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In preparation for the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway this weekend, competitors will participate in an extended practice & testing session today, Thursday, July 7, to prepare for the Quaker State 400

Dave Blaney will hit the Kentucky racetrack in the No. 36 Big Red Chevrolet this weekend for the Quaker State 400.

Last season's Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) pole award winner Austin Dillon and veteran Elliott Sadler led the opening 60-minute practice sessions for tomorrow's "UNOH 225."

Charlie Vest, Team Manager for Chase Mattioli Racing (CMR), wears a number of hats and today he will replace this hat for a racing helmet, driving the No. 99 CollegeComplete.com Ford in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

Andy Lally is geared up for this weekend's Quaker State 400, which will mark the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' inaugural race at Kentucky Speedway.

Caught in a battle to the finish with Elliott Sadler for the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver title, Reed Sorenson from Georgia is intrigued by Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve where, at the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge.

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford for Roush Fenway Racing, and his wife Nicole welcomed their first child, a baby girl, late this afternoon

Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief for the No. 6 UPS Ford driven by David Ragan, has been named the WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Raceway.

Johnson has never competed in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the 1.5-mile speedway.

For the first time ever, Atlanta Motor Speedway is providing fans the opportunity to win an autograph session with select NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers with a ticket purchase to the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 4.