There aren't any "No Passing" zones at Kansas Speedway, but in the first race on a repaved race track, there might as well be.
Kasey Kahne, who won the pole for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at the 1.5-mile track, believes racing at newly resurfaced Kansas will be similar to that at another track that got a new coat of asphalt this year.
"Once you get to a car -- go back to Michigan, for example," Kahne said. "Mark Martin caught the No. 47 (Bobby Labonte) and No. 42 (Juan Pablo Montoya), and they ran side-by-side and Mark just rode behind them. I caught them, and I went to pass Mark. Next thing you know we are all crashing. It was just the No. 47 and No. 42 screwed up, and then we are all crashing.
"(Martin) didn't go anywhere once he caught cars. I think they were probably in 30th or 35th -- I don't know how far back they were. Mark was at a dead stop. It makes it difficult for sure. This track is a little different than that track, so...
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