Ken Willis

1 day ago | news-journalonline.com | Ken Willis

Ken WillisDaytona Beach News-JournalKyle Larson dominated the Kansas race, winning from pole position and securing maximum bonus points. Kyle Larson surpassed 10,000 career laps led, but remains far behind Richard Petty's all-time record. Kyle Larson sure took the drama out of that one. No need to check the scoring monitors or fetch pictures from the Fotomat.

1 day ago | floridatoday.com | Ken Willis

Ken WillisDaytona Beach News-JournalKyle Larson dominated the Kansas race, winning from pole position and securing maximum bonus points. Kyle Larson surpassed 10,000 career laps led, but remains far behind Richard Petty's all-time record. Kyle Larson sure took the drama out of that one. No need to check the scoring monitors or fetch pictures from the Fotomat.

4 days ago | news-journalonline.com | Ken Willis

Christopher Bell was fastest on qualifying day each of the past three races at Kansas Speedway — the playoff race in 2023 and both races last year. He was also the pole sitter for the spring race in '22. His best finish in those four races was a fifth. In fact, none of his 12 Cup Series wins have come at Kansas. Sunday, he'll start third behind the front row of Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher. Larson toured the 1.5-mile tri-oval faster than all Saturday, averaging 183.730 mph.

5 days ago | news-journalonline.com | Ken Willis

Ken WillisDaytona Beach News-JournalThe delayed arrival is likely due to extended winter conditions and possibly dredging in Ponce Inlet. Other fish, including bluefish, tarpon, snook, black drum, redfish, and sheepshead, are also being caught in the area. Let's review. A month ago: “I still have a lot of hope that they haven’t arrived yet in full force.”Two weeks ago: “It’s still sporadic. We get a few, and then there are none.”Last week: “I’m optimistic.

5 days ago | jacksonville.com | Ken Willis

Ken WillisDaytona Beach News-JournalSpeaking of odds, what are the chances of another finish like last year's in the springtime Kansas race? Trick question. Nothing like that had happened before, and it's hard to imagine it happening again. Our lyin' eyes told us Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher hit the stripe at exactly the same time, and by and large, they did. But the hair-trigger scoring machinery said Larson got there one thousandth of a second before Buescher.