Saturday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kentucky Speedway will mark Ryan Reed’s sixth start at the 1.5-mile track. In his previous five starts, Reed’s best finish of 11th came in this race in 2014. Earlier this summer at Kentucky Speedway, Reed qualified his No. 16 Ford in seventh and had a fast Mustang until a tire issue, followed by a broken part sent Reed and team to the garage for lengthy repairs. Reed would finish the night in 29th.
Brandon Jones, 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase contender and Rookie of the Year candidate, has signed an agreement to remain with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) as the driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro in the XFINITY Series for the 2017 season.
B.J. McLeod Motorsports announced today that former ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards winner Blake Jones will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) debut in the No. 15 Global Building Contractors Ford Mustang in Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, recorded a 23rd-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Greg Biffle drove his No. 16 Performance Plus Motor Oil Ford Fusion to a 26th-place finish Sunday afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. Biffle started 24th due to rain changing the track schedule and attempted to stretch fuel mileage to overcome handling issues, but long green flag runs led to an uphill battle.
In the first race for the Chase of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove his Fastenal Ford to a 25th-place finish after long green flag runs kept him from getting back on the lead lap in Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland.
A late-race pit strategy gamble put Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion in position to win the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime, but cars with newer tires passed the Wood Brothers’ rookie on the last re-start and he ended up with a very strong fourth place.
CHASE ELLIOTT: I expected it. We've all watched this stuff long enough; we know these races don't go green that long typically. We know that we see late‑race cautions way more often than not. That's a part of racing from short‑track racing all the way up to this stuff.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Finished 5th “It was a solid day for us out there, nothing flashy. We ended up with a pretty decent finish."
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 3RD - WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN THAT CAUTION CAME OUT WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE RACE WAS YOURS? “Expect it nothing is yours until it’s over."
Let’s be real—watching football isn’t just about plopping down in front of the TV anymore. These days, thanks to better internet and everyone having smartphones, tablets, or smart TVs, catching a match live online has become the norm for a lot of us.
