Author Archives: Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service

Kurt Busch WinsThrilling Battle of the Brothers in Overtime at Kentucky

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SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 13: Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 13, 2019, in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Denied victory at Daytona by an inopportune pit call last Sunday, Kurt Busch drove like lightning in a two-lap overtime dash to the finish to win Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.

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Cole Custer Picks Up Fifth Win with Dominating Run at Kentucky

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SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 12: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 12, 2019, in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

Christopher Bell was dominant in the daytime, but when the sun set over Kentucky Speedway on Friday, Cole Custer turned out the lights on his NASCAR Xfinity Series competition.

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Tyler Ankrum Grabs Playoff Spot with Maiden Truck Series Win

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SPARTA, KENTUCKY – JULY 11: Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #17 Academy Sports Outdoors/RAILBLAZA Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on July 11, 2019, in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

In a week that started with Justin Haley’s remarkable upset win at Daytona on Sunday, 18-year-old, Tyler Ankrum added another on Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway—and simultaneously threw a wrench into the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff standings.

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Brad Keselowski Exits Daytona Cup Race after Bump from Kevin Harvick

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, is involved in an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – ‘K’ may stand for ‘Keselowski,’ but in the Twitterverse on Sunday, ‘K’ also stood for ‘karma’ where Keselowski was concerned.

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Dillon-Bowyer Contact Triggers Big Wreck that Thins the Herd

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet, races Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Contact between the Ford of Clint Bowyer and the Chevrolet of Austin Dillon ignited major fireworks in NASCAR’s last trip to Daytona on the Fourth of July weekend.

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