Jimmie Johnson wins the Sprint Cup race at Kansas: #48 Jimmie Johnson won the “Hollywood Casino 400” Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for his 55th career win (tied for 8th all time with Rusty Wallace), 2nd of the season and his 20th Chase race win. Jimmie Johnson led 197 of 272 laps. The race finished with a green-white-checker due to a late race caution when #24 Jeff Gordon lost an
engine, adding 5 laps to the race distance.
#4 Kasey Kahne finished an impressive 2nd followed by #2 Brad Keselowski, #17 Matt Kenseth, #99 Carl Edwards, #29 Kevin Harvick, #33 Clint Bowyer, #16 Greg Biffle, #9 Marcos Ambrose and #5 Mark Martin. Pole sitter #16 Greg Biffle led 23 laps and finished 8th.
The win is the 199th for Hendrick Motorsports. Chevrolet clinches the Manufacturers Championship, it's their 35th championship and 9th in a row.
#99 Carl Edwards leads the Chase by 1 point over #29 Kevin Harvick, Johnson is 4 pts behind.
There were 19 lead changes among 9 drivers and 6 cautions for 25 yellow flag laps.
2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:
[after Kansas, race 30 of 36 and Chase race 4 of 10] 
1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2161
2) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2160, -1
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 2157, -4
4) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 2150, -11
5) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 2149, -12
6) #22-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2145, -16
7) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 2142, -19
8) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 2141, -20
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 2118, -43
10) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], 2114, -47
11) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2107, -54
12) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 2082, -79
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
Brad Keselowski wins the Nationwide Series race at Kansas: #22 Brad Keselowski won the “Kansas Lottery 300” at Kansas Speedway for his 4th win of the season and his 16th overall in the Nationwide Series. #60 Carl Edwards was second followed by #2 Elliott Sadler, #33 Paul Menard, #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #4 Kevin Harvick, #18 Joey Logano, #32 Brian Vickers, and Nationwide regulars #16 Trevor Bayne, #20 Ryan Truex. There were 6 cautions for 30 laps and 9 lead changes among 5 leaders.
Driver standings following Kansas:
1) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 1064 
2) #2-Elliott Sadler, 1044, -20
3) #82-Reed Sorenson, 994 -70
4) #88-Aric Almirola, 984 -80
5) #31-Justin Allgaier, 972 -92
6) #38-Jason Leffler, 916 -148
7) #09-Kenny Wallace, 866 -198
8) #66-Steve Wallace, 839 -225
9) #11-Brian Scott, 838 -226
10) #62-Michael Annett, 832 -232
Team owner Michael Waltrip (left) and driver Clint Bowyer (right) pose for a photo with the No. 15 5-Hour Energy Toyota at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 7 in Kansas City, Kan. Waltrip announced that Clint Bowyer will join Michael Waltrip Racing for the 2012 Season.
