NASCAR Cup Series

Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are hoping to capitalize this weekend on the speed they’ve shown in their past two trips to Kentucky Speedway.

ERIK JONES, No. 77 SiriusXM Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Talk about coming back to Kentucky, especially with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky right down the road in Georgetown. "It always nice to come back to Kentucky. It’s been a good track too. I’ve had – I feel like we should’ve won a few races here in the past couple years between truck and XFINITY. Just haven’t had it quite work out between mistakes I’ve made and pit strategies we’ve had and the way they’ve played out, it just hasn’t worked out."

Welcome to the Eeyore edition of the Hot 20. Last week, it was Daytona. That was the Happy Snoopy Dance version. This Saturday night, it is Kentucky. My level of excitement is slightly subdued.

The  Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series all travel to Kentucky Speedway this week. The on-track activity begins Wednesday with Truck Series Practice. Please check below for the complete schedule of events. All times are Eastern.

Michael McDowell and Leavine Family Racing (LFR) are heading to Kentucky Speedway for the first time as a team, fresh off their best finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) at Daytona International Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing heads to the home of the Louisville Slugger this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) hits the Kentucky Speedway for some Saturday night racing. A Roush Fenway Ford has earned three victories at the 1.5-mile oval across NASCAR’s three major touring series.

Bayne makes his third career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. Bayne’s best finish at the 1.5-mile oval is 11th in this event last season.

Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 24th in Saturday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota after being slammed in the side by another car, spinning through the infield grass with two laps to go in the race won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Martin Truex Jr. has received a 2017 ESPY nomination in the Best Driver category. The Furniture Row Racing Toyota driver has won five NASCAR Cup Series races since September and is a current contender for the 2017 championship.

Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. is hot off his first Top-15 finish last weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Filling in for the injured Aric Almirola, Wallace will make his fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend in the No. 43 Smithfield Ford. Kentucky Speedway, newly repaved, should garner positive results for the rookie who has scored top finishes in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series.