KC Masterpiece 400

The KC Masterpiece 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas received a second date beginning in 2011 as part of NASCAR's latest round of schedule realignment; with the other one being the Hollywood Casino 400, the thirty-second race of the season.
==History==
The inaugural STP 400 was held on June 5, 2011. Like the fall race at Kansas, the distance of the race was 400.5 miles (644.542 km). Brad Keselowski won the inaugural running of the race ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. after saving fuel. Unlike 2011, the 2012 race was moved to April 22, 2012 to allow more time for the Kansas Speedway to complete the track's reconfiguration. During the 2012 STP 400, A. J. Allmendinger won the pole position with a time of 30.683 seconds, but Denny Hamlin won the race after passing Martin Truex Jr.. For 2013, the race remained as the eighth race of the season in April, and was held on April 21, 2013.
In 2014, the race swapped dates with the Bojangles' Southern 500, and was held in May under the lights for the first time.
==Past winners==
Year	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Race Distance	Race Distance 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
Year	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Laps 	Miles (km) 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
2011	June 5 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Penske Racing 	Dodge 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	2:55:10 	137.184 	Report
2012	April 22 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	2:46:44 	144.122 	Report
2013	April 21 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing (2) 	Toyota (2) 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	2:59:51 	133.611 	Report
2014	May 10 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	3:07:31 	128.149 	Report
2015	May 9–10*	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports (2)	Chevrolet (2)	267 	400.5 (644.542)	3:11:50 	125.265 	Report
2016	May 7 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing (3) 	Toyota (3) 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	2:49:20 	141.909 	Report
2017	May 13 	78 	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota (4) 	267 	400.5 (644.542)	3:24:16 	117.64 	Report
2018	May 12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Report
===Notes===
*2015: Race started on Saturday and finished shortly after midnight on Sunday due to rain delays.
===Multiple winners (teams)===
# Wins	Team 	Years Won
3 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2012, 2013, 2016
2 	Hendrick Motorsports	2014, 2015
===Manufacturer wins===
# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
4 	Toyota 	2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
2 	Chevrolet 	2014, 2015
1 	Dodge 	2011
==Television broadcasters==
Year	Network 	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
2011	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripLarry McReynolds
2012	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripLarry McReynolds
2013	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripLarry McReynolds
2014	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripLarry McReynolds
2015	Fox News ChannelFS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripLarry McReynolds
2016	Fox Business NetworkFS1	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripJeff Gordon
2017	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripJeff Gordon
2018	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell WaltripJeff Gordon
*2015 and 2016: Due to the lengthy Major League Baseball games on Fox Sports 1, pre-race coverage was televised on alternative Fox networks at 7 pm Eastern Daylight Time, then switched to FS1 for race coverage after pre-race ceremonies.
==References==