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Thursday practice

for the Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes: #19-Edwards 186.451 #18-Busch 186.181 #78-Truex Jr. 185.217 #11-Hamlin 185.084 #48-Johnson 184.989 slowest: #55-Sorenson 173.160...

Kentucky Driver Notes & Facts:

-67 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway; 51 in more than one. -24 different drivers have made all five series starts at Kentucky Speedway. -Three different NSCS drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway: Kyle Busch (...

Testing at Indy July 12-13:

Preparations for NASCAR's Brickyard 400 will begin in earnest next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with at least a dozen car-and-driver Sprint Cup Series combinations scheduled to test Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-5pm/et. The test follows this weekend's race at ...

9 To Go: Winless Drivers Who Have Visited Victory Lane At Remaining Tracks:

Only five berths remain for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with nine races left in the season. Remember, 'Win and you're in.' A driver gets into the Chase with a victory as long as he/she is in the top 30 of the points standings and attempts every race. And speaking...

600th career start for Tony Stewart:

There's an historic importance to Saturday night's Kentucky race. It marks #14-Tony Stewart's 600th Sprint Cup start - the 24th-most in the sport's history. If Stewart can win, he will tie NASCAR Hall of Famers Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson for 11th on all-time wins...

Harvick named celebrity captain for Triple-A Home Run Derby:

#4- Kevin Harvick has been named one of eight celebrity captains for the 2016 Triple-A Home Run Derby. Harvick joins Panthers star Shaq Thompson, Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, UNCC men's basketball coach Mark Price and WWE Hall of Fame member Sergeant Slaughter...

Special scheme for Earnhardt Jr. at Kentucky:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the #88 Nationwide Children's Hospital Chevy this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. The special paint scheme features the Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) logo as well as the names of fans (on the hood) who donated to the hospital through...

Stenhouse to run special Stand up to Cancer scheme:

Fifty- three names of brave individuals who are currently fighting or have fought a battle with cancer will be featured on the #17 Fifth Third Ford for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky. A longtime supporter of Stand Up To Cancer(SU2C), Fifth Third Bank...

Ty Dillon back in the #95 at Kentucky:

Ty Dillon will drive the #95 Chevy Summer Sell Down Chevy at Kentucky Speedway. The chassis, prepared by Richard Childress Racing, was previously raced by the #31 Sprint Cup Series team and Ryan Newman. Newman drove chassis No. 504 to a seventh-place finish earlier...

Patriotic paint scheme for Elliott at Kentucky:

After a two-week hiatus, primary partner NAPA Auto Parts is back on the hood of Chase Elliott's #24 Chevy. This weekend at Kentucky, Elliott's NAPA Auto PartsS Chevy will sport a brand new look. Elliott will pilot a patriotic paint scheme that features stars and stripes...

Truck swaps after accident:

Jennifer Jo Cobb posted on her Facebook page that following Travis Kvapil's wreck in the #50 yesterday, MAKE Motorsports and Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing will be switching around trucks for tonight's race. Cobb has been driving the #1 MAKE entry as a teammate to Kvapil, ...

Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race to be Named in Honor of Veteran’s Charity:

In just a few short weeks, racing fans from across the country will flock to Indianapolis for one of NASCAR's biggest events of the summer. And despite being named the winner of the annual Crown Royal 'Your Hero's Name Here' program, which renames the Brickyard 400...

Kentucky Track Notes & History:

-In 1998, the track broke ground in Sparta, Kentucky, and opened as a 1.5-mile speedway in 2000. -The original owners, Jerry Carroll and four other investors owned the track until 2008, when current owners, Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased the facility. -The first...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kentucky:

#18-Kyle Busch (2 wins)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 129.1 #2-Brad Keselowski (2)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 117.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 111.9 #20-Matt Kenseth.(1)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 106.7 #22-Joey Logano'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 100.4 #4-Kevin Harvick'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 97.1 #5-Kasey...

BK Racing Unveils Darlington Throwback Schemes:

A NASCAR 'Throwback' weekend at Darlington Raceway and two Toyota Camrys serve as the perfect canvas for Dr Pepper and Orange Crush to pay homage to their history. David Ragan's #23 Dr Pepper paint scheme will echo the iconic 'I'm a Pepper' look that we grew up with...

Daytona penalties/warnings announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on July 2nd. It was a pretty light week for penalties as in Cup, only #1-Jamie McMurray's Chevy failed LIS(laser tech inspection) pre-race...

Kentucky Goodyear Tire Notes:

This is the first race for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams on Kentucky's re-paved and re-configured surface . . . while teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Kentucky this week will run the same left-side tire, Sprint Cup teams will run their own right-side ...

Smithley gets new sponsor for Kentucky:

The Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) and Mubea partnered to sponsor Garrett Smithley in this weekend's Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series races. Smithley will...

Daytona TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Daytona earned a 3.4 rating and 5.7 million viewers on NBC Saturday night, per Nielsen fast-nationals - up 26% in ratings and 43% in viewership from last year's race, which was run on a Sunday and delayed several hours due to rain (2.7...

Alsco joins Dillon at Kentucky:

For the third year in a row, Alsco, a worldwide leader in the rental of linen, uniforms, healthcare garments, and washroom services and products, has teamed with VF Imagewear to power the #3 Chevy Camaro driven by Ty Dillon. This opportunity is made possible by Richard...