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Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are hoping to capitalize this weekend on the speed they’ve shown in their past two trips to Kentucky Speedway.

Ben Rhodes, No. 27 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing - What’s it like being back at your home track of Kentucky Speedway? “We do a lot with Kentucky Speedway. This is definitely one of my favorite tracks for obvious reasons. It’s my home track. I drive past the speedway almost every week on my way up to ThorSport Racing. I’m very familiar with it. I grew up driving past this place whenever I went to go-kart races, so it’s been my dream ever since to race here."

In perspective, the last two NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) races at Iowa Speedway and Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for B.J. McLeod Motorsports have felt like wins.

ERIK JONES, No. 77 SiriusXM Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Talk about coming back to Kentucky, especially with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky right down the road in Georgetown. "It always nice to come back to Kentucky. It’s been a good track too. I’ve had – I feel like we should’ve won a few races here in the past couple years between truck and XFINITY. Just haven’t had it quite work out between mistakes I’ve made and pit strategies we’ve had and the way they’ve played out, it just hasn’t worked out."

Harrison Rhodes knows his way around Kentucky Speedway. Rhodes has raced in six Xfinity Series races at the 1.5-mile track. “I think I know more about Kentucky than maybe any other Xfinity track,” Rhodes said. “Having a history at a place gives you a leg up going there. I’m hoping that will give us somewhat of an advantage Friday night.”

The Florida driver has put together back-to-back finishes of fourth (at Iowa) and sixth (at Daytona) entering Friday’s Alsco 300 Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Garrett Smithley will race at Kentucky Speedway for the fourth time in Friday night’s Alsco 300 Xfinity Series race. Smithley has driven in two Xfinity and one Camping World Truck Series event at the tough 1.5-mile track. Last year, he finished 24th and 17th in Xfinity races at Kentucky.

JCR's #51 Chevy Camaro SS heads to Kentucky Speedway with RepairableVehicles.com and Harrison’s Outfitters on board for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Alsco 300 on Friday, July 7th.

Michael McDowell and Leavine Family Racing (LFR) are heading to Kentucky Speedway for the first time as a team, fresh off their best finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) at Daytona International Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing heads to the home of the Louisville Slugger this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) hits the Kentucky Speedway for some Saturday night racing. A Roush Fenway Ford has earned three victories at the 1.5-mile oval across NASCAR’s three major touring series.