NASCAR O'Reilly Series

SPARTA, Ky. -- The odds-on favorite thoroughbred Kyle Busch put on a classic domination clinic on his way to winning in the Bluegrass State. He led 185 of the 201 laps on his way to scoring his 81st career victory in 320 XFINITY Series starts in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

“I think the racing has been really good. The new rule packages and everything NASCAR has been doing has been good for the sport and I think you’ve seen it at Michigan and then this weekend with a little bit different rules package. I think it’s a step in the right direction, for sure, so the racing has been a lot of fun.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag in tonight's race in the Bluegrass State. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earned the pole for the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway with a new track record time of 28.828 and a speed of 187.318 mph.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Daniel Suárez topped the chart in final XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Erik Jones topped the chart in third XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 28.754 and a speed of 187.800 mph.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Erik Jones topped the chart in second XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.994 and a speed of 186.245 mph.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Austin Dillon topped the chart in first XFINITY Series practice at Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, Ky. -- The repave wasn't the only change made to the racing surface at Kentucky Speedway. It was announced back in early-January that the 1.5-mile facility would undergo its first repave in its 17-year history. In addition, they changed the degree of the banking in turns 1 and 2, narrowed the width of the turns, improved drainage and added over three-thousand feet of SAFER barrier.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series will compete at Kentucky Speedway this weekend. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

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).