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Richard Childress Racing in the Bluegrass State ... In 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Kentucky Speedway, Richard Childress Racing holds an average starting position of 16.6 and an average finishing position of 18.4, completing 4,254 of the contested 4,272 laps (99.6 percent).

Wallace will make his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Kentucky Speedway on Friday evening.

Ryan Reed has competed at Kentucky Speedway four times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS). In this race last year, Reed finished 14th after starting 12th. In his last appearance at the track, he finished 25th after starting 19th and getting caught up in an early-race incident on Lap 2.

American Diabetes Association® representative and diabetes advocate Stewart Perry will ‘ride’ along with Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed during Friday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kentucky Speedway. The Lexington, Ky., resident will have his name featured on a decal above the passenger-side window on the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang.

Let it be known that I hate restrictor plate racing. Between the XFINITY and Cup races, it was pile up after pile up. If you're a fan, you might as well save the money, go to the County Fair and go see the demolition derby.

On Friday at Daytona International Speedway Joe Gibbs Racing driver Carl Edwards teamed up with the USO as well as his primary sponsor SUBWAY to host a lunch for the members of the United States Coast Guard.

Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 6 LoudMouth Exhaust Ford Mustang, overcame a 14-car incident on Lap 14 to race his way into the top five before a multi-car incident on the final lap relegated the Roush Fenway Racing driver to a 20th-place finish in the NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night.

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 98 Fresh from Florida Ford Mustang – Finished 1st “I was an emotional last few laps. I thought I had a shot to win but wasn’t sure I would get it done. I got a big push from the 7 and then he pulled out and the 18 came and gave me a good push."

Camry driver Jeff Green (seventh) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Daytona International Speedway.

As hell broke loose on the backstretch at the "World Center of Racing," Aric Almirola found himself just barely ahead of Justin Allgaier when the caution waved to score the victory in the Subway Firecracker 400.