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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Sparta, Kentucky for the UNOH 225. Travis Kvapil will make his 7th NCWTS start at the Kentucky Speedway.

One lucky person will win the trip of a lifetime, courtesy of Armour®, the makers of LunchMakers children's portable meals, savory frozen meatballs and sliced pepperoni. As part of the brand's primary sponsorship of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) Sprint Cup Series team and driver Aric Almirola, Armour has launched a sweepstakes for race fans nationwide.

This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) makes its only stop of the season at Kentucky Speedway. Justin Allgaier will make his second NSCS start at Kentucky on Saturday night. In his first NSCS start at Kentucky last year, he finished 24th. Kentucky marks the final primary race for the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) this season. However, F.O.E. will appear on the No. 51 Chevy as a co-primary for two remaining TBD races.

“You’ve almost got to wear a mouthpiece in the No. 47 Kroger/SCOTT Products Chevrolet SS at Kentucky Speedway because it is one of the roughest tracks we race on,” Allmendinger said. “There are bumps that are really harsh that jar your teeth out and make the car bounce a lot and then there are just wavy bumps. It’s bumpy for sure and the goal is to get your car working over the bumps. If you can do that, you should have a good car."

The Petty Family is saddened to hear of the recent health news of Buddy Baker. Baker raced for Petty Enterprises in 1971 and 1972, winning one race each season.

Test and Compete: Before the race this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, NSCS teams will be getting on track a bit earlier than usual for two practices on Wednesday to test a new aerodynamics package that will be run for this weekend’s race. The new package, which is meant to create less downforce and could help produce more side-by-side competition, includes a reduced spoiler height, reduced radiator pan and less overhang for the splitter.

For the third consecutive week, Brennan Poole returns to the seat of the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro. Through 10 starts, Poole has one top-10 and five top-15 finishes, with an average start of 16.8 and an average finish of 20.3. Poole’s most recent ARCA Racing Series victory was in Kentucky last October. He led 27 of 100 laps that night in his first-ever start at the 1.5-mile speedway.

KENTUCKY 10: Toyota drivers have visited victory lane at Kentucky Speedway 10 times in NASCAR competition. Two of four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile track have been won by Camry drivers – Kyle Busch (2011) and Matt Kenseth (2013). Former Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver Joey Logano won three consecutive NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) events at the track (2008, 2009 and 2010). Tundra drivers have tallied five Kentucky victories by Busch (2010 and 2014), Johnny Benson (2008), Todd Bodine (2010) and Mike Skinner (2007).

After two consecutive races of body slams that resulted in early exits, Martin Truex Jr. wants to see more green in the Bluegrass state during Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. The race marks the midpoint of NASCAR's 36-event Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin finished third in Sunday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway, his fourth-straight top-six finish at the high-banked, 2.5-mile speedway. He lined up third for the final restart behind eventual winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., crossing the finish line sideways in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota after a multi-car incident coming to the checkered flag.