“I don’t know”, he said, voice wavering. I was looking to the outside of (Jamie McMurray). It’s a pretty challenging racetrack.
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Teams have yet to practice with the new low downforce aero package for this event.
NASCAR announced Tuesday a change in its rules package, including a taller spoiler, for the Pure Michigan 400 that will be August 16 at MIS.
He described the feeling of knowing he’ll always be the inaugural Kentucky victor as “cool”.
Jeff Gordon has a special reason to win this weekend.
We feel like for each individual race we’ll be putting on the best race possible and a collaborative effort.
Finishes of 36th at Dover and 43rd at Michigan hindered those hopes, but his impressive road course win – given the physical rigors on his still-mending foot – put Busch within reasonable contention.
Today’s schedule: Weather permitting, the Sprint Cup drivers get their first track time at 10:30 a.m. and again for the final practice starting at 1 p.m.
Elliott will try to add to his XFINITY Series-leading 12 top 10s and further close the 34-point gap in the standings between him and frontrunner Chris Buescher.
Martin Truex Jr.is fond of Kentucky Speedway.
“I think it’s an example of the industry continuing to be nimble”. Most of the time, we both look at the positives of the race, and there have been a couple of times this year where he’s gotten down on me, but that helps motivate me. You don’t really know what to expect being up there. “And so for us, it’s just about doing the same thing and getting the best finish we can”.
Blaney finished third, followed by Daniel Suarez and Timothy Peters.
Ben Kennedy went up in the air and into the fence in Turn 1 with five laps to go in Thursday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway, causing the race to be shortened.
It was an extended practice for drivers.
“Should be fun, Kentucky is a cool place with a lot of character”, Jones said. But it seems like in stock cars; whenever I’m loose, I’m slow.
After a promising rookie year on NASCAR’s Sprint Cup circuit, Kyle Larson continues to search for his first career victory.
Kentucky Speedway will host the Smithfield Whole Hog Challenge, a season-long amateur eating competition series.
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. I love running for Chip. The defending champion will be a top contender to win the UNOH 225.
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What to Watch For: No driver entered in the field has ever won at Kentucky. Sounds good until you realize that the rating for the race was 0.37, “up” from 0.18 a year ago.
