NASCAR wraps up a triple header weekend at Kentucky Speedway. William Byron won in Thursday night’s Buckle Up in Your Truck 225, Kyle Busch won Friday’s Alsco 300, and Brad Keselowski won Saturday’s Quaker State 400. Here are five takeaways from this weekend in Kentucky: 1. Tires: Tires were aContinue Reading
Brad Keselowski steals the show by saving enough fuel to win the Quaker State 400. Carl Edwards finished second followed by Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, and Tony Stewart. This is Keselowski’s third win at Kentucky. Keselowski continues the streak of winning at Kentucky in even numbered years. “I’ve got toContinue Reading
Despite Kentucky Speedway being a relatively new track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Circuit, it has produced some amazing statistics. Since 2011, the average amount of lead changes has been 14.6. There have been on average 7.4 cautions for 36.2 laps. An average green flag run is about 27.5 laps. Continue Reading
Due to rain at the Kentucky Speedway, NASCAR has announced that qualifying has been cancelled. The field will be set by the rule book. Owner points will determine the starting lineup. Once the track is dry, Sprint Cup teams will practice until 4:25 pm. Xfinity Series teams will qualify atContinue Reading
Kyle Busch Motorsports has surpassed Roush Fenway Racing as the winningest team in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition. Tonight’s win by William Byron catapulted Kyle Busch to that top stop with 51 wins. Kyle Busch, in post-race interviews, talked about if he thought Kyle Busch Motorsports would be breakingContinue Reading
William Byron holds off a late race charge from John Hunter Nemechek and Daniel Hemric to win the Buckle Up Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. This is Byron’s fourth win of 2016, and Kyle Busch Motorsports 51st career win, becoming the winningest team in the NASCAR Camping World TruckContinue Reading
Tires are a major concern this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. Goodyear had a tire test and noticed some blistering happening within the tires, which resulted in the tire compound to be changed last minute. Goodyear has asked teams to scuff their tires. Because of this last minute change, NASCAR hasContinue Reading
Daniel Suarez will start from the pole in tonight’s Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Brett Moffit will start second, followed by, William Byron Daniel Hemrick, and Tyler Reddick rounds out the top-5. Suarez now holds the new track record with a speed of 182.983 mph, andContinue Reading
Austin Dillon was made available to the media early in the day. Dillon talks about Kentucky and the 2016 season. When asked about the first half of 2016 and his outlook on Kentucky, Dillon stated, “For us it’s an opportunity I think coming to a track that is freshlyContinue Reading
On Thursday morning, Kentucky Speedway and AAA announced a multi-year agreement. The garage area at Kentucky Speedway will be called the AAA Garage. This will be the first time AAA has made this type of sponsorship announcement. Mark Simendinger, General Manager of Kentucky Speedway, is pumped to have theContinue Reading