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Wise leaves #98 team:

Josh Wise tweeted Monday morning, "I have parted ways with Premium Motorsports. The team and I did not share the same goals moving forward.". The team was recently purchased from Phil Parsons by Jay Robinson.(7-13-2015)...

NASCAR explains decision to cancel Kentucky qualifying:

NASCAR's decision to cancel Sprint Cup qualifying Friday at Kentucky Speedway to give teams more practice time raised questions among some fans and led to #21-Ryan Blaney, #95-Michael McDowell and #30-Travis Kvapil failing to make the field. Monday, Steve O'Donnell...

Kentucky Speedway has made no decision on when to repave:

It's still too soon for Kentucky Speedway general manager Mark Simendinger to answer one of the biggest questions moving forward about the 1.5-mile oval in Sparta, Ky. When's the time to finally re-pave? "We've got a track that certainly produced great races," Simendinger...

Earnhardt, Jr. receives ChalleNGe Champion Award:

Prior to Saturday night's at Kentucky Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. received a special award. It was the 2015 ChalleNGe Champion Award from the National Guard Youth Foundation. The National Guard Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing ...

Furious 7 to sponsor Chicago XFINITY race:

Chicagoland Speedway announced Furious 7, the $1.5 billion worldwide box-office blockbuster and most successful installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, as the title sponsor for its NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Furious 7 300 will feature...

Positive response to rules package at Kentucky:

By every measurable category - including the eye test -the debut of NASCAR's low downforce rules package Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway was a whopping success. And this wasn't even the finished product. The Quaker State 400 was one of the best 1.5-mile track races...

Harvick can become first driver to officially clinch Chase spot UPDATE:

Nine races remain until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Chances for spots in NASCAR's playoffs are dwindling, and a number of big names are still looking for their first win of 2015, including Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle and...

Derek White to attempt Cup race at New Hampshire:

Per a post on the Carl Long Motorsports Facebook page: "Motorsports Business Management's [XFINITY teams 13 & 40] main owner"¦driver Derek White will be driving in our #13 Dodge next week at Loudon. Derek is also going to start in his first Cup race. The team ...

Kentucky Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Quaker State 400:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Saturday's race. Began recording at the Invocation of the race at 7:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:53 PM. Did not keep records for the...

Derek White to attempt Cup race at New Hampshire UPDATE:

Per a post on the Carl Long Motorsports Facebook page: "Motorsports Business Management's [XFINITY teams 13 & 40] main owner"¦driver Derek White will be driving in our #13 Dodge next week at Loudon. Derek is also going to start in his first Cup race. The team ...

Kentucky Saturday Pre-Race Schedule:

" 5:30 p.m.: NSCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting " 6:55 p.m.: Driver Introductions " 7:27:30 p.m.: Moment of Silence (in recognition of Fallen Cincinnati Police Officer Sonny Kim and fallen Cincinnati Firefighter FAO Daryl Gordon) " 7:28 p.m.: God Bless America performed...

Kyle Busch not back to 100% yet:

#18-Kyle Busch talked to the media Friday at Kentucky Speedway and was asked how he is feeling: How far back to 100 percent are you in health? Busch: "When I'm inside the race car, I feel like I'm 100 percent. I feel like I'm fine for the things I have to do and all...

Wood discusses missing another race because of rain:

For the second straight week, #21-Wood Brothers Racing has had to go home because qualifying was rained out. Co-owner Eddie Wood talked about the disappointment in the garage. EDDIE WOOD, Co-Owner - #21 Snap-On Ford Fusion - "The rules are the rules. In the event ...

Kentucky honors Jeff Gordon”¦with bourbon:

Kentucky Speedway, Speedway Motorsports Inc., Kentucky Distillers Association and four prominent Kentucky distillers presented a special "thank you" to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, who is competing in his final full-time season. Four Roses, Jim Beam...

Qualifying Order

for the Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway is posted. 45 cars/drivers are listed. The first of the drivers lined up on pit road is #18-Busch The final driver lined up on pit road is #30-Kvapil. Pit road lineup order is set by a random draw...

Daytona TV Ratings UPDATE:

Rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Daytona drew a 2.6 overnight rating on NBC late Sunday night, up 8% from last year on TNT, when the race was postponed a full day due to rain (2.4). The race began at 11:15pm/et and ended after 2:00am. Earlier in the night...

Two new sponsors for Bowyer at Kentucky:

Casey's General Store and Hughes General Contractors will co-sponsor Michael Waltrip Racing's #15 Toyota driven by Clint Bowyer in Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. The race marks the first time the companies have served as primary sponsors...

100th start for Danica Patrick:

#10-Danica Patrick will make her 100th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in Saturday's Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway, becoming the first female to reach the milestone. Patrick's six top-10 finishes are the most all-time among...

XFINITY Driver standings

following Kentucky: 1) #6-Chris Buescher, 593 2) #9-Chase Elliott, 557, -36 3) #3-Ty Dillon, 547, -46 4) #1-Elliott Sadler, 528, -65 5) #7-Regan Smith, 527, -66 6) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 510, -83 7) #2-Brian Scott, 478, -115 8) #18-Daniel Suarez, 477, -116 9) #62-...

Matt Wallace to make XFINITY debut at New Hampshire:

Mike Wallace announced on his Facebook page: "Move things up a couple of weeks for Matt Wallace. He was going to make his first NASCAR Xfinity series start on Aug 1, at Iowa Speedway. But after his great run last Saturday night in his Super Late Model finishing second...