“It’s a good night for us, but we’ve got to be better. We finished fifth, so that was a good rebound from when we showed up here at Kentucky. We were way off in left field, so we worked hard all night long.
Austin Hill earned his fourth consecutive Top-20 finish of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season with an 18th place finish in the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway.
The cars are challenging to drive like we thought they would be and like we hoped they would be. The mid-corner speed is way down. The straightaway speed is way up, so that’s a bit of a handful, but the good kind of handful that I think really challenges drivers to push it to the limits.
“I think the racing has been really good. The new rule packages and everything NASCAR has been doing has been good for the sport and I think you’ve seen it at Michigan and then this weekend with a little bit different rules package. I think it’s a step in the right direction, for sure, so the racing has been a lot of fun.
“We’re in the summer stretch here, obviously, and a lot always seems to happen here. It’s one of my favorite stretches to get into. This track is one that really kind of highlights it for me. It’s been very good to me here at Kentucky Speedway.
When the Wood Brothers’ historic No. 21 Ford takes to the famous 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24 for the Crown Royal Presents “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 at the Brickyard, it will have a decidedly different look and a very noble purpose.
Secret to success: “I haven’t found it yet - - the secret to success on this track," Allmendinger said. "I don't think anybody knows now with the re-pave. It will be interesting. I was fortunate enough we got to test at Kentucky Speedway. I thought the two-day test went really well and I was quite happy.
Fifty-three names of brave individuals who are currently fighting or have fought a battle with cancer will be featured on the No. 17 Fifth Third Ford for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kentucky Speedway this weekend.
Greg Biffle knows his way around the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. Biffle won the inaugural race in the Truck Series at Kentucky in 2000 and fell just short of winning the inaugural XFINITY race in 2001, finishing second. Biffle has competed in all five Sprint Cup races at Kentucky and most recently tested there.
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has been named as the Official Circuit Partner of NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril and will serve as the naming rights partner of the soon-to-be constructed race track at Naval Base Coronado.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford Mustang Dark Horse team took advantage of a late-race caution to come away with a 10th-place finish Sunday at Texas
