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Kansas...in their hometown of Topeka, along with vocalist Lynn Meredith from Manhattan, Kansas. Famous athletes from Kansas include Clint Bowyer, Terence Newman, Braden Looper, Johnny Damon, Kyle Farnsworth, Wes Santee, Joe Carter, Wilt Chamberlain,... In this article: Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Wichita, United States, K-State, Mark Parkinson, Missouri, and Barack Obama |
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USATODAY.com | September 30, 2009
Team notes: Chase drivers come calling in Kansas
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing This week: Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kan., has finished ninth, second and 12th in his three Sprint Cup starts at Kansas. "Growing up, racing at Lakeside Speedway five miles down...
In this article: Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, Mark Martin, Dover, and Elliott Sadler
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Kansas City Star | September 27, 2009
NASCAR Notebook Logano rolls into scary crash
...bad as it could have been, you know? </p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Bowyer falters at end</span></strong></p><p> Clint Bowyer of Emporia, Kan., ran in the top 10 throughout the day but ended up 15th. </p><p> The finish doesn t show how...
In this article: Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Bill Elliott, Clint Bowyer, Sprint Cup, Chevrolet, and Martin Truex
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MLB | August 25, 2009
Royals evaluating catcher options
...high Class A Wilmington on Monday. ... NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kan., was at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday promoting the Sprint Cup series race at Kansas Speedway in early October. ... David Welsh, a native of Blue...
In this article: John Buck, Trey Hillman, Luke Hochevar, Miguel Olivo, Royals, Brayan Pena, Gil Meche, and All rights reserved
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Bowyer tunes up for Kansas with Nationwide win at Dover
Bowyer tunes up for Kansas with Nationwide win at Dover DOVER, Del. | Clint Bowyer may not be part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but he s going to make the most of this season. </p><p> Bowyer, of Emporia, tuned up for next weekend...
In this article: Clint Bowyer, Dover, Kansas Speedway, Delaware, Mike Bliss, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, and Carl Edwards
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Sportingnews | October 01, 2009
Gordon placing a lot of emphasis on Kansas
...there, leading laps in four races. Clint Bowyer, No. 33: Bowyer is the home-state guy at Kansas. He wants to win Daytona first and then Kansas. He does well at home. Some say he won the 2007 race at Kansas when he crossed the finish line...
In this article: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, and Chicago
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Miami Herald | September 13, 2009
History-maker Bolt looks forward to relaxation
...times at the highest levels of NASCAR in his five-year career. ''Anytime you finish second, it's just hard,'' said Bowyer, 29, a former Motocross champion from Kansas. 'It is way harder than finishing third because then you are thinking...
In this article: Clint Bowyer, Usain Bolt, Sprint Cup, Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Richmond, Nascar, Juan Pablo Montoya, Yelena Isinbayeva, and Wallace Spearmon
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Speedway buzz Hello, Newman
...he said. Posted on Sat, Oct. 03, 2009 10:15 PM Clint Bowyer is interviewed after finishing ninth at the Nationwide Kansas Lottery 300 at the Kansas Speedway Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star...
In this article: Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Kansas Speedway, Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski, Sprint Cup, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch
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InRich Sports | September 27, 2008
Hamlin holds on for win - Sports - inRich.com
Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 - 12:07 AM Denny Hamlin took advantage of a fast pit stop near the halfway point and held off Nationwide Series points leader Clint Bowyer to win the Kansas Lottery 300 yesterday. Hamlin (Manchester High School)...
In this article: Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Manchester High School, Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Hillin Jr., David Ragan, Carl Edwards, and Kansas Speedway
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Sprint Cup sponsor changes mean a period of adjustment
...toward children anymore like I used to last year," Mears said of his new gig. Kansas driver Clint Bowyer had been driving the black Jack Daniel's car. But when Childress decided to go from being a three-car team to a four-car team...
In this article: Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Sprint Cup, Breakfast cereal, Cheerio, Jack Daniel's, General Mills, and Hendrick Motorsports
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Kansas (/ˈkænzəs/) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans."
Historically, the area was home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans who hunted bison. It was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue. When officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into productive farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, and leading the nation in wheat, sorghum and sunflower production most years.
- Name:
- Kansas
- Also Known As:
- The Sunflower State (official);, The Wheat State
- Capital:
- Topeka
- Motto:
- Ad astra per aspera
- Largest City:
- Wichita
- Governor:
- Mark Parkinson (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Troy Findley (D)
- Total Area:
- 82,277
- Area of Land:
- 211,901
- Area of Inland Water:
- 462
- Latitude:
- 37° N to 40° N
- Longitude:
- 94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 679
- Lowest Point:
- Verdigris River
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,232
- Highest Point:
- Mount Sunflower
- Borders:
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Admittance Date:
- January 29, 1861
- Time Zone:
- Central: UTC-6/-5
- Demonym:
- Kansan
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