NASCAR Cup Series

“The track will take some time to get better, even with what they did with the pavement to try to make it age quicker last year. The track was very slick and just had one groove, which made passing a challenge, but that should improve with time. We also had a super conservative tire and I think we need the tires to wear out before the fuel runs out. I’m looking forward to getting back there and to going to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. I’m excited for some of my guys to be able to see the hospital for the first time.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. on racing at Kentucky

The two-time XFINITY champion and last week’s Daytona winner has four career MENCS starts at Kentucky with an average starting position of 18.0 and average finishing position of 23.2.

After a rough couple of weeks with finishes of 37th and 34th, Martin Truex Jr. is looking forward to returning to a 1.5-mile oval, a track length where he has had success this season.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, recorded his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory a few weeks ago at Pocono and is currently in a solid position to make this year’s Playoffs. He was a guest on today’s NASCAR Teleconference, where he spoke about a variety of issues going into Saturday night’s event at Kentucky Speedway.

The 2018 Camry Has Arrived: Almost five months after its race track debut, the 2018 Toyota Camry race car will be joined by its production counterpart at Kentucky Speedway. The new, radically redesigned 2018 Camry will serve as the pace car at the 1.5-mile track as Toyota becomes the ‘Official Vehicle of Kentucky Speedway.’ The timing could not be more fitting as the all-new 2018 Camry began production just down the road in Georgetown, Kentucky at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) in late June.

Richard Childress Racing in the Bluegrass State ... In 19 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Kentucky Speedway, Richard Childress Racing holds an average starting position of 16.6 and an average finishing position of 17.4, completing 5,054 of the contested 5,073 laps (99.6 percent).

The driver of Furniture Row Racing’s No. 77 SiriusXM Toyota Camry will compete in his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the 1.5-mile tri-oval in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate is coming off a ninth-place finish last Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.

The Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team rolls into Kentucky this weekend following one of its strongest performances of the season, marred by a late-race accident, last week in Daytona.

Go Fas Racing is proud to announce that Anest Iwata will be teaming up with Matt DiBenedetto, CorvetteParts.net, and the No.32 team for multiple races starting at Kentucky Speedway this weekend.

1. Kyle Larson: Larson crashed on Lap 193 in the Coke Zero 400 when he slipped in front of Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and the impact briefly sent Larson airborne. Larson finished 20th.