KANSAS CITY, Kan. (MCT) — Matt Kenseth survived a caution-crazy first NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Kansas Speedway’s repaved and reconfigured track Sunday.

He even contributed to the carnage. And that’s what enabled Kenseth to win the Hollywood Casino 400 in front of an estimated 78,000 spectators on a warm but cloudy afternoon.

The repaved surface, which features more treacherous variable banking, took its toll on tires and fenders in a race that featured a track-record 14 cautions for 63 laps, breaking the record of 13 cautions set in the inaugural race in 2001.