Khane wins the pole
Kasey Kahne was the fastest in qualifying for the 2010 Price Chopper 400 on Friday and he will start up front for Sunday’s race.
Jimmie Johnson is still the favorite to win the race according to oddsmakers at the online sports book BroburySports.com. Johnson has 7/2 odds to win. Other short odds to win are Jeff Gordon (4/1), Denny Hamlin (5/1), Greg Biffle (7/1), and Tony Stewart (7/1).
Johnson won this event in 2008 and he has six wins on the season, which had gotten him to second in the point standings, 35 points behind Hamlin for the lead. In his career, he has one win at Kansas Speedway with an average finish of 10.3 and a driver rating of 122.6, which is tops for any driver in the race. Johnson will start 21st on Sunday.
Gordon has won this event twice in his career and he is currently eighth in the standings but is winless on the year. Gordon has an average finish of 8.9 on this track while his driver rating is 104.7. Gordon qualified third for Sunday’s race.
Hamlin will start 12th on Sunday. He has never won on this track but has six wins in the 2010 season. Hamlin’s average finish in Kansas is 19.0 and his driver rating on the track is 80.9.
Biffle has one win at Kansas Speedway and this season, he has one win and is ninth in the standings. Biffle has an average finish of 9.0 at this track and his driver rating is 119.6. Biffle will start fifth on Sunday.
Stewart is 10th in the current standings. He has one win on the year and two in his career as Kansas. His average finish on the track is 13.2 while his driver rating is 99.0. Stewart will start 14th on Sunday.
The Price Chopper 400 will take place Sunday, Oct. 3 from Kansas Speedway at 1:16PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Price Chopper 400 – 2010 Price Chopper 400 – Kansas Speedway – October 3, 2010
Jimmie Johnson 7/2
Jeff Gordon 4/1
Denny Hamlin 5/1
Tony Stewart 7/1
Greg Biffle 7/1
Kyle Busch 12/1
Kurt Busch 12/1
Kasey Kahne 12/1
Carl Edwards 15/1
Matt Kenseth 15/1
Joey Logano 18/1
Kevin Harvick 20/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 20/1
Ryan Newman 25/1
Clint Bowyer 30/1
David Reutimann 30/1
Jeff Burton 30/1
Jamie McMurray 35/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 35/1
Martin Truex Jr 50/1
Paul Menard 60/1
Mark Martin 75/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
David Ragan 100/1
Brad Keselowski 200/1
Reed Sorenson 300/1
Sam Hornish Jr 300/1
Regan Smith 500/1
Elliott Sadler 500/1
Marcos Ambrose 500/1
Bobby Labonte 1000/1
Travis Kvapil 1000/1
Scott Speed 1000/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 300/1
Qualifying Results
1 Kasey Kahne (9)
2 Paul Menard (98)
3 Jeff Gordon (24)
4 Joey Logano (20)
5 Greg Biffle (16)
6 Ryan Newman (39)
7 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)
8 Matt Kenseth (17)
9 Kurt Busch (2)
10 David Ragan (6)
11 Bill Elliott (21)
12 Denny Hamlin (11)
13 Regan Smith (78)
14 Tony Stewart (14)
15 Elliott Sadler (19)
16 David Reutimann (00)
17 Bobby Labonte (09)
18 Sam Hornish Jr. (77)
19 Kyle Busch (18)
20 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
21 Jimmie Johnson (48)
22 Jamie McMurray (1)
23 Jeff Burton (31)
24 Kevin Harvick (29)
25 Martin Truex Jr. (56)
26 Brad Keselowski (12)
27 Clint Bowyer (33)
28 Mark Martin (5)
29 Michael McDowell (46)
30 A J Allmendinger (43)
31 Carl Edwards (99)
32 Marcos Ambrose (47)
33 Scott Speed (82)
34 Reed Sorenson (83)
35 Landon Cassill (164)
36 Patrick Carpentier (26)
37 Casey Mears (13)
38 David Gilliland (37)
39 J.J. Yeley (36)
40 Travis Kvapil (34)
41 Kevin Conway (7)
42 Tony Raines (71)
43 Dave Blaney (38)
44 Joe Nemechek (87) DNQ
45 Mike Bliss (55) DNQ
46 Jason Leffler (66) DNQ
2010 Price Chopper 400 Information
Race Date: Sunday, Oct. 3
Location: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
Pre-Race: 1PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 1:16PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Radio Coverage: MRN
Track Type: Oval (267 laps)
