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The '''2014 Grand Prix of Kansas''' was a [[Sports car racing|sports car race]] sanctioned by the [[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association]] (IMSA) held on the [[Kansas Speedway]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas]] on June 7, 2014. The event served as the sixth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the [[2014 United SportsCar Championship]].
== Background ==
=== Preview === [[File:Kansas Speedway Aerial.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kansas Speedway]], where the race was held.]] [[IMSA|International Motor Sports Association]] (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the [[2014 United SportsCar Championship]] schedule in October 2013.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=11 October 2013 |title=Kansas Added to 2014 Schedule |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-added-to-2014-schedule/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media, LLC}}</ref> It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Grand Prix of Kansas was the sixth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the third round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.<ref name=":02" /> The event was held at the nineteen-turn {{Convert|2.370|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Kansas Speedway]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas]] on June 7, 2014.<ref name=":02" /> The event was run in conjunction with the [[IMSA Prototype Challenge|Cooper Tires Prototype Lites]] in a two-segment race format.<ref name="Kansas PC">{{cite news |last=Dagys |first=John |date=May 16, 2014 |title=Kansas PC Race Format Revealed |url=http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-pc-race-format-revealed/ |accessdate=12 November 2024 |work=Sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media, LLC}}</ref><ref name=":02" />
Before the race, [[Jon Bennett (racing driver)|Jon Bennett]] and [[Colin Braun]] led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 97 points, 3 points clear of [[Renger van der Zande]] in second, and Martin Fuentes with 80 points.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=2014 TUDOR Championship Official Points REVISED.pdf |url=https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103152/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> [[CORE Autosport]] were their respective Teams' Championships.<ref name=":03" />
=== Entry list === Twenty-nine cars were officially entered for the Grand Prix of Kansas, with the bulk of entries in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kansas [PC] 2014 - Entry List |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Kansas-2014-06-07.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref> The [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Prototype Challenge]] (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from [[Starworks Motorsport]] and [[RSR Racing]]. BAR1 Motorsports, [[CORE Autosport]], [[JDC–Miller MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]], Performance Tech, [[PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports]], and [[8 Star Motorsports|8Star Motorsports]] entered one car each.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> With the absence of the Prototype (P), [[LM GTE|Grand Touring Le Mans]] (GTLM), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories from the field, only one racing class was represented in Kansas.<ref name=":02" />
== Practice == There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday: all on Friday.The first session was on Friday afternoon lasted 80 minutes while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted one-hour. The third session on Final evening lasted 45 minutes<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf |url=https://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Spotterguides.com}}</ref>
== Qualifying == Friday evening's 50-minute two-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in [[IMSA Prototype Challenge|Cooper Tires Prototype Lites]] were sent out first before those grouped in PC had one separate identically timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order.<ref name=":0" />
=== Qualifying results === [[Pole position]]s in each class are indicated in '''bold''' and by {{Double-dagger}}. PC stands for [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Prototype Challenge]]. {| class="wikitable" |+ !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Class !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Team !Time !{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}} !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |- !1 |'''PC''' |'''08''' |'''{{flagicon|USA}} [[RSR Racing]]''' |'''1:11.839''' |'''_''' !1{{Double-dagger}} |- !2 |PC |52 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports]] |1:11.878 | +0.039 !2 |- !3 |PC |25 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[8 Star Motorsports|8Star Motorsports]] |1:11.989 | +0.150 !3 |- !4 |PC |09 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[RSR Racing]] |1:12.541 | +0.702 !4 |- !5 |PC |54 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[CORE Autosport]] |1:12.597 | +0.758 !5 |- !6 |PC |38 |{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech |1:12.766 | +0.927 !6 |- !7 |PC |85 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[JDC MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]] |1:12.862 | +1.023 !7 |- !8 |PC |8 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Starworks Motorsport]] |1:12.958 | +1.119 !8 |- !9 |PC |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Starworks Motorsport]] |1:13.592 | +1.753 !9 |- !10 |PC |88 |{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports |1:13.737 | +1.898 !10 |- !11 |'''L1''' |'''27''' |'''Performance Tech Motorsport''' |'''1:16.183''' |'''+4.344''' !11{{Double-dagger}} |- !12 |L1 |61 |Comprent Motor Sports |1:16.308 | +4.469 !12 |- !13 |L1 |16 |Performance Tech Motorsport |1:16.393 | +4.554 !13 |- !14 |L1 |9 |Performance Tech Motorsport |1:16.482 | +4.643 !14 |- !15 |L1 |12 |ONE Motorsports |1:16.582 | +4.743 !15 |- !16 |L1 |39 |Performance Tech Motorsport |1:16.607 | +4.768 !16 |- !17 |L1 |44 |Ferrari of Houston Race Team |1:16.643 | +4.804 !17 |- !18 |L1 |10 |JDC Motorsports |1:16.737 | +4.898 !18 |- !19 |L1 |77 |ONE Motorsports |1:17.001 | +5.162 !19 |- !20 |L1 |4 |8Star Motorsports |1:17.109 | +5.270 !20 |- !21 |L1 |2 |8Star Motorsports |1:17.366 | +5.527 !21 |- !22 |L1 |34 |Performance Tech Motorsport |1:17.396 | +5.557 !22 |- !23 |L1 |65 |8Star Motorsports |1:17.995 | +6.156 !23 |- !24 |L1 |42 |Eurosport Racing |1:18.766 | +6.927 !24 |- !25 |L1 |125 |Performance Tech Motorsport |1:21.696 | +9.857 !25 |- !26 |'''L2''' |'''22''' |'''BAR1 Motorsports''' | colspan="2" |'''''No Time Established''''' !26{{Double-dagger}} |- !27 |L1 |28 |Yount Motorsports | colspan="2" |''No Time Established'' !27 |- !28 |L1 |62 |ONE Motorsports | colspan="2" |''No Time Established'' !28 |- !29 |L1 |29 |[[Extreme Speed Motorsports]] | colspan="2" |''No Time Established'' !29 |- ! colspan="7" |Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2014 |title=Tudor United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Qualifying |url=http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020063245/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=12 November 2024 |publisher=[[IMSA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2014 |title=Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda Qualifying Report - Round 3 |url=http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020060719/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=12 November 2024 |publisher=[[IMSA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas [PC] 2014 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/race1/Kansas-2014-06-07.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas [PC] 2014 Qualifying Results |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Kansas-2014-06-07.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref> |}
== Race ==
=== Race results === Class winners are denoted in '''bold''' and {{Double-dagger}}. PC stands for [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Prototype Challenge]]. {| | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pos|Position}} ! rowspan="2" |Class ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Team ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Drivers ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Chassis ! rowspan="2" |Tire ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}} |- !Engine |-style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan="2" |1 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |54 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[CORE Autosport]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Bennett (racing driver)|Jon Bennett]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Braun]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66{{Double-dagger}} |-style="font-weight:bold" |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |8 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Starworks Motorsport]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Mirco Schultis<br>{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Renger van der Zande]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |3 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |25 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[8 Star Motorsports|8Star Motorsports]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Díaz (racing driver)|Luis Díaz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Rayhall]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |4 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |52 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gunnar Jeannette]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Montecalvo]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |5 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |08 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[RSR Racing]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Cumming<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alex Tagliani]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |09 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[RSR Racing]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Duncan Ende]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |7 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |7 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Starworks Motorsport]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MEX}} Martin Fuentes<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Dalziel]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |8 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |88 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} BAR1 Motorsports | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Bielefeld |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |9 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |38 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[David Ostella]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |66 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! rowspan="2" |10 | rowspan="2" |PC | rowspan="2" |85 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[JDC MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]] | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Miller (racing driver)|Chris Miller]]<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Stephen Simpson]] |[[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan="2" |{{Continental}} | rowspan="2" |65 |- |[[Chevrolet]] 6.2 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |- ! colspan="8" |Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2014 |title=TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Race Report |url=http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020064759/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=12 November 2024 |place=[[IMSA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Grand Prix of Kansas |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Grand_Prix_of_Kansas/TU/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas [PC] 2014 Race 2 Results |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/race2/Kansas-2014-06-07.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=Racingsportscars.com}}</ref> |} | {| class="wikitable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:90%" |+ Tyre manufacturers ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Key |- ! scope="col" | Symbol !! scope="col" | Tyre manufacturer |- |{{Continental}} || [[Continental AG|Continental]] |} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Sportscar Race Report | Year_of_race = 2014 | Sportscar_Series = United SportsCar Championship | Previous_race_in_season = [[2014 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|Chevrolet Sports Car Classic]] | Next_race_in_season = [[2014 6 Hours of The Glen|6 Hours of The Glen]] }}{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}
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