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Bayne makes his third career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. Bayne’s best finish at the 1.5-mile oval is 11th in this event last season.

Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 24th in Saturday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota after being slammed in the side by another car, spinning through the infield grass with two laps to go in the race won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Martin Truex Jr. has received a 2017 ESPY nomination in the Best Driver category. The Furniture Row Racing Toyota driver has won five NASCAR Cup Series races since September and is a current contender for the 2017 championship.

Driver Quote: “I always look forward to getting back to the race track,” said Bell. “We are still working hard every day at the shop to get our trucks better and better. I feel confident that we will have a strong Truck for this week’s race at Kentucky Speedway. I’ve made several starts at this track, so it’s some place I am familiar with, but I’m interested to get on track in this Truck since the repave. If we can keep our truck clean, we should have a chance at a solid finish.”

Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. is hot off his first Top-15 finish last weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Filling in for the injured Aric Almirola, Wallace will make his fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend in the No. 43 Smithfield Ford. Kentucky Speedway, newly repaved, should garner positive results for the rookie who has scored top finishes in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series.

“The track will take some time to get better, even with what they did with the pavement to try to make it age quicker last year. The track was very slick and just had one groove, which made passing a challenge, but that should improve with time. We also had a super conservative tire and I think we need the tires to wear out before the fuel runs out. I’m looking forward to getting back there and to going to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. I’m excited for some of my guys to be able to see the hospital for the first time.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. on racing at Kentucky

The two-time XFINITY champion and last week’s Daytona winner has four career MENCS starts at Kentucky with an average starting position of 18.0 and average finishing position of 23.2.

After a rough couple of weeks with finishes of 37th and 34th, Martin Truex Jr. is looking forward to returning to a 1.5-mile oval, a track length where he has had success this season.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, recorded his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory a few weeks ago at Pocono and is currently in a solid position to make this year’s Playoffs. He was a guest on today’s NASCAR Teleconference, where he spoke about a variety of issues going into Saturday night’s event at Kentucky Speedway.

The 2018 Camry Has Arrived: Almost five months after its race track debut, the 2018 Toyota Camry race car will be joined by its production counterpart at Kentucky Speedway. The new, radically redesigned 2018 Camry will serve as the pace car at the 1.5-mile track as Toyota becomes the ‘Official Vehicle of Kentucky Speedway.’ The timing could not be more fitting as the all-new 2018 Camry began production just down the road in Georgetown, Kentucky at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) in late June.