Statesville, N.C. (June 26, 2012) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make its second trip to Kentucky Speedway for this weekend’s Quaker State 400. Travis Kvapil, driver of the No. 93 Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota, is excited about heading to the rough-and-tumble 1.5-mile race track. His past results, combined with his team’s progression at intermediate tracks, have all the makings of a solid performance.
Kvapil started 37th and finished 29th in the Sprint Cup Series’ debut at the track last season. He has six Truck Series starts at Kentucky. Four of his finishes were inside the top-10 and two were inside the top-five. His best finish is second place, which he scored in 2007. He’s led three laps and completed 99.8 percent of the laps of the events he’s competed in.
At the four 1.5-mile tracks that the Sprint Cup Series has traveled to this season, Kvapil’s best finish is 25th place (Kansas). The No. 93 team averaged a 39th-place finish at the first two events. They picked up the performance to average a 27th-place finish in the last two events.
Comments from BK Racing Driver Travis Kvapil heading into Kentucky:
“Kentucky is a little bit different than most of the mile-and-a-half tracks that we go to. Its surface really sets it apart. It has some bumps and the asphalt is really rough. The years have seasoned it well. It can make your car a handful. We’ve just finished some races at Pocono and Michigan, where the surface was new and very smooth. Kentucky will be the antithesis of that. It’s going to be a rough ride.
“We have a few intermediate tracks under our belt now. Our program is starting to gain some momentum and we’re getting a better handle on how we need to prepare our cars for the mile-and-a-half tracks. Each time we unload, we’re a little closer to the setup that we need than we were the time before. Charlotte and Kansas were our best two finishes at mile-and-a-half tracks. It’s encouraging that they’re the most recent mile-and-a-half tracks we’ve been to. Hopefully that’s a sign that we’ve gotten better as the season has gone on.
“I have a few starts at the track. I raced there a few times in the Truck Series before the Cup Series started going there and had some good runs. I feel like I know what the car needs to feel like for us to be successful. I’m excited for the chance to show how far we’ve come as a team.” -30-
