Paul Menard finished sixth and was the highest finishing Richard Childress Racing driver in the Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Brendan Gaughan finished ninth, Ty Dillon 16th, and Brian Scott 19th.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Elliott Sadler finished in fifth-place during Friday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Kentucky Speedway. Rain cancelled NXS qualifying on Friday afternoon and the starting positions were set from Thursday’s NXS practice times.
Bubba Wallace had a fast Ford EcoBoost Mustang in Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kentucky Speedway, ultimately earning his sixth top-10 finish of the year after crossing the finish line in seventh.
Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed and the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes American Diabetes Association team finished 14th on Friday night at Kentucky Speedway after starting 12th and running inside the top-15 the majority of the race.
For the second week in a row, Chris Buescher was able to overcome adversity to maintain his points lead in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Buescher battled a vibration in his No. 60 Cheez-It Ford Mustang late in the race, ultimately finishing 11th in Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – “The racing was cool, but that jukebox is cool as hell. I’m really pumped about the jukebox. That’s awesome."
Toyota driver Erik Jones (second) was the top-Camry finisher in Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Kentucky Speedway, which was won by Brad Keselowski.
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.
In four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Watkins Glen International (WGI) Spire Motorsports earned its lone top-10 finish when Sammy Smith finished sixth in last year’s Mission 176 at the Glen.
