader weekend, but with the COVID-19 pandemic and the various schedule updates, the stars aligned this weekend.
There have been 19 Gander Trucks race at Kansas Speedway with the inaugural race being on July 7, 2001 and won by Ricky Hendrick.
Since then, there have been 17 different race winners and 15 different pole winners. Three races have been won from the pole position and the reigning Gander Trucks champion, Matt Crafton, holds the race record at 139.857 mph on May 8, 2015.
Crafton, Johnny Sauter and Ross Chastain are the only previous winners entered to run this weekend at Kansas. Crafton has two wins at Kansas (2013, 2015) Sauter has one (2010) and Chastain is the most recent race winner from last season with one.
The two Gander Trucks races at Kansas will be 201 miles and 134 laps. Stage 1 will end on Lap 30 and Stage 2 will end on Lap 60.
Two drivers in history have gotten their first Gander Trucks career win at Kansas Speedway.
William Byron won on May 6, 2016 and Chastain’s win on May 10, 2019. The series has a lot of drivers still looking for their first Gander Trucks win. Could Kansas be the place to get it done?
