KANSAS RACE REVIEW

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Date: 5-15-2022.
Name of the race: Advent Health 400.
Track: Kansas Speedway. 
Laps: 267.
Pole winner: Christopher Bell.
Outside pole: Tyler Reddick. 
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Busch.
Stage 2 winner: Kurt Busch.
Stage 3 winner (won the race): Kurt Busch.
Top 5: Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell.
FYI: Follow the yellow brick road and it will lead you to the infamous Kansas Speedway. Race thirteen of the season was interesting none of the less, unknowns of how the Next-Gen car would react to the cookie-cutter track in terms of the car itself and tires as well. This was Bell's third pole of the season and he started alongside Tyler Reddick, both have been true contenders to win multiple races this season since this new car seems to favor the young guns rather than the veterans. Lots of passing occurred on the track which is an improvement from normal Kansas and that made the racing more exciting for not only the drivers, but the fans too, but flat left-rear tire issues plagued tons of drivers which also was a problem during practice Saturday too. Kyle Busch flexed his 1.5-mile track dominance by picking up the stage one win, whereas his older brother Kurt Busch walked away with the stage two victory. During the final stage of the race, Larson looked like he was going to get out of his championship slump and earn his second victory of the 2022 season, but on lap 259 that quickly changed. Kurt was able to catch up to Kyle by the traffic of lapped cars, and Kurt went for the lead side-by-side racing with Larson. The two did this for one lap and then Busch cleared him while the number 5 car brushed against the wall losing all momentum. The checkered flag flew, and Kurt walked away with the win and earned his first win with his new team, and snapped a twenty-seven-race winless streak.
Next race: All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday night (5-22-2022).