NASCAR Truck Series

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.

John Wes Townley is undergoing treatment for a possible concussion and will not compete in Thursday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) driver Ray Black Jr. is ready to get back on track after a tough race weekend at Daytona International Speedway with a solid finish in this week’s ALSCO 300 at Kentucky Speedway. The driver of the No. 07 ScubaLife.com Chevrolet finished 13th during last year’s Camping World Truck Series event and is ready to take on the challenge of a freshly repaved race track.

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.

Not many 22-year-olds run their own business, but NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Austin Hill is both driver and partial-owner of Austin Hill Racing. Being both driver and manager of his own team sets Hill apart from his competitors.

Dating back to 1976, Richard Childress Racing has won 11 poles and collected five points-paying victories at the most-storied race track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit. RCR owns two Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt - 1998, Kevin Harvick - 2007), three Coke Zero 400 trophies (Earnhardt - 1990, 1993 and Harvick - 2010) and 14 qualifying races, including 10-consecutive victories with Earnhardt (1990 - 1999).

On a night of wrecks, angry drivers, more wrecks and a DDT, Christopher Bell endured it all to score the victory at Gateway. The driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota led 38 laps and took advantage of the misfortunes of other drivers in the closing stages to win the Drivin' 4 Lineman 200.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Sonoma Raceway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series will compete at Gateway Motorsports Park. The XFINITY Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

It's too early to doubt Bell or to count him out of contention. He's a rookie, and he's doing what rookies normally do; learn. He's learning and posting strong results when possible. He'll gain momentum, he'll gain consistency, and he'll gain confidence. Those top-10s will pile up, but he just needs time.

William Byron continued his streak of successes in 2016 by winning the Speediatrics 200 at Iowa Speedway, his third win in nine career starts.