Kentucky Speedway officials, who oversaw one of the worst traffic debacles in NASCAR history at the track’s inaugural Sprint Cup race last summer, Wednesday promised dramatic improvement for this year’s second race at the facility, according to Mike Hembree of Speed.com. Officials said the track has purchased and-or improved 326 acres of parking at or [...]
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Kentucky Preview
For the first time the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will go to the Kentucky Speedway. Kentucky has been hosting NASCAR races since 2001. With Kevin Harvick winning the first Busch (now Nationwide) Series race at Kentucky. Joey Logano winning the last 3 years in the Nationwide Series. But now were here to talk about Cup [...]
Mike Wallace, eyeing 400th Nationwide start, enjoys racing for small team
July 6th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive By Lee Montgomery Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 6, 2011) Mike Wallace needed to be told a month ago a milestone was looming for him in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Most racers like Wallace are focused on the next race instead of adding up numbers. But as Wallace thought about start No. [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
July 6th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors, NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service 6: Current Sprint Cup Series regulars who have won a race at Kentucky Speedway in one of NASCAR’s three national series. They are Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, David Gilliland, Joey Logano and Greg Biffle. Edwards has won once in both the Nationwide and [...]
Gordon Looks To Win At First Kentucky Event
July 6th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive At Kentucky Speedway, Jeff Gordon will attempt to be first in the first — for the fourth time. Among Gordon’s 84 career victories are three inaugural event wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, Auto Club Speedway in 1997 and Kansas Speedway in 2001 (four other tracks have been added to schedule since 1994 with [...]
Audio-Enhanced Telecast Highlights TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the First-Ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Kentucky Speedway
TNT’s coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racing continues on Saturday, July 9 live from Kentucky Speedway for the track’s first-ever Sprint Cup Series race. The network’s exclusive prime time coverage of the race will be a special audio-enhanced telecast with 40 additional special effects microphones placed in multiple positions around the track, including pit [...]
Rowdy.com Podcast – August 19
August 19th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Race Calendar, Rowdy.com NASCAR podcast, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors On today’s show: Joey Logano loves Kentucky. Clint Bowyer says he and Mark Martin stink. Changes to the Cup schedule. To listen to the podcast, please click here.
2011 Sprint Cup schedule roundup
Kentucky added to 2011 Sprint Cup schedule Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 10, 2010) SPARTA, Ky.—In the first 11 years of operation, Kentucky Speedway has had 10 Nationwide Series races and 10 Camping World Truck Series races. In Year 12, it will have a Sprint Cup Series race, too. The 1.5-mile [...]
