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.
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.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's Fourth of July event at Chicagoland due to inclement weather forcing NASCAR to replace qualifying with practice.
Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood were 1-2 on the speed chart as the Fourth of July holiday weekend began with a 95-degree afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Enzo Fittipaldi waited until the closing minutes of INDY NXT by Firestone practice Friday to top the speed chart, turning the fastest lap to kick off this weekend’s doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
