Brad Keselowski held of Erik Jones and a charging Kyle Busch after a restart with 31 laps left and collected his first NASCAR XFINITY Series victory of the season in Friday night’s Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kentucky Speedway and discussed his desire to win at Kentucky Speedway, the new rules package, his outlook for the race this weekend and many other topics.
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What happened on the track when you spun? “Going too fast for conditions. I didn’t hit water or anything. There was nothing wrong with the track or anything, I just spun out.”
Eddie Wood, co-owner of the No. 21 Snap-on Ford Fusion, knows that in the end, the statistics always even out. In the case of his family’s Sprint Cup race team in the past two weeks, that’s a bad thing. Since going to a part-time status in 2009, the Wood Brothers; despite not having a provisional starting spot to rely on in the event of a qualifying rainout, have qualified for 90-straight races.
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW STYROFOAM CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the new rules package, how he feels physically after the accident last week in Daytona, the support he’s received from his family, safety innovations, the upcoming race at Loudon, and more.
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, will start second in tomorrow night’s scheduled Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway after qualifying was cancelled earlier today. He came to the infield media center to talk about the new rules package and what to expect in the race.
For the second straight week, Wood Brothers Racing has had to go home because qualifying was rained out. Co-owner Eddie Wood talked about the disappointment in the garage.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers got almost one hour of practice on Friday morning in preparation for tomorrow night’s scheduled Quaker State 400. Ford drivers Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Trevor Bayne talked about what they learned from NASCAR’s new rules package and what kind of race to expect if there is no more practice time.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What was it like to recreate the “Days of Thunder” Clips and could you have a second career in Hollywood? “I could, sure. I think anybody could, probably."
Tony Stewart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team rallied to the first nitro victory for Elite Motorsports Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. It was Stewart's third career Top Fuel victory and his first at Pomona Dragstrip.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse team nearly came away with their second win of the season in Sunday's Food City 500 but ultimately settled for a second-place result in an overtime finish at Bristol.
After showing solid speed through the opening two stages of Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team saw their strong run slip away in the closing stage, ultimately finishing 32nd.
It’s always a hard-fought race on the high-banked half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway and the Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing teams were up for the challenge Sunday.
